The Formal

Last Saturday was "The Formal"...it is a big dance put on by three LDS Stakes in LV for the youth to go and enjoy a wholesome, chaperoned, fun filled prom. Over 700 kids participated. The couples sign up to go to a dinner hosted by different families who volunteer to cook a really nice meal and have them in their homes, and then the kids head off to the dance. This year the dance was on the top floor of the World Market Center, overlooking the whole Las Vegas valley....very cool. We had four adorable couples come to our home. We loved hosting them and it brought back memories of the girls dance days. They were so sweet and very grateful & they loved my orange rolls.
They probably each had 3 or 4! It was really great to be a part of their fun night.

Last Thursday we had some special visitors from Salt Lake, Elder Ochoa and Brother Deitlein.
They were in Las Vegas to put on a city wide Young Mens training meeting for the Las Vegas area.
We felt very humbled to have these fine men come and stay with us...
(and a special bonus, we got a lot of spring cleaning done getting ready for them to come!) I am in awe of all of the traveling they do, all over the world, to help wards and stakes with the Young Mens program of the church. They are away from their families a lot, and yet they are so willing to go and serve wherever they are asked to go.
They were both so gracious and kind. I feel like we have a special connection now, and we will always be friends.