Maybe Not AsYoung as we Thought

We are about a fifteen minute drive from the school campus where Festinord is being held.  We had the option to stay "on campus" where most of the YSAs are staying.  The young people are sleeping in sleeping bags (some on air mattresses) in large meeting halls.....I think about 150 to a room.

They shower and dress in the shower rooms provided for P.E.  As you might imagine, with over 300 girls trying to get ready for any activity, it must be difficult....to say the least.  Except for saying they are tired from the constant noise throughout the night as people were arriving, there have been few complaints....just happy and enthusiastic smiles.

Nevertheless....I am happy with our little motel room.

We were up and dressed and at the school by seven for institute...which was awesome.  Jens Andersen taught it (our institute director)....the topic was the apostasy.  I love the way he teaches, the questions he asks, the thoughts he prompts, the spirit he brings to the lessons.  There must have been 350 YSAs there this morning.  Impressive....yes?

Afterwards we had a meeting for senior couples and various and sundry other leaders.  What an undertaking this is!  It has been well-planned, but you can imagine there are glitches here and there.  We were given our assignments and then excused to go to the devotional.

We had a 2-hour opening devotional which was entertaining, inspiring and funny.  Four guys prepared a little presentation set to music which had us both laugh out loud.  I hope to get the video link for you.....it was last as funny as the one from last year.

We spent several hours outdoors in a local park manning and timing one of the many activities planned for today.  The sky was dark and beautifully dramatic....and poured down on us for awhile....and then bright beams of sunlight.  SK is sunburned!

Someone delivered a sack lunch to us...which tasted soooo good.  We left late in the afternoon to go back to the school for dinner and then a dance.  Everyone is in high spirits.  We sat in the darkened danceroom for a few hours, yelling conversations to various people and watching those who were blissfully dancing.

We took a lot of pictures, but since I am still not using the computer keyboard, I also can't access the pictures for this blog.  I will get the posted!

It has been a truly lovely day, and if I get into bed within a few minutes, I'll get 7 hours of sleep, which is a whole lot more than the YSAs will get!

Yes....I think I'm a little too old to keep their schedules!