Area Office Christmas Party Friday, December 9, 2022

 

On Friday, December 9th, the whole Area Office had a nice Christmas event.  The Devotional began at 10:45 - we were finishing our Pathway Gathering that began at 10:00.  We hurried over to the back yard of the White House and we made it in time for the opening prayer!  
The Devotional had wonderful music - Africans can sing!  Two sisters and then a soloist - sang lovely Christmas music.  After the singing the first Counselor in the Area Presidency spoke - Elder Aiduksitis spoke.  He gave a wonderful Christmas message - about how the birth of our Savior was only memorable because of His life and death and resurrection. We had to leave a little early because we had another Pathway Gathering at noon.  
This is the backdrop for the program.
More of the backdrop.
This is the big tent, just in case it rained! Lunch was delicious and the company wonderful. 
The flower arrangements on the floor of the staging area...so pretty.
They served the pap out of this cauldron - pretty cool.  All employees and staff were told to go on home after the lunch!  We did!!  

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