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Posted by Zarex (Member # 8504) on :

For two years anyway.

In two days, I leave to go on my mission to Las Vegas.

Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :

Do good.

Posted by His Savageness (Member # 7428) on :

Congrats! Good luck and best wishes.

Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :

Good Luck. Don't convert everyone, I still plan a vacation there someday [Wink]

Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :

Wow, Vegas.

That must be the grail of mission trips.

Posted by MyrddinFyre (Member # 2576) on :

[Wave]

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

Good luck!

Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :

quote:
That must be the grail of mission trips.

Oddly enough, there's a Mormon temple in Las Vegas. The whole area is crawling with Mormons, apparently.

Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :

Not from what I've seen. But then, we probably don't have a lot of common interests in Vegas.

That's cool though. Gambling aside, Vegas is a great town.

Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :

Play "10" on the roulette for me, since I was born on the 10th.

See you after you've returned!

Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :

Yeah, I've been to the temple there. It's really cool, architecture and interior decorating-wise.

Good luck, Zarex, and do great things!

Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :

My brother went to Las Vegas West, and said it was great. Be sure to be good, though. Gambling is against the rules [No No]

Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :

That was my next question; what's the LDS stand on gambling? [Big Grin]

Good luck, Zarex!

Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :

Tear it up, Zarex!

Posted by Zarex (Member # 8504) on :

No gambling for mormons.

Actually for a while I was involved in a campus gambling ring. Though on a mormon campus that meant: A bunch of guys who played Texas Hold 'em and bet skittles. We got into a lot of trouble for that one.

Which is really a shame about the no gambling thing, I could've financed my mission through blackjack. [Big Grin]

Interesting fact about the mission: The strip is off limits to all missionaries. You need special permission from the mission president to go on, or even cross, the strip. Doing so without permission of the president gets you sent home.

Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :

No loss. I've been to Vegas several times, and without drinking, gambling, cheesecake shows, or a love of Celine Dion, it gets boring very quickly.

Posted by lem (Member # 6914) on :

Just remember, "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas."

Posted by Zarex (Member # 8504) on :

I don't think that works with missionaries.

But you'd better take your vacations to vegas soon. After I'm done with it, sin city will be known as Celestial Cityl. Gwahahahahaha

(I was going to use the evil laugh graemlin, but I didn't think that a picture of the devil was appropriate in the context I was using. Go figure.)

Posted by littlemissattitude (Member # 4514) on :

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Originally posted by Zarex:
Which is really a shame about the no gambling thing, I could've financed my mission through blackjack.

Actually, I used to know someone who claimed to have financed his entire mission off his winnings from two weeks worth of betting on the horse races at the county fair. I had no reason to disbelieve him, as his brother backed up his assertion. [Big Grin]

But he probably didn't tell his bishop.

Just remember...it gets really hot in Vegas in the summer.

Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :

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I've been to Vegas several times, and without drinking, gambling, cheesecake shows, or a love of Celine Dion, it gets boring very quickly.

I love cheesecake. I can only imagine that I'd fall over and die if I went to a place where they were showing professionally decorated and made cheesecakes for the delight of the audience.

Die. Dead. But ooooh, how sweet a death it would be.

Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :

"Actually for a while I was involved in a campus gambling ring. Though on a mormon campus that meant: A bunch of guys who played Texas Hold 'em and bet skittles." [Big Grin]

Have a great mission, Zarex! Go with God.

Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :

Kat: your mention of celine dion reminded me of today's OotS

http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/GiantITP/ootscript?SK=258

Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Zarex:
The strip is off limits to all missionaries. You need special permission from the mission president to go on, or even cross, the strip.

Do you think you'd be able to catch a show or concert?

Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :

Take care Zarex.

(Cheesecake shows????!!!???)

Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :

Tante: Missionaries don't even get to watch TV or listen to popular music. They certainly don't get to go to movies. There's no way they'd get to catch a show in Vegas. [Smile]

Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :

I hate Vegas. I lost thirteen dollars there. [Frown]

Last of the big-time spenders, me.

Posted by Artemisia Tridentata (Member # 8746) on :

Las Vegas was settled as a "Mormon Town". It always has been. Even now, if you get past the glitz on the Strip, it is a "Mormon Town". It's so dry, hot and ugly, who else would ever want it. Hopefully you will be able to see the real Nevada too. If you ever get work in Hawthorne, introduce yourself, and I will invite you over for Dinner.

Posted by Stan the man (Member # 6249) on :

Have a great mission!

And as far as the rest of you, I hate Vegas. It's a gash of a city. Drove through it and was glad I didn't stop.

Posted by sweetbaboo (Member # 8845) on :

Good luck to you! There are great people in Vegas!

Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :

quote:
Originally posted by advice for robots:
Tante: Missionaries don't even get to watch TV or listen to popular music. They certainly don't get to go to movies. There's no way they'd get to catch a show in Vegas.

Oh! They are like Chasidim!

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

According to the History Channel, Vegas was pretty much founded by Mormons.

Good luck on your mission!

Posted by Sopwith (Member # 4640) on :

Good luck on your mission, stay safe and enjoy as much of the city as you are able to!

Posted by Artemisia Tridentata (Member # 8746) on :

Tante
If that's plural for chaste guys you've about got it.

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

[ROFL]

That's hilarious, Artemisia...

Posted by Lynx (Member # 8760) on :

Well then, welcome to Vegas... soon. I like living here but yes, it is insanely hot in the summer... and part of the sping... and some of the fall... and occasionally in winter, too. Be extra super careful if you are on a bike, the people around here drive crazy! I swear sometimes they are trying to kill me!!! *hides from the crazy drivers and the missionaries*

Posted by Zarex (Member # 8504) on :

Thanks, I've been told about the insane heat and cold involved. Why couldn't I have gone somewhere with a nice moderate climate?

Posted by Artemisia Tridentata (Member # 8746) on :

Like Fargo ND, or Rexburg ID?