Oddly enough, there's a Mormon temple in Las Vegas. The whole area is crawling with Mormons, apparently.
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My brother went to Las Vegas West, and said it was great. Be sure to be good, though. Gambling is against the rules . Posts: 4089 | Registered: Apr 2003
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.)
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quote: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. But he probably didn't tell his bishop.
Just remember...it gets really hot in Vegas in the summer.
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quote: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.
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"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."
Have a great mission, Zarex! Go with God.
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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?
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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. Posts: 5957 | Registered: Oct 2001
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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*
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Thanks, I've been told about the insane heat and cold involved. Why couldn't I have gone somewhere with a nice moderate climate?
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Last of the big-time spenders, me.
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That's hilarious, Artemisia...
