Saturday

We're just back from our Sunday-Meeting-On-A-Saturday. Not only did we listen to a fine Public Talk but after the meeting our visiting speaker could be seen sweeping the floor. I thought, "What a good example he's setting. Maybe I should look for a broom and join in." Then I thought, "No, I've got a better idea. I'll take out my phone instead and snap a picture." Hey, the sweeping was almost finished.

Yes, that's Carol speaking with Pat White

in the background on the left.

I acknowledge yesterday I may have left some readers wondering about the exterior finish on Noah's ark. Further research into available Watchtower publication illustrations has revealed the following ...

Here is Noah, or perhaps one of his older sons, applying a prime coat of tar to the side of the ark. Subsequently animals were ushered into the finished ark and, as the following illustration from 'My Book of Bible Stories' shows, the ark evidently sports a quality coat of tar.

Such a coating, both inside and out, would certainly minimize, if not eliminate, any need to plug leaks for the coming year, even through episodes of rough water as shown below ...

So there you have it. Noah's Ark must have looked black. When you see other sources depict an Ark without tar, pitch, or bitumen blackening its sides you will understand why it also shows elephants and giraffes venturing outside on the deck to check if options following the specifications might be out there.

But what has all this got to do with Mexico you say? OK, here's a photo of a street in Zihuatanejo.

Cinco de Mayo Street in Zihuatanejo, Mexico