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Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary August 1997 - May 1988
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From August 1997 until May 1998, Larry completed his last year studying at LTSS so he could become a Lutheran pastor. It was by the grace of God that he had funding for that school year. Ilene had become disabled early in 1997. Pastor Dave Keck at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, where Larry served as Vicar, heard about the loss of income and that it might interrupt Larry’s seminary education. The church council set up a scholarship fund and the members of Good Shepherd were generous in giving to it. The scholarship paid all of his expenses for that year. It was the member’s way of showing they wanted Larry to become a pastor.
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Larry had a private room in Beam Residence Hall, which he needed because of his asthma. He likes to keep his space clean and organized and to have a quiet place to study and sleep. Ilene bought nice things to make his room feel like home. Other students, upon entering his room for the first time, would comment that he had the best decorated and neatest dorm room they had ever seen. Larry always thought of his room and his year at LTSS as blessings and he worked hard to show how much he appreciated the love that had made them possible.
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Larry adjusted well to seminary life, which is no surprise because he spent all 4 of his high school years at St. John’s Atonement Seminary . The cross on the wall over his bed at LTSS is the same one he laid on his pillow in St John’s. He also hung pictures of Duke Chapel on the wall over his desk, next to his favorite motivational scriptures.
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Larry’s classes were scheduled for Tuesday through Thursday, which allowed him to go home for 2-3 days a week. This was another blessing. During the Christmas semester break, he gutted and remodeled the kitchen of the house on Greywood, which was in itself a great leap of faith because nobody could predict where he would be called when he graduated. One Sunday, when he returned to the seminary, the tall gingko tree outside his window had turned yellow, bathing his room in a beautiful golden glow.
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He had to really organize his time at the seminary well. Because of his maturity, he did a better job than most students of keeping up with his assignments, and even managed to get some assignments in early. He socialized with other seniors but did not graduate with them. He got his degree from Duke University.
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