At the end of our trek, we did make it to the Manoa Falls!

Miss Josephine loving and taking care of my MAX while we are away! I hope he doesn't forget me, but am grateful for Josie's tender care!

Saturday evening Ward Members when to the Homeless Shelter to feed about 100 people dinner. I guess what bothered me the most were the small children; next time I want to take them a small toy - one little boy had a plastic toy rat; I think we can do better!

Elder Brandon Petersen (on the phone) with his companion in our supply room. Brandon was a neighbor down the street from us in Elk Ridge. Mom Petersen - you can be very proud of your missionary!

I guess they are keeping it simple with the name for their Church:

"The Jesus Christ"!

Amazing PHONE CALL today in the Office. I answered the phone and the lady on the other line said "What do I do to get Baptized into your Church?" Now I ask you how often do people come to you wanting to join the church without even having the lessons taught! She shared with me that her father is Jewish, her mother Catholic and for years she has observed all the churches and believes that the only happy people are the Mormons! She has noticed that the good kids in the High School are the Mormon kids and she wants that for her own children! She asked if she could just show up at Church on Sunday!!! Of course I immediately placed a call to the Elders in her area and they are taking her to Church followed by her first lesson! Like I said: Amazing! Interesting how some people can see this contrast, and yet we have own members in the Church who are less active because they don't appreciate what the Church does in the lives of it's members. We are SOOOO BLESSED to have the influence of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in our lives to help us along the way!

Sister Misinale "Brittany" Toki (shorter sister) and Sister Fa'aa'e "Theresa" Lata are true PIONEERS! They are the first Sisters sent to the Christmas Islands and the first American Sisters to serve on the Marshall Islands. Talk about primitive conditions - no one on the island has furniture so they sleep on hard dirt floors, sit and teach on floors, and eat on the floor! Their diet consists of rice, fish and coconut EVERYDAY! We told them we would take them anywhere for dinner and they picked of all places - McDonalds! They were just darling and such great examples to me - so willing to give up everything to serve our Heavenly Father~