A Week in Review

Friday night all the sister missionaries cleaned out their closets and "pads."  Saturday morning the senior couples sorted through "stuff" and the sisters came and picked through everything, taking items they could use.  Monday, the Salvation Army came and took what was left.

On left, Elder and Sister Peterson, Logan, Utah.  Center, Elder and Sister Tripp, Draper, Utah.  Next to Donna is Elder Eubank, Bountiful, Utah.


Monday morning a couple from Toronto, Canada came to the VC.  William Wang was originally from Hong Kong and Nancy Wang was raised in Taiwan.  They were as nice a couple as I've met in my five+ months at the VC.  Nancy was amazed at the commitment of the sister missionaries and elders who serve.  She wanted to know all about them, what they do when they go home, education, etc.  Our conversation moved to my family and "our" missionaries who have served all over the world.  They left wanting to know more and I promised to have the missionaries come to their home and bring them a "traditional" Chinese Book of Mormon as well as an English version. 

Tuesday afternoon was the monthly trip for the four senior couples (except the Tripp's couldn't go).  We went to Haleawa and had lunch at Kua Aina's Sandwich Shop (really ono [good]).  On the way back we and the Eubank's stopped at the Pu' U O Mahuka Heiau.  A Heiau is a former sacred Hawaiian temple site.  You can see the outline of the Heiau behind the two of us.  I took a picture of Elder Mark Eubank and his wife who were scanning the horizon for whales.  They saw one breach and several others venting.

Transfers were this week and two wonderful sisters returned home.  I am with Sister Fan who is from Hong Kong and Donna is with Sister Fung from Taylorsville, Utah, but raised in Scotland by parents who were both born in China.