Our Missionary Farewell
We were set apart as full-time missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on July 16th, 2023 by President Thomsen of the Lakeland Florida Stake. In our blessings, we were both counseled to learn more about the Hawaiian people's heritage and culture. Cathy was encouraged to devote herself to learning more about the doctrine and teachings of Christ and his church, and was promised that her love for her husband would increase because of serving this mission together. Dan was blessed to have courage to do the will of God at all times. We gave our missionary farewell talks in sacrament meeting one week later. Cathy spoke about how as a student at BYU she wanted to go on a mission, and took a year off from school to work three jobs in order to save up enough money to go, but her mother, whom she trusted and obeyed, told her not to serve a mission, but to get married instead. She has always had the desire to be a full-time mis...