Mission Accomplished

Most of our fun and interesting things we did occurred at the end of the week.  Friday morning we had a breakfast to celebrate all of our seminary students from both 6 am classes who've completed another semester, but especially to honor our six graduating seniors who have worked so hard over the past four years to finally be called seminary graduates.  All of the parents and the bishops were also invited, so there were about 40 people there altogether.  We had a lot of fun and good food - crepes, fried rice, bacon, cinnamon rolls, and extras!

TASI

KIA'I

Friday night we hosted a social gathering for the senior missionary couples on Oahu at a clubhouse where we live in Kaneohe.  About 30 of us showed up, and we had a great time mingling together with good food and good friends.  We feel it's important to do things together occasionally - to share some war stories serving and working with the saints and the young missionaries - so we try to get together as a group about once a month.  It's the first time we'd been the host couple since last April, just after the Andersens arrived as our mission leaders, so there was only one couple who'd been here before.  We had some fun activities that gave everyone the chance to know each other a little better.

Elder Lelegren - magically delicious!

And then this evening was seminary graduation for all of the seniors. We are so proud of our kids.  They've made the effort to finish all the work and gain a stronger testimony along the way!  We feel it's been the highlight of our mission to associate with these amazing young people several times a week, and grow together in faith and greater love of the Savior.  We will dearly miss them.  We love them so much!  

NANUE

PORTER

LIA

KEKOA

SEMINARY TEACHERS

Elder Mundell and Elder Peterson served together at the same time
in the Florida Tallahassee Mission from 1977 to 1979


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