A week can make a difference…….

A week of feeling better can make a difference. We went on our route Monday and the Motootua Elders ask us to meet them at the church. The gate was locked so I climbed over it to see if they were there. It was a pretty good feat for someone of my age and cholesterol level. 

The next picture is of a single lane bridge we cross each week. We cross several of them, but this is the longest and goes over the closest thing to a river on the island.

I tried to take a picture of a group of pigs but by the time my camera snapped this long eared one was all that was left. 

 
Gramma said that she was getting a little car sick so I pulled over so she could get out of the car. She then headed for the beach and started looking for shells. It was a pretty spot and there was a water fall across the road to wash her feet when she was done. We were there just about 30 minutes (long enough to sunburn my bald head), and the next set of missionaries called and wanted to know when we were going to get there. So off we went.

They had cultural day at the middle school and had some very interesting displays and samples of food, speakers, and more food. 

Here are two teachers that have taken all our ITEP classes Loimata and Segia. Segia was been awarded a scholarship from the Church and gets to spend all of 2015 at BYUH to finish her Bachelors Degree. 

This is Filipo, he was at Sauniatu and last term they sent him to Pesega. 

The next picture is Pesega’s two counselors, Queenah and Lesa. They do a lot of good work here at the school. Last week they organized a career day.

It is hard to take a nap in the late afternoon after school because of all the “wild Indians” playing outside our bedroom window. 

Saturday morning we had a sealing session with almost all the senior couples at the temple, part in Samoan, and mostly English. After the session we had a lite breakfast at the mission office.   

This couple are our zone leaders, Elder and Sister Layne. They are from Florida and he is a dentist. The church helps some many people by providing needed dental work that most people could not get or pay for.

We had three couples go home this week. The Thomas’s a dentist from Portland, the Krogh’s, member support from Utah County, and the Edward's from Salt Lake that have been doing in-service for the seminary teachers. By the first week of December, Gramma and I and the three couples that came out with us and two others that were here a couple of months before us will be the only ones left. It is hard to say good bye to these great couples, but we know that there will be others coming sometime. Believe it or not in a few days we will be half done with our mission. But for now we will focuses on the task at hand and tell you all we love you and miss you. We got to talk to Matt’s family on the magic phone and will try to get a hold of the rest of you as time permits. The daylight savings time started here (we moved our clocks ahead today, yes ahead we are on the over side of the equator), so we our only one day and 4 hours ahead of you. When you move off daylight saving time we will then only be one day and 3 hours ahead. So when we get home to our apartment it is more likely that we will have time to call you. Live the Gospel, be good examples, and remember we love and care for you deeply. Tofa Soifua, Grampa and Gramma Hammond.