Happy Thanksgiving……………..

We have mentioned the “dog” problem here in Samoa. Well, the government is trying to do something about it, thanks to a grant from Australia they bought some trucks and traps and started to work. This week we had a trap behind our apartment, but not one dog was caught in it. All the other placements on campus seemed to be successful. Here is the trap. The little kids knocked the bait of the trigger so maybe that why they weren't successful

The Goodlets are not the only couple leaving this coming week. Elder and Sister Tonumaipea, they are from Australia, leave on Thursday. They have been the mission secretary; they are very quiet and kind and will be missed. The other picture is of our family home evening where we all posed to say goodbye to these two couples.

It was prize giving day for the Middle School. It took about three hours; everybody seems to get a prize and a certificate for something. It’s a big deal here. They had one the day before at Sauniatu (we missed it), and there will be one here at Pesega College on Tuesday.

This young man won a book case full of used books from the library for reading more than any other student. 

Like I said it is a big deal and parents and family come to support them and give the lays of candy.

This is a picture of our friend Daisy’s son.

It is beginning to be the monsoon season and we have had some heavy rains. It drives some of the large centipedes up on the sidewalk. You do not want them to bite you! It also flushed this bird nest out of the rain gutter. That four inch pipe gushes out water in the heavy rains.

While you were celebrating Thanksgiving Thursday, (Friday here), we were celebrating Christmas. The English ward invited us to the ward Christmas party. They have it now because many people leave during Christmas.

They had the primary do a manger scene. Then they sang, danced, and danced again. Believe it or not, they also ate.

Here is Gramma with the Goodlets, and Harpers (they are from Meridian, Idaho). They are here for six months to help with technology. They worked our laptop over and it does work a lot faster. The other table is Elder and Sister Layne and the Assistants to the President. The one on the left, Elder Shepard, goes home at the end of December.

This is our Senior Couples thanksgiving meal Saturday night. Everyone is working hard in the kitchen; Gramma is hiding behind Sister Jackson. There were a lot of anxious missionaries ready to eat.

The food was great it was a “real” USA thanksgiving feast. Sister Goodlet and Gramma visited, they know that their time to visit will soon be limited. When we arrived home we were greeted by this beautiful sunset. It seemed to say, “You have a lot to be thankful for here in Samoa".

We do have a lot to be thankful for, our family, the Gospel, and the opportunity to serve as missionaries in Samoa. We have learned many things from the people of Samoa. Here are two of them. 1. The happiest people don’ have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything they have. 2. The richest person is not the one who has the most, but the one who needs the least. We love you and always ask the Lord to bless you. Tofu Soifua, Gramma and Grampa