We earned our blessings...........

........tonight!   There were 660 people eating at the Gateway Restaurant.  Wow, it was buuuuusy!

Melchizedik PH

Jace had to speak on this subject at PH meeting last evening(6/28/09).  Jay reported to me what he talked about, and since it was a PH meeting, I didn't attend.  I wish I had been there.  Taran did go and sneak in, to hear her husband talk about what a good M PH holder needs to do to be a good husband and father.  

Jace recalled a  story, from his trip to East Germany in 1988, when this country was still under communist rule.  How a father handled his role as PH leader of his home.  Jace also shared a story of the time we as a family went on vacation in about 1980, when his brother Jarrod and friend John Hansen were left behind.  We drove two hours before we realized neither the Hansens or we McQuiveys, had the boys in our vehicles.  So Jay drove back to find the boys.  Showing how a father would do whatever it takes to get his entire family to the Celestial Kingdom.  

Good stuff, parents love this.  Malama pono

Praise to the Man

Today, June 27, 1844 is the anniversary of the matyrdom of Joseph and Hiram Smith.  I had to give the thought at Devotional today, and all I could think about, was this.  I also chose the hymn Praise to the Man, and do you know that the hymn number in the book is #27.  It was  all I could think about since I pulled up my email this morning from the Joseph Smith Papers. It is inspirational as I ponder on what we have today because of Joseph and Hiram's contribution.  The Book of Mormon, the Church....because our loving Father in Heaven provided all of this through his son Jesus Christ.  We are so blessed.

P-day

Here's a day at the beach with Taylor, Kea, Taran, me and Jarrod.  Kamaile and Noah are in the ocean snorkeling at Three Tables beach.  Jay is taking the picture.  It's really a good thing for us we had the umbrella, even the sand was hard to walk on. Tonight we have some ouchies, from sunburns.  

Kirkhams

We met these missionaries tonight.  The Mel Kirkhams from Lehi.  They are most delightful.  They know many of the same people we know.  So nice.  They are serving at the Visitors Center at the temple.  They volunteer like us at the PCC.  

Some other LDS?

After some inquiries by a visitor at the PCC chapel, I googled the LDS church, namely reorganized in Hawaii.  I found that the RLDS was now called Community of Christ, since 2001, and they claim our temple in Laie as their temple.  And I also found that there is another faction called the Hedrickites which affiliate with our church(not in Hawaii).  No wonder people are confused.  I'm glad we know who we are, and we can move on with the work of the Lord.  That we have THE Prophet, Thomas S. Monsen at the head of this the Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-Day Saints.  I love it when people ask questions that prompt me to look further for information.  Google is wonderful!  I know the history of the church in Hawaii, and about my own genealogy for a few generations.  I even know about the church on Lanai.  My ancestors were there.  

I did look up the percentages of religions in Hawaii.  51% are Buddhists, 39% Catholic, and the rest are way below the 2%, according to google.  One visitor wanted to know, "Religion % of indigenous Hawaiians"  He thought it was highest as LDS.  Without looking, I knew it was not LDS, but Congregationalist, as was the monarchy from 1820 on.  

Aloha PCC night show

What a beautiful show, fun, energetic kids, who just enjoy their performances.  This show is going to end by the end of July of this year, and another show is being rehearsed right now.

PCC

We subbed for a couple yesterday while we usually avoid another assignment before our Institute in the evening.   Jay enjoys meeting people from all over the world, while I would rather laze about until Insti.   Well, it rained on us, so much so, that we had to go home and change clothes.  I made up a Book of Mormon Jeopardy game that was fun.  The girls won.  The guys were winning until the final jeopardy question....True or False, "Did Moroni see Jesus face to face?"  I thought it was going to be so easy, I was apologizing for not making it harder.  The girls wagered all their points, and won! (read page 511)

Had to record this one

A guy asked this question yesterday while we were "manning the chapel" at the PCC.  "If this is a chapel, why do you not have a cross?"  

Other questions we usually get, "can you marry us?"

We still enjoy our service at the PCC, we meet lots of people from all over the world.  We go there on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.  But that will all end when we start up with Seminary again.  We hope to maybe do one day a week. Aloha from the Missionaries

Rel 121 and 122

Remember that course all you BYU fans?  We will be teaching this course at Institute this year.  In the meantime, we are getting our Laie Stake Staff teachers ready for their new year with lots of material on the Book of Mormon.  With all the years we have studied the Book of Mormon, it will be great to once again teach from this manual, this material.  I love the Book of Mormon.  I found out last Fall that my Hawaiian heritage comes down to me from Alma the Younger, through Corianton.  My friend said, "Isn't that the naughty son?"  Well these are my people, my ancestors.   I know who I am, and where I came from.  I am a daughter of Heavenly Parents.  Mililani ke akua.

Graduation Laie Elementary

It's a nice achievement for Jarrod, who got a Presidential Award, and he got Scholars awards too.  Maika'i loa Jarrod.  It's a celebration for all.  

We are still enjoying the PCC, yesterday Elder M got an inquiry from a young woman from Puerto Rico, "what is the difference between the Mormon church and other churches?"  What a golden question.  I listened to his answer while listening to another man from California, who was LDS.  We get many LDS who really ask lots of questions and they want the whole spiel.  Good Stuff.

Memories

The nice thing for us has been serving here near our g'children of Jace and Taran.  Other missionaries tell us how homesick they are for their grandchildren back in Utah or California.  We have never had any g'children live near us, before.  So this is a double blessing for us to be near four of them.  Kea just completed her last day of St. Andrews Priory, 8th grade.  She started here in the 5th grade.  She has maintained a 4.0 average.  She now wants to attend the local high school, Kahuku.  She will be able to attend early morning Seminary, where we supervise, and that makes us extremely happy that she has chosen to do this.  We will begin her Seminary experience with the Book of Mormon.   Other g'children news, is being able to attend  Jarrod's 6th grade graduation this Friday.  While we miss our Boston g'children, we delight in the strength of their family efforts to read their scriptures, to keep the commandments, and to Love God. 

FHE w/other missionaries

We meet every Monday night at the campus chapel area.  Wonderful way to see some of the missionaries.  Many wonderful events are planned.  Last night we had the Hawaiian Village director Keith Awai tell us all about the gospel and the Hawaiian way.  I could relate to all of what he told us.  Took me way back to my days with my grandparents.