Temple Trip for the Members from Vanuatu

Two weeks ago a large group of members came
from Vanuatu to attend the temple and be sealed
to their families. The church helps pay for members
attending the temple for the first time. These are
very poor people financially and this will most
likely be the only time they will attend the temple
in their lifetimes. They were here for 11 days and
stayed here in patron housing. This is a family
home evening that we had with them. We provided
dinner and then there was a program. They all had
quite the appetites!


A few of the sisters had two plates and I thought they
had one for their husbands. No way, they sat down
and at both! I don't know if they hadn't been eating
much since they arrived, or if they really liked what
we had, but they could really eat! There is a very
nice kitchen here in patron housing, and you would
have really enjoyed how they used it. They kept nothing
in the refrigerator, but fill the oven with bread and eggs
and fruit and other food. Of course, they don't have
stoves or refrigerators where they live and I think they
just thought the oven was a handy little cupboard!



This is the branch president and his wife and son.




This little girl's name is Rota. She is adorable. I
got to get her dressed in a pretty little white
dress that the temple furnished when she was
sealed to her family.





Sister Wood holding the youngest Vanuatuan
to come...3 months old. He was adorable. Brother
Bun is a member of the temple presidency, his wife,
and their adorable granddaughter.