During the first week in December all the missionaries
serving here in Fiji came into Suva for Zone Conference
and a Christmas celebration. They were here 5 days.
Sister Seare and I were in charge of feeding the "5000".
(I think it was more like 90) We prepared two lunches
and one Christmas dinner. Here we are getting ready
to serve the Zone Conference lunch....sloppy joes with
vegetable sticks and chips and homemade cookies.
We have learned that most of the missionaries are more
interested in quantity over quality. I think we pulled
off both! All the work is worth it when those big
handsome missionaries, with big smiles, thank us when
they hear they can have a second sloppy joe!
Elder and Sister Seare and I getting ready
to serve the Christmas dinner. We had
chicken breasts cooked in sour cream and
cheese over rice, two salads, rolls and then
brownie sundaes with crushed candy canes
sprinkled on top.
After the Christmas dinner they missionaries
had a talent show. This is Sister Logo (her real
name is Aumoeualogo) from Anchorage Alaska.
Sister Mailo from New Zealand. She taught
some of the sisters a Mauri "slap" dance and
she accompanied them on the drum.
The "slap" dance.
Sister Reeves...the only sr proselyting missionary.
She is such a good sport to do whatever the
younger missionaries do!
Some of the elders doing a war dance.
This was such a funny skit where the elders
got President Ostler to participate. They were
all pretending to jump rope. The elder on the
right of President Ostler is Elder Zeyer from
Melba, ID.
More fijian dancing.
Sister Tiraim from Kiribati doing a beautiful
island dance. I think all island girls are born
graceful!
Sister Soli and Sister Nair. Sister Soli is from
Hawaii and Sister Nair is from Fiji. She has
a twin sister also serving here.
More crazy elders!
These are the Zone leaders doing their "talent".
This is Elder Lloyd. He leaves to go home next
week....what a "truncky" guy!!!!
Elder Tavo and Elder Nay.
After the talent show Elder Nay asked President
and Sister Ostler, Elder and Sister Seare and
me to come up front. He told us how much
all the missionaries appreciate all the work
that went into the fun "weekend" etc etc.
He then presented us with a fijian plaque
with a picture of the mission and President
Uchtdorf. So thoughtful!!!
Getting out gift!
The plaque.
Sister Seare and I made 150 pillowcases for
Christmas gifts for the missionaries. These are
the ones the sister missionaries received. In the
middle is the mission logo....There is a man
on the other side of the island that stamped them for us.
We wrapped them each up with a ribbon and a candy
cane. It was fun!
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