Well, I knew it would happen. I made a commitment a few weeks ago to make an entry on my blog each week and have been trying to do them on Sunday evenings. This week we had a High Priests and wives meeting to attend and it was late when we got home. The meeting was very good with great speakers and great messages. Bro and Sis. Maeta from our ward here recently returned from a mission in Croatia so they spoke on the things that they were involved in on their mission. They also talked to the need for senior missionaries all over the world. It made me feel good that I am doing just that right now, however when I look at the busy schedules and variety of things that other missionary couples do I feel a little guilty that our temple mission seems so easy. Yes, we do serve in the temple at least 27 hours each week with another two hours performing proxy endowments but I know we could be doing more. Maybe we will have the opportunity to serve another mission later and experience some of the other responsibilities we heard about.
The last speaker in the meeting talked about family history and our responsibility to find ancestors names to take to the temple to do their work. That is where I felt a new zest for this mission. Being able to help in any way with the temple work that needs to be done for those who have passed beyond the veil is essential to the work of the Lord. We were admonished to search for our ancestors and were given help on how to do that. I have decided that maybe that is why I am here in Hawaii serving. Our neighbor and fellow temple missionaries (Judie Fry) is really into genealogy and has offered more than once to help me learn and do. I have put it off because it seems daunting to me. I now have committed to really try to learn. As of today I have found three names that need their temple work done for them. I need to cross check them but I think that little bit of success will be a great boost for me. I'll keep you posted on my progress and success.
The weather has been very interesting this past week. We have had a great deal of rain again with some flooding. Trade winds came back this week but it is still hot and humid to me. Everyone keeps telling me it will get better so I'll look forward to that.
Yesterday I hit a little bit of a milestone while here. My neighbor, Judie, has asked me a few times if I would like to get away for a while on our Monday's off. Yesterday we went into Millilani for a little shopping. I drove by myself in this place that I'm not really familiar with. It wasn't bad. I think our next outing may be into Alo Moana mall in a month or two.
As far as the temple goes, we are going through some changes as far as mentors. I have had the opportunity to train sister Oshiro as an ordinance worker and now she will be training others as a mentor. The temple presidency has had two mentor couples and the two missionary couples to do the training for the ordinance workers. Both mentor couples were released last week with two new couples called. Next month we will say goodbye to the temple presidency and welcome another. Change is always hard but at the same time it will be good to get to know these new people.
Well, enough for now. I just want to reiterate from other weeks posts, how much spirituality there is in this community and how much I enjoy listening to talks at church and family home evenings. They are boosting my testimony of the truthfulness of this gospel.
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