Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Halloween and fun fall get-to-gethers

Its been fun to get together with missionaries, friends and ward members this fall



Missionary Shoes  We all got together to watch general conference (after ) since the missionaries didn't get to listen to it in English  Each ward got to watch it in Marshallese about a week after the real conference, but everyone says the Translation to the Marshallese Language leaves out a lot of things, so everyone is always excited to watch it in English.  Plus it is a great time for the missionaries to all get together.

Sisters enjoying lunch


Long Island Central Elders enjoy conference



A great group of Elders
















My friend Ruby came to watch it with us.  She is from Utah but lives here now with her husband and four boys



Elders enjoy conference:  Elder Foote, Schmidt, Michelsen, Whetstone




Two cute sisters (Samuel and Anatoni)


Over 50 missionaries fit in the mission home














Me and Elder Paora
Sister Huni and Elder Fesolai























Besides fun get-to-gathers with missionaries, I also had a little get-to-gather with some of my Marshallese kids in the neighborhood  They had so much fun dancing and singing and I took video of them and gave them peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.


Dilson, Christian, Alisha, Wallace, Simon, Bat, Boy,  and a few more


They are dancing for me to film




Kids enjoying the PB&J sandwiches


My good friend Ruby and I always have family Home evening together on Monday nights.  She has four sons and we also invite the missionaries sometimes and some of the Marshallese children in the ward.

L to R:Kao and Kall (Ruby's twin sons), Elder Watkins, Randon, Elder Whetstone, Ruby, and Barron

Another FHE  L to R Randon, Daniel, Dilson, Alisha, Ruby, Wallace, Kao, Kalla


I often have the long Island District over for dinner.  Here they are
The ward had a fun Halloween Party. I was in charge of the Cake Walk.  I baked 200 cupcakes (hardly anyone has ovens)  It was a big success.  Everyone loved it.

Ladies and kids lines up for the cake walk
Everyone having fun
Ruby did Face painting and it was a big hit
There was a balloon dart game

Bishop Enos and other watching the games.  This Carnival might have been a first.  Everyone loved it

Fishing







Darts









Elder Watkins giving out the cupcakes






We also had apple bobbing and bowling












Everyone enjoying the cake walk.

See the ladies in their Guam dresses.  That's all most women wear


Carnival fun



Ruby and Sister Johnson doing face painting
The adults loved the games too













The day after the carnival, a cute Marshallese lady who works for the mission asked me if she could come and bake a cake at my house.  She showed up with three cake mixes and I helped her make them and we put the on some nice cardboard's for her to take home...all iced and looking cute.  I said, "Rena, you must be having a party at your house|."  She said "No, I am having a cake walk"   I asked her if anyone else was bringing cakes and she said no, just these three. I can imagine how much fun those ladies in her little neighborhood had doing the cake walk.  Its a poor little neighborhood where everyone lives in tiny little shacks and lean-tos.  But they are happy people and there is always a game of volleyball going on in the evenings among the neighbors and kids are playing with rocks or other things they can find and people are outside talking to each other.  They don't even know that they don't have  any of the  modern day conveniences of life, but they are still happy.

At Laura Beach, one of the only Sandy beaches in Majuro
Elder and Sister Barlow
Elder and Sister Johnson














The Senior missionaries got together to have a Bar B Q at Laura beach and then to walk on the reef during the lowest tide of the month in the moonlight.  That's when you can find really fun sea shells.  We had a great time and found some fun shells.  We were really looking for golden cowrie shells but were not able to find any of those








Sister Wayas and the rest of us looking for shells














A find under the sand and water




Sister Johnson looking along with everyone else

1 comment:

Eileen said...

Iakwe Sister Bulkley!
It makes me homesick for Majuro and the wonderful
Marshallese people and young missionaries and Seniors. We enjoy keeping up with all you are doing! Thank You for sharing...love all the pictures!

Eileen & Lamar