Fiji

Fiji

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Homecoming July 3, 2015

 Airport Arrival!
  


 

 
Grandma has waited a year and a half for this special treatment!
 Happy Birthday to Kim!

 Great  Evening Entertainment!
         Our New Rides!

Great to be together again with cousin Jane!

Our first returned missionary get together at Mark and Paul Petersons home 
Farmington, Utah - August 10, 2015
Walkers, Terrys, Limburg, Wells, Petersons, Collins, McFaddins, and Jacksons


Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Final Fiji Days

Our last day in Fiji..... Rainbow over the temple to tell us goodbye!

Farewell dinner with the senior missionaries...having our favorite meat !
Chicken Schnitzel and Cafe 30
Knights, Jensens, Wilsons, Alldredges, Terrys, Deckers, and Laytons gathered to bid us farewell!
Final Senior Home Evening/Pot Luck....
Front:  Terrys, Laytons, Naylors
Back, Knights, sTanfords, Sister Johansson, Deckers, Smiths, Jensens
Front sitting...Adolf Johansson (Area Authority 70's son)
 Great evening with Bill and Linda Naylor on all the temples he has helped with construction.
It's training time for Elder and Sister Alldredge....our very welcomed replacements!

Last visit to our favorite Pacific Harbor ourdoor restaurant "Water's Edge" 
 Yes it was sweater weather!
Our last visit to the market we saw these "Youth for Democracy" flying the Fiji Flag.
They want to keep the existing flag.

Suva 1st ward farewell Family Home Evening
Some of my cute primary boys...Zach, Tui, and Nicholas
Bishop and Sister Manuele

Sister Whippy and baby
One of my very favorite people Talei Yabakevou and her husband
She was my immigration contact and so helpful getting the missionary visas done.
Love the Kamta Bakaua family!
Marsha Whippy.......and her husband

Zach Smith and his mom
                                                            Bishop Manuele's daughter
June Quansing and Jerom Whippy
Elders Barnes and Bennett
Elder and Sister Decker also served in Suva 1st

The whole Fiji National basketball team, headed by Brother Quansing, came to bid us farewell.
four members of the team are Whippys from the ward
Gotta love Sister Husain!  She was the Relief Society President

Kayak races ourside our hotel room at the Novotel where we spent our last week.


One of my very favorite people, Susan Stanford!
She cooked for the mission, was a great friend.

One of my piano students, Ruth Mototabua and her mother, presented me with this mat!
Goodbye to Elder Kaden Day.....I worked closely with him as he served as an "airport elder"
The perfect example of what a missionary should be!
Farewell to this group who departed just a day after we did.
Back:  Elders Brouwer, Tanoai and Day
Front: Elders Tui, Hendrickson, Raju, Sisters Matheson and Vasu, Elder
Two of the best APs ever!    Elders Johnson and Gregory
One last photo with the Alldredges before leaving for the airport!

Elder Parkes and Sister ChristieTanner came to the Nadi Airport to see us off. 
 We love this fun couple!


Farewell Fiji!