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Friday, February 28, 2014

More February 2014 Happenings


Just wanted to post a picture that shows that it is not all play!
Spare bedroom, drying rack,and a fan make a good laundry drying team!


This is my spot in the office.


Beautiful views from the temple grounds.






February 5th and 6th we drove around the entire island inspecting flats.
This is at the Tanoa International Hotel in Nadi

We passed this tree full of kids waiting for their turn 
to swing on the rope onto the river!

This cute boy came running to the car shouting BUUUULAAAA!


Statues at the entrance of Ba Town depicting the friendship
between the Fijians and the Indians when they came together to
work in the sugar cane fields.


The beach at the Volivoli Resort.  
We did not stay here, but checked it out for future use!



David stopped to harvest some sugar cane!



View from the Wananavu Resort!  
It would be nice to stay here!



David's premiere in his sulu!  He is not too sure about wearing it! 
However he says that women have had a corner on the market for a breeze!



David and his good friend, Elder Wells, premiere day wearing sulus!


Fiji had a visit from Elder and Sister Anderson.  A cultural event was held 
in their honor.   Then they were presented with the distinguished gift
of a whales tooth.  We also had a mission conference and special 
stake conference with them.




Pictures from the cultural celebration.
Kiritati Island Dance
These cute performers posed for me!







                Dances from the Fiji Islands

Monday, February 10, 2014

Navua River Trip

Ready to go up the Navoa River to visit a Fijian Village 
with President and Sister Klingler,
 Sister Newsom, and Sister Lindberg.
 




                                                                 Arriving at the village






                                                                  A Village Welcome!


  Kava Ceremony..water being poured from the bamboo 
into the bowl to mix the Kava. The Kave is then presented to the
 "Chief" of our group. No, we did not have to drink it!




                                                    Entertainment by the village men,
                                     The village women performed a song with a hand dance.....
                                                 then they they danced with all of us!


                                                     A demonstration of cooking in the lovo
                                                        (oven of hot rocks, mahogany wood,
                                        covered with banana and coconut leaves and canvas)




                                               Demonstrating taking the husk off a coconut

                                                 Demonstrating how to weave mats,
                                                design tappa cloth, and basket weaving.



                                                   The cute children at their preschool.
                                                                 They sang for us!

                                         After lunch the women spread out their items to sell


  the river for a while on a cane raft!