Our family has had some major milestones lately. Our sister missionary, Anna Kongaika returned from her mission in Las Vegas West, Nevada. She reported her mission and shared a strong and inspirational testimony of the Gospel and of the work she had been doing for the past 18 months. What a blessing Anna is to our family. She will be attending BYU Provo this fall.
Our sweet Rachel Ileina Kinikini got prepared by seeing her bishop and stake president for the purpose of submitting her application to serve a mission. Just this week she received her calling to serve in the Auckland, New Zealand Mission. We were all soooo excited for her. There are many reasons for that – one being that she has Maori blood in her veins and also that some of her ancestors and relatives lived there and served there.
Our sweet Rachel Ileina Kinikini got prepared by seeing her bishop and stake president for the purpose of submitting her application to serve a mission. Just this week she received her calling to serve in the Auckland, New Zealand Mission. We were all soooo excited for her. There are many reasons for that – one being that she has Maori blood in her veins and also that some of her ancestors and relatives lived there and served there.
We also continue to have guests on our Podcast, Pacific Tales. This gentleman came all the way from Ghana and it was great to be in touch with him after 20 years. Have a listen:
Spotify – Pacific Tales
We also got together with our siblings and spouses for a dinner. We plan to do this every month if we can. It is good to keep in touch since Dad passed away. Kirk was able to sell Dad’s home and it was sad, but also a big weight off his shoulders.
We were able to spend some more time with some of the grandchildren since they were out of school. We had a fun day with them when they came to our Daybreak swimming pool and then we had a BBQ afterward in our backyard.
Other than all of the above, I, unfortunately, got scammed a couple of times online. Beware of people offering to help because most likely they are just trying to help themselves to your money. It was an expensive month for that reason. Watch out for people, especially in Affiliate Marketing groups. I have been trying to learn about it and people seem to genuinely want to help, and then they turn around and charge you for their help saying that you need to “put some skin into the game”. I also got bullied by some which was a result of the same game and so my mental, and emotional state took a hit, but I’m doing better now. So, before you pay anyone online for this or that course, ask yourself:
Grandpa and I also got to go to “Singing in the Rain” with Joel and Lily. It was incredible how they had it raining on the stage at the Hale Theater – so fun!!
