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July and into AugustĀ 2022

Anna Luiza

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 ā€“ 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 ā€“ 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 ā€“ 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 Dadā€™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 ā€œput some skin into the gameā€. 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 Iā€™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 ā€œSinging in the Rainā€ with Joel and Lily. It was incredible how they had it raining on the stage at the Hale Theater ā€“ so fun!!

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Christmas Past

Idecided to look back on our time as grandparents and Christmas celebrations with the grandchildren. It took a bit to find all the pictures, but here are some of them.

One year we went as a family to visit a dear friend in his 90s, Elder Glenn Rudd. He had been our Area President when we served in Tonga.

Since Lily joined our tribe, we have been going to her Friend to Friend productions which are a highlight of the holiday season. She has never been afraid to get up and sing in front of an audience and astounds us every time.

One year we had the children dress up and we did the nativity scene. It was very fun and special.

One of our favorite places to visit during the holidays is Salt Lake Temple Square.

We have two birthdays in December and one anniversary.

Christmas decorations at BYU-Hawaii

One of my Christmas Days with my brother, Kirk in Orem, Utah

A few more picturesā€¦

Christmas just wouldnā€™t be the same without grandchildren! We are so blessed to have our grandchildren!

A Hawaiian Snowman!

Wishing each of our friends and family a very Happy Holiday. Christ is the reason for the season.