Stake Conference Week

Friday was a little blue.   The adversary tends to ruin your nice day when you are trying to do what is right.   Anyway..I will not go into anymore details.    After work, I went to the store and  got some stuff for dinner tonight.  While things were cooking..I had to stick a couple loads here and there....hang them on the line...fold the previous ones and put them away.  Washed the dishes and tidied up.  Time goes by so fast.   When the kids were home from school... I had asked them to help  me vacuum and clean the bathroom and put their clothes away that I folded.   The two older Warriors went to play at the Fakatava's after doing their chores.   Princess, didn't finish vacuuming because she wasn't feeling good.  I was surprised to see her wearing a hooded jacket on a warm day.   She took a nap.  I finished what she started. 

So, we had the sister missionaries over.    We had roast pork, chicken long rice, potato salad loaded with celery, crab and of course eggs and mayo.  We had veggies and fruits (cantaloupe, strawberries and grapes).    It's always nice to have the missionaries over because they often leave us with a spiritual thought.  This evening...they challenged us as a family on how we can be a better reflection of Christ.  

Saturday's highlight was the stake pool activity in the afternoon.  It was good fun watching the kids and mommies and daddies to relay races using inner tubes and noodles!  I didn't go in the pool because I didn't have the proper equipment!  Ha!  Scary!  Short stubby legs not to mention the veins and cottage cheese plus a bulging belly!  No thanks!  I just sat at the edge of the pool and watched Warrior 3 do canon balls.  Then the King  brought me one of those huge beach umbrellas to keep me cool.   After 15-20 minutes my legs were getting numb and uncomfortable.  It didn't matter what I did or what position I got my legs into I could not get comfortable.  The King asked me if I wanted a chair.  Without hesitation...I quickly answered yes.   Was my discomfort super obvious?    Thanks for noticing Hon.  I appreciate the chair and umbrella.

After the activity we went home and (baby has the hiccups right now) was shopping on Craigslist for baby stuff and also online...  Can I just tell you how ridiculous shipping is to Hawaii.  It's not fair.  I haven't had the time to go shop around the island for baby stuff so, I thought online shopping would be the next best thing.  Nope.  There are a lot of nice reasonable stuff out there  but to have it shipped here is another story.  

Anyway,  I didn't have time to nap.  The King called  around 6 (he left like at 5 pm) and asked if I was going to the meeting tonight.  I was clueless and said...what meeting?  Adult meeting at the chapel at 6:30pm.   OOpps.   Great talks.  The wives of the stake presidency spoke.

Sis. Haufoka:  We need to cling to our covenants.  Build foundation through Him.

Sis. McArthur:   "ORBIT"  Covenants keep us grounded helps us to stay in orbit.   Covenants are our source of Hope.  1 Nephi 10:19.   Covenants to our Heavenly Father, Savior, Spouse and baptism.

Sis. Purcell:  shared her conversion story.

Bro. Kingsly AhYou:  Do we anchor ourselved on the ROCK?  Review conference talks of Pres. Monson and Elder Holland.

Rod Veras:  Raise up a child-->Admonition to the Lord.  There is power in examples.  Don't do anything that you wouldn't want your children to do.  Pray for disobedient children.

Pres. Purcell:  TRUST in the Lord.  No element will drag us down.  Have HOPE.

The King treated us to TACO BELL.    What a treat since we don't get to eat out a lot.  The Princess and I shared a #6 chalupa with taco fresca.  I ate the taco fresca but didn't feel like eating the chalupa after that.  Warrior 3 ended up eating my chalupa.  The Warriors also had chalupas.

Today, me and and the Princess woke up before everybody else.  I dropped her off at the CAC at 7:50am because she was singing with the Young Women's Choir for Stake Conference.  Upon returning, I was able to wash the dishes in peace while the King and the Warriors were still in deep slumber.  

Great talks at the conference.  

Whirlwind.  Do you want to wear a dirty sock?  Teaching and raising your children to serve the Lord.  Mission.  Marry in the temple.  (Young Women expectations of future mate).  We need to have faith.  Believe and we have to ask  just like the leper.  Reach out to those who are experiencing or struggling with adversity.

This evening at 6pm.  New Beginning for the Young Women.  I had to share something on  the Value --GOOD WORKS and how the Princess was able to portray that.   It was another uplifting meeting.   Great musical numbers as well by a mom and 3 young daughters.  Brought tears to most eyes.  They sang "Teacher Do  You Love Me?"  they just altered some of the words.  Beautiful.  (Warrior 4 just punched my belly!)  After that we  went to a Musical Fireside put on by the Missionaries.  What a day!

signing off!