Temple closing plans

Well hi, and yes it is still raining and will continue for at least a few more days. Sr. Bohman says that the rain is what clears the air enough of crap [air born spors=crap] and smog from diesel and this is really a heathy thing. We are all sick of Sr. Bohman and the weather. {quote Br. Bohman} I went and helped the missionaries set up their tables for their goodbys to their mission presidentand his wife. The Ardons from New Zealand. Br. Ardon works for the church in New Zealand and thought that he knew the pacific before they came here, but he didn't!!! It is only being here and driving daily through the slums and going into the members homes has he come to under stand poverty. And let me make this clear the saints generally are impoverished, but the gospel makes it bearable. They have church members of all classes and races who truely are concerned of their welfare. The church meetings show this melting of classes, and the temple. The poorest of the poor can come to the temple for free. IN the states you must pay for your clothes, but not here. Folks they just don't have any cash extra, ever. Example, one brother who works with receives a military pension if 18.00 a month.!!!! With some extra intrests he and his wife live on 85.00 a month. Another brother has a governlment pension of 25.00, and his wife works still. Brother Wells gives them cab money and a phone card each month. Or else we would have no Fijians working until 5:00 and at that it would be just like the states-mostley women workers. When I can show you Sr. Tilleys house I will explain more about their living conditions. {Wade and Claudia have sent our care package and soon we will have photos on the blog} Back to temple costs. I have a friend in Houston who can not pay the rental costs nor buy her temple clothes, so she does only initatory. She would always give her testimony of initatory and I commented on that once [her testimony] and she then told her situation. I bought her temple clothes before I left. Did you know you can buy them 1/2 price if they are a first time purchase? They know I do this at our distribution center and always give me that rate.

Yesterday we talked to Blake-my mistake I really wanted to talk to Ami. So now everyone in Arizona at Cosco knows our holiday plans and thinks Blake is sorta stupid and deaf!! Try having a conversation in Fiji [we have our windows open- no air conditioning -cars and trucks, noise, and the BBC on the radio] with someone at the food court at Costco. And yes, have the entire mess over the internet computer , on SKYPE. All Blake really knew for sure was his mother is alive . Going on a trip to an island and it is going to cost him mucho money. I love mysterious conversations about my favorite subject-pearls. To be clear.... black pearls, from Fiji, grown in the waters surrounding Taveuni island. !!!!! Ok this is a call to all girls- I am going to ..we are going the first week of July to Taveuni island by boat. We wanted to take a [real name] Captain Cooks 5 day cruise of the Yasawa islands from the port of Nandi, but the dates we wanted had been booked since before we arrived here in Fiji!!! And also we didn't have enough money. So we will book for Januarys closing of the temple and hopefully we will be early enough. If not herreees to next July folks. Last resort[ha, ha] sell harryand pot and take a " Blue Lagoon cruise. For the right price they are the best. Oh I spoke to Claudia the other day and she grabbed harry and he could hear me!!! His little face turned around and he was looking for me, sorta like little sweetie, April. We have been so mad [me] about the crapy phone set up here and still ours does not work, that we have been forced to pray.. Can you believe that? Prayer. And it has worked, this week. Anyways April was on the phone in her big girl panties, having eaten a choc popcicle, which was still all over her face and on the computer talking to me, with head phones on. I have been promised that picture, too.
So back to pearle, BLACK PEARLS,FROM TAVEUNI,FIJI-WITH A CERTIFICATE [sp]. We are taking a cabin on the,[ready for this] Bligh Shipping Lines. like Captain Bligh of the Muntiny on the Bounty fame] We board sleep, eat , stop at Savusavu port [Sav ou sav ou port] on Vanua Levu island for one hour or so and then on to Waiyevo, [way e ve o] Taveuni, [it is like taxi only Tavi oon e island]. This island is called the garden island is a mecca for divers from all over the world. We will snorkle and I am bound and determined dto see if they can do snuba diving. We were to dive in Florida on a cruise but, the harbor was damaged and we could not dive on the 3rd largest coral reef in Key West. Damn, I am still ticked off. Also on the island there are mostly second homes from NZ and AUS. To them it is rather like Galveston Island is to us, only farther. Anyways they have a free golf course. Not enough players to turn a dollar, but for free and they make their money back in food and drink. The course is for the homeowners. So folks dive and play golf. [and buy pearls] You dad just couldn't pass up the golf and snorkling. We will stay two nights and then come back on the Bligh shipping lines. [ poor mans cruise and the only way other than flying in little planes that seat 8.......] Black pearls are rare and cost mucho but, I am looking at the mobe pearls. These are the one lobe pearls that are naturaly flat on the back. They are the only pearls we can buy. They make fabulous studs. A 14mm natural black pearl is 800.00 - 1200.00 in cost. The mobes [maw bays] are what I bought in SanFrancisco years back with Aunt Diane. They were so tired of us and called us the cheap sisters. I walked in and asked to see their old inventory-I was looking for these mobe pearls exactly. I had mine set in white gold and they are worth a bundle. Black pearls come in a variety of shades. I love the grey shades. So the big question is dou want me to shop for you ladies? I have a yes from Blake [ he would had sounded so cheap not to in Costco] and from Wade and from Edgar. My budget is about 2oo total and Sr. Stagg said they were very reasonable 50.00-100.00-total. She did not know about mobe pearls until she was at the pearl factory. I am looking for her, too!!!. I am hitting her husband up for money tomorrow, don't tell him.!! Email me about a color if possible. The black pearls come from oyster shells that have black lips on the outside, this is how they can tell. Here we farm them. I will tell you lmore after our holiday.
Then we will come home here for a few days [I am going to Pacific Harbor with or with out the od man] and go lto Nandi [airport area] and stay with our friends the Staggs. More golf, shopping, and Capt. Cook day cruises. The Staggs are here to teach the islanders how to aduit themselves!!!What is Salt Lake thinking? Anyways we have taught them how to arrange their time like temple missionaries. [I am a good friend, to all] So these are our plans. We
We are going with the Bohmans next weekend to Singatoka and to a lovo. It [the lovo] is honor of the temple trip. We are honored. These folks don't have much and hopefully they wull catch a lot of fish and steal a large pig. We will bring our own extra food, to!!! And we will stay the night the Spyglass resort, I think. This is the only time off that Sr. Bohman gets, as she is the only doc for the entire mission. We have a MD in NZ that she works with, he is a great and honored pain in the butt. He thinks he is the pope!! He has served 3 missions in Africa and now does't even own a home anymore.!! They will serve until who knows. Still he is free and competent. Sr. Bohman is sure his family is glad to have him out of the States and all they have to put up with are the many blessings sent to them by their great father, doctor. We all feel sorry for his wife, so sad, too bad>>>> Aunt Cindy you are included in the pearl deal, pass it on.. All of ou love,Bula Vinka MUMe