This morning we left the house at 7 am and drove around the island to National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific or Punch Bowl for the 69th Memorial Day ceremony. We were saying I think this is the first one we have ever been to. We have never lived close to the cemeteries of our parents and grandparents. We thought this would be a good time to start. We learned it is a day to remember and honor our military heroes who have fought and died for our freedoms. It was a beautiful setting. All the graves had flags and leis on them. In fact yesterday after Sacrament our Scouts were loaded up and taken to Punch Bowl to help put leis on the graves for today's ceremony. There were speakers, music, placing of wreaths and a fly by. A great time to remember.
We were trying to remember who we knew in our family that served. My Dad, Ray, Grandpa, AR, Uncles Wayne, Joe, Norman, Roy, Ralph. Brother-in-law Mike, brothers, Ron and Don, cousin Glenn, who was killed in Veit Nam. I'm sure many others but those come to mind.
We did a little shopping at our favorite places, Walmart and Sams Club and then stopped at the Ranch to pick up food for "Just Serve". A very rewarding day. Now time to get ready for the temple tomorrow.
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| Cemetery behind us |
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| About 30 organizations laid wreathes up front |
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| The Fly By |
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| 38,000 graves had a flag and lei |
This Saturday we did not have a wedding but I helped with an own endowment. We are grateful to be of use. We love our Presidency.
Saturday after the temple we finally made it to the Aloha Swap meet. Spent about an hour walking around. Paul a headset for his phone. He lost his last ear phone and now has the one that goes around your neck and I found some shell leis for when visitors come.
Sunday we attended the Tonga Ward in Kahuku. We saw many of our temple workers there. Lupe Pollard was playing the organ. We ran into her our first day here in Laie. She has nine children and expecting number 10. Such a great family. Paul bore his testimony. The meeting is in both Tonga and English. We attended the English Sunday School and RS meetings. Great women in this Ward. It was a great meeting.
Stopped at Laie Point on the way home. A beautiful afternoon.
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| From our Sunday drive |
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| Laie Point |
Seminary was really good. They had 50 graduates in the Stake. They have an awesome Stake President, President Kinglsey Ah You. He always gives great talks. His family is in the Laie 1st Ward so we see him often.
Lots of beautiful leis given out to the graduates. We then came home and listened to President and Sister Nelson's devotional. Pretty neat to be enlisting the youth 12-18 in the army of spreading the gospel to all people. Five things he asked of them.
1. Hold a seven-day fast from social media.2. For three weeks in a row, make a weekly sacrifice of time to the Lord.3. Keep on the covenant path.4. Pray daily that all of God’s children might receive the blessings of the gospel of Jesus Christ.5. Stand out and be different from the world.
President Nelson asked that the youth prayerfully study the For the Strength of Youth pamphlet and give a copy to a friend who may not know or live these standards.
“You are among the best the Lord has ever sent to this world,” he said. “You have the capacity to be smarter and wiser and have more impact on the world than any previous generation!”
President Nelson boldly urged every young woman and young man to enlist in the Lord’s youth battalion to help gather Israel.
“You are the hope of Israel, ‘children of the promised day!’”
I'm praying all my grandchildren will take up the challenge. Some wonderful blessings are promised.
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