Thursday, March 23, 2017

Church and Temples

The Kona Temple was only a couple of blocks away from our motel.  When we arrived their was a Tongan Ward from Maui that was attending for three straight days.  The temple had added more sessions to accommodate.  I was hoping that we would here the session in Tongan but too many other white couples showed up. Darn :).  It was such a fun experience.  John served in the Tongan ward when he was on his mission.


 This is the chapel building that John attended when he was serving in the Waimea Ward on the Big Island.  This is the oldest LDS chapel on the Big Island.  Doors are always open.  We had one of the best Sacrament meetings that I have been to in a long time.  So humble and sincere.

 This is the little apartment that John lived in.
 On Oahu we spent time looking for a few apartments where John stayed in
 Gee- we found one :)
 Laie Temple is always fun to attend but had changed greatly in 35 years.


Diamond Head

We hiked to the top of Diamond Head at the hottest point of the day.  Crazy.  It was an interesting experience.  The view from the top was awesome.  Crystal and I even saw whales playing around right before we hit the top.


 Crystal lost her hair tie so had to improvise with her watch

 Looking at Honolulu


Mighty MO

We got to tour the inside of the Mighty Mo (USS Missouri).  This was a highlight for Harold.  Got to learn a lot about this great battleship.

 Knots for the scouters
 This is called Broadway since you can see from one end to the other end of the ship
 John and Pam are showing that they are balanced :)





 John  is out of control