July 9

We went to the temple today with Ame Recule (ah may ray thoo lay) who is leaving soon for a mission.  He only had his brother-in-law in the session with him.  His mother was at work as was his sister and brother.  I do not understand why so many of the Fijian members just go whenever and never worry about who can come with them.  He was, however, really excited to have us attend.

The session was also attend by six new elders and four new sister missionaries three of the sisters are palagi--non islander foreigners--and in this case have white skin.  That brings palagi sisters to a total of four. I ask one of the sisters how long she had been in the MTC.  Only six weeks!

I was at the veil with Scott.  Sister Davis made it happen on purpose.  I really needed it today. Somehow when Scott is there the meaning of what I am doing is so much greater.  Thank you Sister Davis.

Talked to Maggie's mom, Sister Vodo, after the session.  She told me that as the Relief Society president she had just dressed a sister for her funeral.  She was frightened as it was her first time. When they realized that the funeral was to be a Catholic one although the woman was endowed and her husband is a member, they had to just put her full packet in her arms.  

Scott's lesson today was on the organization of the priesthood.  He has struggled a little with the lesson. He had way too much material.  He has talked to Elder Edwards, Elder Wakolo, and President Davis trying to understand priesthood keys, who reports to whom, who is set apart as opposed to ordained, etc.

When he taught, however, it all came together.  Every student in the class was sitting on the edge of their seats wanting to learn exactly how the priesthood works.  When the lesson was just about over, Scott recapped by asking questions from the diagram he had drawn on the board.  The students knew the answers.

We took Ame home after class; he was still glowing.  He told us that his mother had him when she was 43 and that his dad is ten years older than his mom.  He brought it up, because he had seen the pictures of our grandchildren in our office.  He said that he had never known any of his grandparents.  Sounds like the States about 70 years ago.