Sisters Going Home, plus a magnificent sunset

Transfers are next week.  We feel very blessed that there have been relatively few Sisters coming and going on our mission.  There will be a LOT coming and going in the few months after we go home.  We feel so fortunate that we have been able to be with these Sisters for a long time and have gotten to know them so well.

Next week Sister Teanoa goes home to Kiribati and Sister Huang goes home to Taiwan.  We will miss them both so much and wonder if the Battalion can go on without them.  We wonder that every time one of our Sisters must go home.  Both of these Sisters are always willing to take tours and do whatever needs to be done.  And they are cheerful in doing it.

We were lucky enough to have dinner with Sister Teanoa and her companion Sister Larson. 

Sunday morning is our last shift before Tuesday transfers since we work at the temple grounds on Mondays.  We were lucky enough to work with Sister Huang on that last shift.  We did actually see her one more time.  She gave a talk in the Mandarin group and wanted us to come, even though she  spoke in Mandarin and we didn’t understand a word.  Sister Wong from Hong Kong translated for us.  It was a great talk!  And a sweet group.

There is always a farewell meeting at the Battalion for the departing Sisters.  One of the senior couples, the Millers, is leaving a few days after transfers, so they were included.  Sister Miller sang a song she wrote and each of the departing missionaries bore their testimonies.  Then all of the Sisters sang a song to the Millers.  As a finale, Sister Teanoa did a dance from the Islands.  Very cool!  It was a very sweet meeting.  Lots of hugs and tears.

The other night at the beach was one of the most stunning sunsets ever.  And that is saying something because I take pictures of the sunset at the beach every single time I see one!

Our time here is counting down.  We have less than two months left.  The Sisters love to ask, or tell, us to extend our time.  As much as we love them, we cannot.  One Sister keeps asking.  Finally Elder Robinson told her it would take an angelic visitation for us to extend. So last night when we went in the small break room in the back, this is what we found. 

Unfortunately, we still won’t be extending, but what a sweet thing!