Last of YW Camp

Elder Lytle was asked to show some things to put into a 72 hour kit. The Stake YW President had read about 72 hour kits and wanted the YW to know more about them. She must have been inspired because 3 days later we had a tsunami watch because of the earthquake in Samoa.




One of the counselors in the Stake YW Presidency helped the YW make enra baskets. These baskets were used to carry their food for dinner. They taught me how to make one and I still have it in my home.

The last photo is of some the girls from the Long Island Ward (my ward) with their finished headbands.

Here are a few more pictures from YW Camp in September. My favorite picture is the one with the feet.

More YW Camp...

These pics take awhile to load up so here is one more. The young women here are braiding the value colors together and then making headbands for their heads. The lady sitting on the grass with the red and black striped shirt is the Long Island Ward YW President. She is demonstrating to the other young women how to make the headbands. Notice how one of the girls holds the beginning of the braid between her toes. I have more pics to load up but it is time to go home now.

Two YW Camps in one year!

I went to my second YW Camp on September 25, 2009. This was the first YW Camp for the Majuro Stake. They only camped one night under the old growth coconut palm trees on the Lagoon side of Ajeltake. Fortunately it was a little cooler on Friday with a some rain, hence the canopies over the tents. A doctor from the hospital was there along with the Chamber of Commerce president doing the translating. The Chamber president is also the Stake Executive Secretary.

More September Pictures

The picture above was taken from our deck on Sept. 10, 2009. I used the zoom on my little camera so it looks like things are closer than they appear.

In September, The Navy's humanitarian ship was here. During the day the Navy helicopter traveled back and forth from the ship to the elementary school in Ajeltake across the lagoon delivering school supplies.

Finally!

I've finally done it! Yes, I'm creating a blog so stay tuned for more exciting things to come. Hopefully you will enjoy seeing what we are doing here in Majuro. One of our favorite movies is Casablanca. Gary came up with our blog title as "We'll Always Have Majuro." We don't know how long we will be here but we will always remember the experiences that we have had here.

The above photo is of the coconut palm trees next to our apartment building. The divider that separates our deck from our neighbors is at the bottom of the photo. No, that is not our TV antennae. It's our neighbors'.
A view to the North from our deck. That coconut palm stump has since been taken down.

Another view to the North from our deck. Again, you can see the dead palm tree. The boat is our neighbors'. They have not used it since we have been here.

Thanks for stopping by. We'll have more of the tour tomorrow.