Laura Beach III

Laura Beach

A hermit crab is living in a colorful shell but didn't want to give up his home. Sister Davidson is holding the hermit crab while Sister Teichert is tyring to get the hermit crab out the shell.  Oh well, it was worth a try.  We let him stay in his home.

Majuro Stake Center, Long Island Ward

About a five minute walk from our apartment is the Majuro Stake Center where the Long Island Ward meets.

There was a baptism scheduled on April 3.  When we got there, the gate and the building was locked.  We arrived before the missionaries.  They came a little later but didn't have the key to get into the the building so they could start filling up the baptismal font.

Elder Jaksina climbed over the fence.

Here he is with his great smile.  He is from Florence, Arizona.

The basketball/parking lot at the building.

Someone finally came with the key to the building.  The font was filled and the baptism services got under way.

Home Sweet Home

Here are some pictures of where we live in Long Island on Majuro.  I took these pics in April.  The picture above is of the missionaries' apartment diagonally across the street from us. Yep, that's their laundry hanging on the line.

Here is another view of where they live.

This is the street directly across from our apartment. It is a little dirt road that goes back a ways to the oceanside.  There a several homes along the road, not very big homes and not much in them.  The people mostly sleep and sit on the floors of their homes.

This concrete building is where all of our water is stored.  We get water from the raingutters and from the city on Monday.  We don't drink this water but we do use it for washing.

The third and fourth windows from the right on the second floor are our bedroom windows. 

These are the stairs leading up to the second floor.

This is looking towards the US Embassy.  A few houses past the Embassy is our church building. 

That's our neighbohood!

Jersey's Quilt

What Have I been doing lately?

  I wanted to get this quilt ready for Jersey since she has been waiting for it for seven years.  Yes, I know that is a long time but I did it!  The middle of the quilt has been done for seven years but the rest has been added on since then.

New Grandson!!!

Congratulations Megan and Adam!  A new baby boy for you and a new grandson for us! 

When I got to work this morning and turned on my computer, I noticed my Skype connection was taking a long time to connect.  I also couldn't connect to the internet.  Then Skype finally connected and I noticed that Rhiannon and Megan had called me.  Something must be up.  Maybe the baby came overnight and I didn't get to hear first hand about the birth.  I noticed Rhiannon had called me just ten minutes before I had got to my office so I tried her first.  No answer but I did leave a message.  Then I called Megan.  She answered and told me they had gone to the doctor that morning and was told to get to the hospital right away.  They had called me on their way to the hospital and left their message on the Skype voicemail at 5:00 a.m. Majuro time.  She also told me that the hospital nurses said she would probably have a quick labor.  Wow, it sure was.  Rhiannon called me back when she was just pulling into the parking lot.  I didn't get to talk to her for very long because Adam was calling her.  Then about an hour and a half later later Rhiannon called back.  I thought it would be just an update of what was happening but she said, "He was born at 3:04 p.m."  What? She had the baby?  I couldn't believe it was so fast!  Six pounds eight ounces and eighteen inches long.  Healthy Baby Boy!  I can't wait to see him.  Thank you Megan and Rhiannon for keeping me informed.

Jersey

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JERSEY!

WE LOVE YOU AND WE'LL SEE YOU SOON!

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

This is what I found one day at CMI.