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| Pineapple Festival Parade |
Well this week was crazy! not because it was July 4th but because it was the Pineapple Festival this Friday and Saturday. On Lanai it is a bit different- for this festival all of the classes have their class reunions during this festival so there were a lot of faces that I didn't recognize but it was super fun. I'll talk about it more in a bit.
Ben - he has been inactive since he was 9 and he is now in his 60s and absolutely loves us! We have asked about him to some of our members and they all say that he is the last person that they expect to walk through our chapel doors. Well, guess who has come the past 2 weeks... YEP Ben!!! Oh my he is amazing! We were able to introduce him to the Book of Mormon because he didn't really know too much about it before he stopped coming to church. He loves having us over for dinner and talking story with us. He has so many stories. Sadly he is going to San Diego tomorrow because his daughter just had his first granddaughter; so, we won't be able to see him but we will be keeping in contact with him while he is gone and maybe he will be able to go to church on the mainland.
On Wednesday, the Sisters from Lahaina came and we did splits and were able to get a lot done which was nice. We saw some miracles from it as well. We were able to see a less active family and share a message and they admitted that they feel like they are ready to come back to church. Now, we just have to help them put their desire into action. Then we also were able to meet with a girl that has been coming to church for a few weeks now and she is interested in learning more about the church.
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| My favorite float. I want a car like that! |
July 4th- well because of the Pineapple Festival there were no fire works here. Also July 4th isn't very big in Hawaii. We did however drive up to the mountain and looked out across the channel to see Lahaina's fireworks. They were super small the size of my nail from how far away we were. Also, Shauna and Michael Kawasaki who I had to say goodbye to in March are back!!! We had a welcome back dinner with them and it was so much fun to see them again. After dinner, a young boy that has been here with his grandparents for the past month lit off his little fireworks and it was really fun! Different but fun. And I remembered that last year I was in Provo watching the fireworks and saying goodbye to Carly (Hermana Lang) as she went into the Missionary Training Center for her own mission. Wow, she is making a year this week and I am making 6 months next week... time is going by way too quick!
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| Fireworks! |
Friday started the some of the Festivities. We were able to get in contact with an investigator who we hadn't seen in awhile, Lucky. We were able to have a lesson with him and he has so many questions and is so amazing. Ever time we teach him he is so open and willing to listen! He is going to try and get work off for next week Sunday.
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| Yep, I love hula dancing and I am going to continue learning how to do it! |
Then we were also able to see Trisha, she has been coming to church for a while now. She admitted that she is noticing a difference when she goes to church and when she doesn't. She is a super sweet girl and is really open to keep learning.
Basically, Lanai has so much potential and it is so exciting to see the work picking up here. So for the Pineapple Festival we watched the parade in the morning with the Seiuli family. The parade consisted of each class designing a float. Some of them were super cool! Then later that night we went back for dinner and different people had little shops that they had set up selling different trinkets like shirts, jewlery, or hair flowers. The cool part is I knew all the people working so I could just go talk to everyone. Then there was also a booth for the Houkuleia, which is a boat that is made in the old fashion style and it is going to sail around the whole world promoting giving back to the earth. They wont have any electronics all of their navigating is done by the stars. It is so interesting! I wish we were able to go onto it when it was harbored in Manele Bay. Then we ate at Ben Samonte's booth because he had given us tickets to eat his food. There was music and fun stuff that we walked around and did. Then the fireworks began and they were super good. We saw so many people and were able to spend time with a lot of the members. It truly was a blast!
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| Brother Samonte and I. He came and said goodbye to us and gave us leis. |
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| Sis. Bonrostro, Elaine, and I. The sunset was beautiful! |
Love Always,
Sister Cassidy Jean Lang
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