Sunday, June 9, 2013

"THE CHAPELS"

Vuni Branch 
 (Good bye to Elder and Sister Kennerly and Bulla to the McFadden Duo)
 

Taveuni District  
 

 Nuku Branch


Matea Branch 

Qeleni Branch
 

First Chapel in Taveuni 47 years go
 
At each Chapel we are welcomed with huge smiles and firm handshakes.  The children want to play games, the youth want to serve missions and the adults want to sing.  Sister McFadden plays games while serving a mission with Elder McFadden who encourages everyone to sing. Singing is part of the culture in Fiji.  It comes from the heart and soul.  Even very small children have memorized words to hymns and can sing along with the adults during a Sacrament meeting.
 
D&C 25:12
" For my soul delighteth in the song of the heart; yea the song of the righteous is a prayer unto me, and it shall be answered with a blessing upon their heads."
 
 

"BULLA VINAKA"

 



 
 
President and Sister Klingler welcomed us to the beautiful Fiji Islands. We enjoyed two nights of rest and a visit to the Suva Fiji Temple before departing for the island of Taveuni.

1 Nephi 3:7
"...I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the things which he commandeth them."
 

"MISSIONARY TRAINING CENTER in PROVO UTAH"

 We are grateful and excited to be heading back to the South Pacific
where Gary served as a missionary in Fiji 47 years ago and Kathy
served in Australia 40 years ago.
This time we will serve as leader and member support missionaries
in Taveuni, Fiji. 
 
 

"The District"
Elder and Sister McFadden, (Fiji) Elder and Sister Miller, (California)
 Elder and Sister Mooney,(Congo)
This is the second mission for the Millers who served together in Florida and are now going to California. This is the third mission for the Mooneys who served in Tahiti as Mission President and Temple President.


"And Ye shall go forth in the power of my Spirit preaching my gospel, two by two, in my name, lifting up your voices as with the sound of a trump declaring my word like unto angels of God."
(D&C 42:6)