Tonga- at last

We made it at last and were SO grateful to be here that we could hardly stop smiling.  We were met by SO many other senior couples at the airport and we felt so welcomed!!  We will send pictures!!  Then we got a great opportunity to have lunch one on one with the mission president and his wife.  She asked me if I had any music background and thinks we might have opportunity to teach music lessons to some of the royal family.  We will see how that opportunity comes along, but I would be glad to even meet some of the royal family.  So that happened in the first hour upon arrival.  That  Friday night we got the opportunity to eat with the school principal, the  area Superintendent and his wife and the assistant to him.  They were very so very glad that we had experience with the school program "Powerschool" because they just implemented it and are looking to implement AB block scheduling next year - as in January.  Guess who was over that in the Duchesne district a few years ago?

  So we think we just might be busy. :-)  AND for sure feel that we've been prepared to do a work here as soon as we get our feet on the ground. 
 

 Yesterday, we spent the entire day gathering food at little markets or the "fair" which is a huge flea market.  We found a few cans of this and that at each.  Then went tot he HUGE open air produce market and then the cheese market, then the bakery for bread and it took all day.  Then we had to get it home and wash it in clorox water and get it put away. . . WHEW what a job!!

Today was Sunday and we reflect on what a great week it's been and also what a great family we have that supports us SO much.  We truly love you!!!

WE will send pictures in a bit.  We just ran over here because the internet area was open for awhile and we wanted to communicate with our fam. 

MOre to come, Love, MOM

 #1 Picture  - from New Zealand overlooking West towards Australia is the "Tasman Sea"

 #2 - Arriving in Tonga - a windy day.

 #3 - All day shopping in this area - pinch me - is this real????

#4  ... pictures of our apartment and the church campus.

WE see "Moroni" from our back yard.

Across the street is our campus and that's where we go to church.

And then across the campus is the stake center. 

VERY CONVENIENT  !!!