OUR FAREWELL TO TONGA - ALU'A

 SAYING GOODBYE TO MORONI AND A BEAUTIFUL TEMPLE

 FAREWELL DINNER WITH THE UHILAS (VILIAMI, ANA AND lINETI) , MEYERS, WOODS AND ALANDS

 THE ROAST PIG THAT THE UHILAS BROUGHT- THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE GIFT THEY BROUGHT FOR US

GOOD NEIGHBORS

PILA (VILIAMI) CARVING THE PIG

 GOODBYE TO OUR TWO VIKAS.  VIKA KAUFUSI (BIG VIKA) AND VIKA KIVALU (LITTLE VIKA

 GIVING ELIZA BROWN SOME MISSIONARY PREPARATION TOOLS

 THIS IS ELIZA'S HUMBLE HOME

 ELIZA IS A SPECIAL GIRL AND VERY CLOSE TO MARSHA

 ONE LAST LOOK AT SOMETHING WE NEVER GET TIRED OF

 ONE LAST TRIP TO THE BEACH WITH A SPECIAL FRIEND - BONNIE MEYERS

 LOOKING OVER OUR ISLAND HOME WITH ELDER BERGER

 HOORAH FOR ISRAEL!!!

ELDER MEYERS, BERGER AND ALAND

TONGA, OUR ISLAND HOME FOR 9 MONTHS WILL FOREVER BE IN OUR HEART

OUR LAST FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIE WITH SR. MISSIONARIES AND DENTAL STUDENTS FROM IRELAND

GOODBYE TO MELE, OUR JEWLER, WOOD CARVER AND FRIEND

OUR EXIT INTERVIEW AND GOODBY TO PRESIDENT AND SISTER TUPOU

WE ARRIVE AT THE AIRPORT WITH LOTS OF LUGGAGE AND FRIENDS

FINAL BOARDING CALL, THIS IS IT - WE ARE LEAVING WITH HEAVY HEARTS, BUT GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE SUCH WONDERFUL PEOPLE AND MAKE ETERNAL FRIENDS. TONGA WILL BE FOREVER IN OUR MEMORY AND IN OUT HEARTS

THE SUN SETS ON TONGA AND WE ARE CLOSING THIS CHAPTER AND OPENING A NEW ONE.  NEW ZEALAND, HERE WE COME!

OUR FINAL STUDENT DEVOTIONAL AT LIAHONA HIGH SCHOOL

IN OUR FORMAL TONGAN DRESS READY TO SAY GOODBYE TO STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF

 WE MAY BE SMILING, BUT INSIDE WE ARE PRETTY SAD

PUTTING ON OUR LEIS BEFORE THE DEVOTIONAL STARTS

MARSHA GIVING COUNSEL

JOHN GIVING ADVICE

FEHI FEFITA, PRINCIPAL AND ETERNAL FRIEND

WE LOVE NO ONE MORE THAN "BIG VIKA", VIKA KAUFUSI, COUNSELOR AT LHS

OUR DEAR TEACHER, STUDENT AND FRIEND, SULA  POLAMEITE

 OUR AWESOME LIAHONA STUDENTS IN THEIR GREEN AND WHITE

HOUSE # 26, LIAHONA CAMPUS, TONGA

 HOUSE # 26 OUR HOME

 LOOKING DOWN THE STREET

 OUR KITCHEN NOTICE THE WATER FILTERS

 BATHROOM VANITY

 DINING AREA

 BEDROOM

 CAN'T HAVE ENOUGH PICTURES OF GRANDKIDS

 THIS IS WHY WE SERVE

 THIS IS ONLY A SAMPLE OF HOW

 MANY TIMES WE WERE HONORED BY LEIS

WE DID HAVE BEAUTY ALL AROUND US

FUN TRIPS WITH SENIOR MISSIONARIES

SENIORS ON THE BOAT TO FAFA

NICE LOOKING MISSIONARIES HEADED TO FAFA

NOT TOO SHABBY OF A VIEW FROM THE RESTAURANT

FAFA IS A SMALL BUT BEAUTIFUL ISLAND

GOOD SNORKELING

GOODBYE FOR NOW

WAITING ON THE DOCKS FOR THE BOAT TO ATATA

THE BOAT RIDE TO ATATA

APPROACHING THE ISLAND

WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?

OCTOPUS OF COURSE! DOWN THE HATCH!

THE SNORKELING WAS AMAZING AND INCLUDED GIANT CLAMS!

 VISITING THE LOCAL VILLAGE OF ABOUT 200 PEOPLE

GOODBYE TO A FUN ISLAND AND A FUN DAY

 WAITING ON THE DOCK TO GO TO PANGAIMOTU

 THE BOAT RIDE TO PANGAIMOTU

 YOU CAN WALK AROUND THE ISLAND IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES

 BOATS THAT SINK AND BOATS THAT FLOAT MADE FOR GOOD SNORKELING, EXCEPT FOR THE JELLYFISH THAT STUNG EVERYONE

 GOOD HAM BURGERS (FOR TONGA) ON THE ISLAND

 A FUN TIME WAS HAD BY ALL

GOODBYE TO ANOTHER FUN TRIP TO A SMALL ISLAND