I thought I would start out today by posting this picture of a house being fumigated for termites and/or centipedes. It is not uncommon to be driving down Kam Highway and see houses completely enveloped in plastic. The occupants have to leave for a few days while the spray works its magic. But what about all their food?

We had a nice week. Last Sunday we were invited to one of Dennis' students home to have dinner. They also live here in TVA and Jun, his wife, Mei Ting, and their baby, Yulia, were so welcoming. Jun cooked us authentic Mainland China food which was much better than anything we ate on our China tour. We ate off of plates, but they used bowls. We all used chopsticks. He prepared a chicken dish, shoestring potatoes ( but not like what you are thinking - They were not deep-fried), eggplant, a dish of scrambled eggs with marinated tomatoes, and of course, rice. It was very interesting to talk with them about joining the Church. She was raised in the Church. Her father is a Branch President, but he joined when he was 15 and then converted his father and mother. He served a mission in Houston and will graduate in August and then they will return to China. We really enjoyed meeting with them and hearing about their experiences.

Jun, MeiTing, and Yulia

Kaye and Yulia, age 7 months

For Family Home Evening we all met on top of the mountain by the shrimp trucks. There is a large, covered arena there and one of the boys in our branch works there with horses and cattle. He is a real cowboy or Paniolo. He has recently become reactivated after ten years of inactivity. He received the Priesthood last Sunday and we are all very proud of him. The kids all did swing dancing and were trying to flip the girls over their shoulders. Not always a great idea. . .But everyone seemed to have a good time.

Swing dancing with the YSA's - Where's Elder Wright?!

On Thursday the Branch Relief Society had an activity over at the temple. We watched a movie about temples with thirty year old hairstyles and dresses. Then the girls did a 'selfie' scavenger hunt around the temple grounds and visitor center. When they finished that, we all met at the pavilion and had a picnic. It was a fun activity.

The presidency always does such a good job of planning and organizing these events, but we can't seem to get more girls to come out. Hopefully, they will hear how fun it is to get together with the other sisters and decide to join in the fun!

On Friday I went with our Sister missionaries to an elementary school in Hau'ula and helped our branch Relief Society President, Marvalyn, Santeco, set up her classroom. This is her first teaching assignment and she will be teaching sixth graders. I think she will look like one of her students. Anyway, it was fun to help do bulletin boards and Elder Wright did his part by showing up at noon with a pizza!