Our First Class

Waterfall at Sauniatu

McKay Fale at Sauniatu Campus

This past week was filled with firsts as school resumed here at Pesega.  We are established in our office now and we quickly organized offering the BYU Hawaii class Education 212 Foundations of Education.  Last Thursday after school, we held our first class session with 6 teachers here at Pesega College.  We also attended a middle school faculty meeting and attended 2 assemblies in the open-walled assembly room with hundreds of students all dressed in their school uniforms of yellow and blue.  They always sing a hymn at these assemblies.  We cannot adequately describe the feelings that come from hundreds of young people singing a hymn without any accompaniment.  Their voices are strong and clear and they sing with enthusiasm.

Students at Sauniatu Primary School

We also took a trip up to the little village school at Sauniatu.  What a wonderfully peaceful place.  There is a spirit of peace and beauty there.  We visited with the teachers and learned how we can help them get their certificates by helping them to pass an English test.  We also visited a beautiful waterfall there.

This Saturday, after cleaning our apartment, we drove around the island to explore a little bit.  We ended up at another waterfall that was delightful and then spending some time on the beach and doing a little bit of snorkeling.  They have the most amazing deep-blue starfish here!

We are happy and healthy and working hard.  We are having the time of our life in this beautiful land with these kind and gentle people.  We highly recommend a senior mission to anybody whose circumstances permit.   

At the top of Togitogiga Falls

Togitogiga Falls