Last four days in St. Lucia!!!!!!

Leaving St. Lucia was a hard thing to do; we had the call to serve in Linden, Guyana and knew that this last week had come rather quickly; we kept our regular schedule, visited extra, met our new couple and wanted to have things ready for them (!) At one point, we were wondering if we would ever find time to pack!

Monday morning we went to get fruit at our favorite stand and to tell our special lady that we would miss her.


With not much notice to anyone, we squeezed in a quick P-Day on Monday at the apartment with Elder Morris, Elder Christensen, Sister Girdharry and Sister Camejo. The elders helped the sisters decorate their planners.


D'Anne, Sarah, and Kacy joined us-- we served supper and dessert!


Tuesday brought District Meeting and the Vieux Fort gang to join us for the meeting and then to Dominos for lunch--one of our favorites! We will especially miss seeing the Faux couple!


That same day, our replacements, the Treseders, arrived. Really nice/enjoyable couple.


A party at the Branch that same night.......a group of them sang songs and ended with "Till We Meet"--shame on them :)............an extra hug from Sarah and D'Anne!--they have their applications in for attending BYUI and we are all waiting for their results.

Kimberly and Kaitlyn...........................................D'Anne with Kaitlyn. Should there be any doubt why we love these people sooooo much!


Elder Christensen came in that night, sporting this! (He took a real tumble on the islands' hilly terrain)-------and Sister Hygina, our Young Women's President.


Our Branch President Marquis and wife, Myrla. (they lived down the gap from us; we became especially good friends)-----in his office, with their daughter, Kimberly.


Wednesday night--the night before we were to fly out, we had another couple get-togethers at the house until late; 'twas what it was supposed to be. The Marquis, all the kids in our neighborhood, the Sisters, Sarah, and D'Anne came visiting!


AND OUR GIRL, KACY! She has been accepted to BYUI for the winter/spring semester and will leave the island sometime in December. Our family is planning on meeting her at the plane in Salt Lake City---she is going to need a coat! a blanket! a fireplace! need we say more (?)

Our Gap of Rememberences!

Just a couple pictures that we haven't posted, before we leave our gap in Marisule, Gros Islet, St. Lucia.

Phoebe and Mundae--took them to church all but a couple Sundays the whole six months that we lived on the gap.


One of the many Dove.....


The turtle on our lane......


The cow on his own little hill at the end of our gap.....


The three girls! Whom we are planning to see when we get back to the States.....


Our blue-blue water out our back door!

Our Sister Missionaries!

This week on Tuesday, 11-August-2009, we welcomed the first ever Sister Missionaries, in the West Indies Mission, to our island of St. Lucia. They were held up in customs for about two hours and then "hit the ground--running". They went straight to an appointment with their trainers, Elder Cromwell and Elder Williams; then they came to Young Men/Young Women to meet all that were there; and then out teaching again! They were finally able to make it home to their cute little apartment (next to us) that night about 9:30 PM.

Sister Girdharry is from Guyana and Sister Camejo is from Trinidad and we are excited that they are here!

They are excited that they are here. They were our speakers in Sacrament Meeting today--no rest for the weary! They continued to be busy this entire week--training and getting to know their area. Here they are by their door to their apartment the night they arrived....the next day on our back balcony!


These are the pictures we received when they were leaving for the MTC in Santos Domingo.

Welcome to Elders Cromwell and Williams

And with the Transfer, 5-August-2009, we welcomed two new Elders to our Island. Elder Cromwell worked with us in Trinidad--fun to see him again (he goes home next transfer); and Elder Williams is here in our West Indies Mission until next March. Both Red Heads and Freckled! They really do come in pairs to St. Lucia! Elder Cromwell has served on St. Lucia before and the Branch members were excited to see him.

Here they are!

"See You Later--Moala & Endemann"

Transfer time--First week in August--sent Elder Endemann to Trinidad and onto his home in California; and sent Elder Moala to St. Vincent for his last transfer. Several parties and get-togethers took place the week they were to leave; they made lots of good friends in our Castries Branch. One of these occasions was a Branch Family Home Evening at Sister Shermin Rapael's home.

Lesson Time....while waiting for Pizza!


Crazy bunch!....D'Anne, Kacy, Sarah, and Sister Marquis! Elder Endemann with Sister Raphael.


Even things for the younger ones to do.....Larry Marquis (holding up the stairway?)...Anderson riding one of the cars! Teddy Busby outside and Teddyanne with---hmmmm, can't tell :)



This home is unvelievable; it sits right on the edge of the Caribbean Sea and the sunset was spectacular. The home belongs to a relative and they have the opportunity to live in it. Sister Raphael and her son Zan live on the two top floors. She was our Primary President and is now our new Relief Society President--absolutely genuine!



Dinner at the Collins! and Birthday/Goodbye Dessert from Lee and Mathew!



Game time!


Another cake from Sister Hygina and the Young Men/Young Women.


Then the day came to wish Elder Endemann our best--"never goodbye!"



They were not only missionary companions--but good friends!


Then the next day, it was time to say "see ya' later" to Elder Moala.


We truly loved and enjoyed these two elders!