Black Rook Plumbing Truck

A few weeks ago Susan was sitting in the car waiting for Ward to fill up the car with gas at the Maverick Service station on 2700 North in Ogden.  All of a sudden a truck went in front of her with the sign on the truck, "Black Rock Plumbing".  Susan knew for sure Black Rock,q Rarotonga is where we will be on our mission.

Back From Lake Powell

During the week of September 13-18, 2010 Ward was in Lake Powell having fun while Susan was home tending to the phone and emails.  We were told by Brother John Jay Poelman to stay home because the decision to let us go to the Cooks was being determined.   Well, when Ward was on his way home from Lake Powell Susan called him and told him President Smith had called and said we had been approved to enter the mission home on September 27, 2010.  We were so excited to hear this news.  When Susan called Brother Poelman to find out more details he said that it had not been a final decision so we were set back some.  However on Tuesday we were notified that in fact all was well and we could and would be entering the MTC on September 27.  We are now excited to go and are trying to finish everything needed this week.  We had thought we would have a week at the MTC and then a week home before we flew to Tahiti but that is not the case.  We go to the MTC on Monday, September 27 and leave the MTC early on Thursday so we can fly to Tahiti on Friday October 1, 2010.

Yesterday, September 21 we noticed Lorna Teriipaia (Sister T) was on Skype so we called her.  It was fun to finally see her and talk with her and her husband Rene and the missionaries who happened to be at their home.  Lorna, Sister Teriipaia, indicated President Smith was going to let them stay a week after we arrive so she and her husband could show us around. 

Well, I (Ward) just noticed Sister T was on Skype again so I called her.  It was great to talk with her and she had Rina, an investigator, at the house whom I saw on Skype.  We said hello to each other.  Sister T said to take good care of Rina and that she and Elder T had to leave before October 10, 2010.  Since there is only one flight per week it means they leave the day we arrive in Rarotonga.  I was sad to learn they will not be on Rarotonga for q while after we arrive but we would take good care of Rina.