Takaroa photos... and Christmas wishes

I had meant to add photos of our pension on Takaroa. It is quaint  with beautiful views. The food was very good...Tahitian Maa...which means a lot of fish (both raw and cooked), rice, and breadfruit, which is really good when made au gratin style. There are not a lot of other fruits and vegetables on the island, though. That is one down side to atoll living. Other downsides are an abundance of mosquitos, no A/C, no screens, lizards, sleeping under a mosquito net ...in other words we used lots of anti mosquito spray (all over ourselves before bed and on the bed and on the net) and that stuff you burn that puts off smoke, like incense, to repel the mosquitos. Another down side to the island is that once there you can't leave for three to four days because there are only two flights a week. And there is not a lot to do for us visitors after our meetings are finished on Sunday. And it always seems there is some issue in the mission that we can't deal with because of poor internet service. But the people are very welcoming and friendly 😊

This was our cottage.

Looking into the room.

Our dining area...breakfast.

Not a bad spot for reading the scriptures.

The couronnes were incredible!

View from our cottage.

This trip was a month ago. Since then we have kept busy with interviews, zone conferences, and keeping all the frogs (I mean missionaries) in the wheel barrow while we cross the freeway...at least that's how our friends described what being a mission president is like, and it seems pretty accurate 😂.

I am very grateful for all of you and hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoy a joyous Christmas. I know that Jesus Christ was born into this world to bring joy to each of us through his atoning sacrifice.

I love you all.

Merry Christmas!

(Sometime I will post pictures of Papeete so you can see how we really live...)