Stake Conference

We walked to Stake Conference today.  The stake center is down by the graveyard.  Preston started getting hungry the last half hour.  That was when I realized he didn't have any breakfast.  Whoops.  Luckily Jorja had some m&ms she was able to give him.  One the way home we walked through the graveyard.  First we found Grandma and Grandpa Hirschi's grave, then up to Grandma Honey's and Grandma & Grandpa Smith's grave, then my mom, then Jessica.  It's nice that they are so close together.

We had a goodbye reception for the old bishopric tonight.  The Bishop was telling us how they ended up with their mission call.  BYU-Hawaii was looking for him.  They found some lady in our stake, I can't remember when her calling was.  They asked her if there was a retired Marriott executive living in our boundaries.  The Bishop wasn't retired, but it was him they were looking for.  He will be working with BYU-Hawaii and helping with the travel and tourism department.  A lot of the students are from the islands around Hawaii and tourism is a main source of income.  Bishop Lundgren also grew up in Samoa, well, his family lived there when he was 11-14.  Anyway, because it is technically a volunteer mission he is paying for everything.  He took an early retirement and their house is something like $2500/month.  Tiny too, but close to the beach.  This will definitely be an adventure, and he will be so good in this position.