Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to ALL!

Our Senior Missionaries got together this past Saturday to celebrate Thanksgiving. With lots of talented and generous Sisters we managed to pull it off in good order!

We had 47 missionaries and friends and everyone pitched in!

We have had several new couples arrive in the past 6 weeks and they are all amazing and 

dedicated to the Lord's work!

Since it is coming on summer here, we had to be resourceful in finding "fall" looking items 

for our centerpieces. It was a challenge!

Since we could not be with our family for this favorite holiday, we were happy to 

share with our NZ family! 

Believe it or not, they do not have cranberry sauce here, so thanks to Sister Haleck who brought some back with her after General Conference, we had a REAL Thanksgiving dinner!

Brother Neiztech and family had been having the Seniors to their home every year until our group got too large...now they come to dinner with us!! Was nice to have a few children around!!

We had a thankful tree where everyone wrote something they were thankful of and tied it to the tree!

Creative centerpiece from one of our talented Sisters!

It was Elder and Sister Broberg's last day before going home. 4 of their 5 kids came 

to tour and take them home!

We even had our traditional candy corn in honor of the pilgrims...

we DO have so much to be grateful for!!

Believe it or not turkeys are wild here and not raised for their meat (I see a business opportunity) They have to be imported, probably from Australia. Consequently we paid about 75.00 for each 16# turkey! Yikes...was worth every penny!!

 Pumpkin pies, carrot cake and fudge..the Libby's was imported from the US as well...

maybe you are seeing what a feat it is to have an authentic dinner in NZ?!

 We had a wonderful time together! Holidays can be difficult, even for the Senior missionaries...Elder Brown and I took some leftovers and fed our young missionaries on Sunday...they were delighted!

Our brooding harbor today...the little storms have been blowing in every 1/2 hour or so...never get tired of watching the weather move across the water....an ever changing view!