My Name is Rindi: March 19, 2017

Sunday in Maui.

We found the church in Kihei, even though the LDS Tools app sent us to a house one street before the church! We eventually found it and joined the Kihei ward for Sacrament meeting. We got a good sense of the island life when the Bishop said, "We'd like to thank all those who came and cleaned the church yesterday. Not many came, but thanks anyway." And then he said, "Sorry we don't have a printed program. We are out of toner for the printer." And he said both of these things in a slow, Hawaiian, no-worries type of way. Then Greg saw a HUGE spider crawl out from under our chairs. And a boy slipped and fell on some water dripping from the high windows, which were all open. We were definitely on the islands!

Church in Kihei

The theme for the meeting was the Atonement, which was great since I had just studied and taught about that in Young Women's last week. I enjoyed thinking about my Savior again. And then as we sang the closing hymn, I Need Thee Every Hour, my heart sang out with gratitude. I need my Savior. I love Him. And I am so grateful for His atoning sacrifice. I felt the spirit so strongly.

After church, we explored around the town a little in our Jeep and then explored around the grounds of our hotel. We finally sat in some lounge chairs under an umbrella on the grass overlooking the ocean. We spent hours here, napping, talking, and reading. I started reading, "My First Mission," by George Q. Cannon about his mission to Maui. It is AMAZING so far. His experiences are so inspiring. And it was awesome to read it while sitting on the very island he is talking about.

Greg and I had fish tacos for dinner, and then sat on our balcony. Greg was watching through the binoculars for whales while I kept reading about George Q. Cannon.

We got word from home that they realigned our ward boundaries, which put the Young Women's President into the Red Butte ward, therefore dissolving the Young Women's presidency and releasing ME! This was totally shocking news to all of us. Greg and I had long wondered if we would be back into our old Red Butte ward, but for now we just missed the cutoff and are still in Coyote Springs. I'm happy about that. But I'm so sad about our presidency. I have loved the Young Women's with all of my heart. Who knows what will happen, but my sweet Emma sent me a little text that said, "I will miss you in young women's." She included a little tear drop. That text says it all. I have loved being in with my girls. I will miss it all so much.

We watched another sunset, then crawled into our bed and watched it get dark outside. With the doors open, and the sounds of the waves, we drifted off to sleep in paradise. What a beautiful sabbath day! Greg and I wondered as we were falling asleep, could the Garden of Eden have been any more tranquil and beautiful than this!?!?