Mid Summer Night dream
(A lanai, originating from Hawaii, Hawaiian word for porch, on the ocean side of the building)
Monday, July 21, 2025
We had a few meetings this morning, but we hurried and finished them so we could go . . . Fishing. . .
We finished lunch and went back to the Dole Plantation for “Dole Whip”!
But that wasn’t the end of the day, we went “thrifting”.
Wahiawa had a couple of great thrift shops and we got some treasures:
We went back around the island for Ukulele class in La’ie:
And ended the night with Jumanji in our pad with our grandkids:
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Last day of vacation!
Morning Walk
It is cleaning and packing day AND lunch at Ken’s Fish Market. We explored Kahuku Sugar Mill, souvenir hunting, and Waiting! Flight delayed . . .
Delicious fish lunch, and 2nd flight delay announced
Started to town for the flight. . . Costco and Walmart stops. . . 3rd flight delay
Dinner at Raman Ya and waiting. The flight was originally scheduled for 7:10pm. It finally left at 11:35pm!
What an amazing week!! Mahalo for coming!
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Morning Walk
Temple Sealing Session:
Office for meetings and continuing construction both in our offices and outside:
Carnival for the Married Student Wards:
Cleaning and organizing after our vacation:
AND our Mid-Summer Night last time on the deck/lanai:
Back of our PAD and view from the house
Thursday, July 24, 2025
Happy Pioneer Day . . . We have celebrated many different ways throughout the years. This year we traveled the South East corner of the island with our friend the Wayts:
Driving on to Makapu’u Lighthouse –
We had lunch at Teddy’s Better Burger
and drove around to see where the Sea Life Park is
And Honolulu Zoo. We didn’t want to actually go in, we were just interested in seeing these locations. They are located down at the South end of the island. Then we came home over Pali Overlook:
And a fun adventure day for the 24th holiday!
Friday, July 25, 2025
Beautiful Morning Walk:
Regular office and campus day, student visits. There is a lot of construction and movement on campus and it makes it different to be able to maneuver the campus.
We had PCC volunteer tonight and preparations for our multiple presentations tomorrow:
Saturday, July 26, 2025
No Walk this morning, we had to be at the PCC before 8am for set up
The serving/foods crew in service and Misty Rose!
And finished the day at the Visitor Center for presentations to Senior Missionary Districts.
Sunday, July 27, 2025
La’ie 6th Ward meetings – 8am
Elder Hudnall went to Priesthood meeting, he was able to sit with President Grace and enjoyed their time in class:
Beautiful Lesson in Relief Society on the April 2025 General Conference talk by sister Tamara Runia:
“. . .Because heaven isn’t for people who’ve been perfect; it’s for people who’ve been forgiven, who choose Christ again and again.”
Here are a couple of excerpts, but this link will take you to the talk:
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2025/04/43runia?lang=eng
“Your worth isn’t tied to obedience. Your worth is constant; it never changes. It was given to you by God, and there’s nothing you or anyone else can do to change it. Obedience brings blessings; that is true. But worth isn’t one of them. Your worth is always “great in the sight of God,”no matter where your decisions have taken you.
While I make mistakes, I want to stay in covenant relationship with Christ, and I’ll tell you why.
I grew up taking diving lessons and learned that when judges score a dive, they watch the execution. Was the entry perfectly vertical, with toes pointed and a small splash? Then they do something extraordinary. They factor in the degree of difficulty.
Everyone is diving with their own degree of difficulty. And your Savior is the only one who truly knows the difficulty you are diving with. I want a relationship with the one person who gets me, who knows my heart and how hard I’m trying!
He knows the mists of darkness are descending on all of us travelers and that our journey passes by the river of filth—so even when we’re holding to the iron rod, we’re going to get splashed.
Coming unto Christ is saying, “Will you help me?” with hope, a revealed assurance that His arms are extended to you always. I believe this fresh view of repentance means that even though we don’t have perfect obedience yet, we try affectionate obedience now, choosing to stay, again and again, because we love Him.
Remember King Benjamin’s people, who had no more disposition to do evil but only to do good continually? Do you think they packed up their tents, went home, and never made another mistake? Of course not! The difference is they no longer wanted to sin. They had affectionate obedience! Their hearts were turned and tuned to God while they struggled!
Once, at the beach, I saw a bird flying into the wind, flapping its wings so hard, almost frenetically, but staying in the same place. Then I noticed another bird, higher up. It had caught an updraft and was floating easily, unburdened in the wind. That’s the difference between trying to do this by ourselves and turning to our Savior, letting Him lift us, with “healing in his wings.”
The Hope Squad kids had their picnic tonight:
I know the Savior is with me. I count of the ‘healing in his wings’ and the help that I have always found available when I am ready. God’s timing is where I find peace.
May you find God and Peace in your week. . .
Love,
Elder and Sister Hudnall
