Karen McBride's Island Views: "P"-Day again in Oahu

This week in Oahu we have had an abundance of rain without the snow. If we had the snow we would have looked worse then Mt Sterling. I hear several new lakes appeared this week. Did you think Noah had prophisied again and you had missed it? I'm glad you didn't all float away.
Last Monday we had a fabulous fireside at the Temple visitor's center. All the young sisters put on a program and talked about what they did in relation to the PCC. It was interesting to hear how BYU-H, the PCC and the Laie temple all work together to teach the world of our Savior's love and His atonement, and His Church in this very small out of the way town.

The picture above is a card the Young Sister Missionaries pass out advertising the tram tour of the three places. It really does look a little like what you think paradise might look like.

I work with Misi (below) and he was honored at the Employee Recognition Day on Friday for 25 years of service. The thing that I find interesting is the amount of lei's around his neck. This is a tradition in Hawaii and a way of honoring people you hold in high esteem. I bet he had a dozen different lei's that were given to him that day. He could hardly move his head. They were all beautiful and I was told that they smelled so good. Of course, after the recognition we all had to meet for a luncheon on the square. Misi is responsible to make sure all the food orders are placed on time so that the guests have food for the evening shows.

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Morgot and Vernon Summers (who I served at the temple with for 4 years popped up in Hawaii this week. It was so fun to spend some time with them at the PCC. They were so kind as to take me lunch. It was hard to find a time to get together with so much going on. I hope they enjoyed their time in Hawaii. Yes, it made me homesick for all of you.

P-day started out bright and sunny and so we are off to another adventure. Every adventure has to star off with food so here we are at Ted's for the best breakfast that I have had in Hawaii.

After the tummy's were full of food off we went around to the northern shore and made a stop at Waimea Beach. It was so crowded we couldn't find a parking space so we decided to go to the falls and they were spectacular. We walked up to the falls and below are some of the flowers we saw.