Today, we attended Branch Conference in Coromandel Town. It's about 23 miles away but takes about 45 minutes to get there because of the crazy road. It was a great experience. We had visitors from the stake including the Stake President and one of his counselors, their wives and the Stake primary president. Then, there were members from both our group in Whitianga and the branch in Coromandel. We actually had over 50 attending! The Branch President, Eric Hammond, commented on how wonderful it was to have two deacons to pass the Sacrament. In branches, little advances are great blessings. Buddy and I were called on to speak, which we expected, and then the stake visitors and Pres. Hammond. The meeting lasted a little over an hour and that was it. Immediately afterwards, the food came out! These people love to have an excuse for a big "feed". There was mussels, oysters and kima (a sea urchin stuff) which I didn't touch and lots of other yummy things. Buddy and I had a visit with the Stake president where we got a feel for what he would like us to do and then Buddy was called to be the Branch Clerk so the financial things in the branch could be entered into the computer since the branch president doesn't do computers. We'll also split our attendance between each group so we can help out in both places. Things are starting to get busy, which is good.Here's some pictures:
The adorable branch building with the 4 Ribet (pronounced Ribay) boys and an extra.
Love, Elder & Sister O'Neal
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