Recipe: Mama's Tacos

From Aunt Sue K.'s Kitchen:

Mama’s Tacos

(serves 2-4, makes 6-8 tacos)

1/2 lb. hamburger

1 small onion (diced)

1 can tomato paste or sauce (small)

tortillas

Garnishes: cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, etc.

Cook hamburger and diced onion. Drain off oil. Add paste or sauce. Cook for another minute or two to blend. Warm tortillas in frying pan (NO OIL). Heat 1 minute on each side. Fill with 2 heaping teaspoons of filling. Garnish with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, etc.

November Spotlight

We would like to welcome Sister Aileen W. to our L4 Ward Ohana. Aileen is originally from Chico, California. She 

came to Hawaii and more particularly L-town because she was offered a position as a Education Professor at BYUH. Aileen’s favorite colors are blue and green, she is not a big ice cream 

fan but her favorite restaurant is any that offers something new 

or ethnic. Aileen doesn’t watch that much television but LOVES

movies and especially LOVES to read. Aileen loves just about anything outdoors. She loves to backpack, play sports, travel,

 learn new things, ride horses, scuba dive, repel, and decorate. Aileen’s ultimate favorite thing to do is travel. One day Aileen 

would like to feel like she is using her knowledge and experience 

to help those within her stewardship. (I feel that this she might 

already be accomplishing!) One thing that is unique about Aileen is that at one time she worked as a nanny for a BILLIONAIRE! Cool! We are so excited to have Aileen W. in our Relief Society and our L4 Ward Ohana!

***Aileen W. is our new ward employment specialist. She is anxious to help any of our ward members who are unemployed, underemployed, or who perhaps just need something different.

Welcome Home

We would like to Welcome Home President & Sister G. from serving as temple president and matron of the Hong Kong Temple. 

We are so happy to have you home!

Presidency Message from November Newsletter

"We recognize your faith and service even your support and especially your obedience.  Like many of you we felt the physical absence of our temple when there were no lights on at night.  Several times I found myself outside the stake center parking lot looking up at the darkness and knew the absence – the temple was closed.  The temptations of Satan continued to discourage and try to stop us from preparing to go to the temple.  We prepared physically in our community.  We prepared our families spiritually to provide service to the temple grounds and all those things we have done to prepare us and ourselves and others for the great historical events that will take place.  We will be blessed with our very own living prophet, President Thomas S. Monson who will be here in our midst.  May we prepare ourselves and continue to prepare for that." 

 "Truly, truly the Lord desires His people to be a temple going people.  Even the deepest desire of my heart is to have every member of the Laie Hawaii North Stake to be temple worthy.  I hope every member is worthy of carrying a temple recommend even if they will not use it often what ever the reason.  Brothers and sisters, let us be a temple attending, temple loving, covenant making and covenant keeping people.  Let us go to the temple frequently as time permits.  Serve as ordinance and volunteer workers.  Go not only for our kindred dead but for the personal blessings of temple worship and for the sanctity and safety provided within those sacred walls."

 "It is a place of beauty, a place of revelation, a place of peace.  It is the house of the Lord.  It should be holy to all of us.  I testify of the reality of the temple.  It is the house of the Lord.  I testify to all of this.  The temple is the house of the Lord.  It is holy to the Lord.  We cannot and we will not go back to Heavenly Father without the temple.  There is no other way.  We cannot.  May we prepare to be worthy at all times to attend and go to the temple."     

President Hafoka, Sunday session of the Laie North Stake Conference Nov. 7, 2010.

Ward Camp (October 4-7, 2010)

This post is LOOOONG over due BUT I wanted to make sure we got it documented. Ward Camp this year was simple, relaxing, and shortened to 3 days. I am not sure if that was a good thing or a bad thing. Maybe for all the time and preparations put into camp it might have been too short. Then again, maybe that means we need to SIMPLIFY camp and then it would be just the right amount of time! Either way it was well worth the time spent together as friends and a ward family. I hope these videos capture the great time at camp and hope that next year more of our ward family will join us!

***Sorry, to the Richie & Natalie N. family but I didn't get your family talent because I was standing in line for my food when you went on****