There aren't a lot of people on the island,
I hear about 15,000 in the off season.
That means there are even fewer members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. We have a tiny little branch of about 25 people that actively go to church.
That's really not that much.
We meet in an office building that's part of a small business center. And since there aren't very many members, that means everyone has a calling/responsibility if not 2 or more.
For example Brent is the Branch President and he teaches Young Men every week
(and Maybeline's babysitter)
and I am the Primary President (children's organization) as well as the music leader, teacher, and sharing time instructor.
There are only 5 kids so I manage and we really have fun together.
There are pros and cons of being a small branch.
One is we're all very close and there is a special spirit everyone feels when they come to church.
June was a big month for us, 2 (out of the 5) kids were baptized!
And since we don't have a chapel, we don't have a font. So where do we get baptized?
In the ocean of course!
This is Larissa.
Her family is from Brazil.
I'm not sure when it started but we have a huge Brazilian population here.
Too bad Brent speaks spanish.
They, like all people from South America,
are very happy and warm people.
I really love them!
Everyone wanted to get in the water!
Despite it being June, the water takes a while to warm up.
It was cold!
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