YSA Conference

This is a catch up for yesterday. I traveled down with a friend and his ward to the Youth Single's conference in Honolulu (about 1 hr away). This weekend has been so sunny and beautiful, so even though the ride down was really nice (although I slept most of the way). When we pulled up to the tabernacle I almost thought it was a temple because it is so beautiful!!

The tabernacle has such an incredible atmosphere. The hallways are open air, and even the chapel had countless doors so it could be open air too, if it really wanted to. The chapel had rows of pews on either side of the pulpit as well as in front.

The service was really nice. It was cool to see all of the single adults on the whole island! It started out with music, and I was blown away by the super suave polynesian trio that sang. Along with the next music ensemble, I was pretty much more than satisfied with the music portion.

The best part, I would say, was when an old blind Japanese man (I forgot his name), got up to the pulpit to give a talk. He was so funny! He pulled out some super thick "reading glasses" so he could "see" us. He also played the piano, and he played so beautifully! It goes to show how obstacles are often there so they can be overcome. Not only could he play the piano, but he could entertain and speak to an audience he couldn't even see. My favorite line of his "My wife complains that when I go to the piano a lot of you can't see me. Well I just think, we're even then!"

After the service we walked around town and stumbled upon two beautiful churches. We noticed the larger one was erected in 1891. It was such a pretty pretty day in Honolulu!