LaVelle Moss

5/12/11

The saying goes, "Toss your lei into the sea. If it returns...so will you." I did. It did. I will.

I have loved serving at the Mission Settlement at the Pollynesian Cultural Center and will miss my friends and guests there

Huge welcome to Henry Thomas Moss (Jim & Lindsay's 5th) born April 11

Hearty Congratulations! Crew Moss (Jared & Stacy's 3rd) born Feb 2, blessed April 1

My Aesthetics class in Pacific Islands Studies Room researching Asian Rim and Oceanic Aesthetics

5/6/11

Graduating art students with faculty

John & Raquel's visit...shopping for souveniers for their kids at the Swap Meet

Jeff & Kim at the Laie Temple foyer celebrating their 10th anniversary

Rachalle & Dusty at PCC celebrating their 10th anniversary! My baby!

Birthing Stones where Hawaiian royalty births were witnessed & authenticated

Windsurfers at Laie Bay...across the street from my apartment

12/22/10

Carl Bloch's "Christ Healing at the Pool of Bethesda." Premier piece of the BYU MOA exhibit through May, 2011.

Laie Temple the evening of the rededication, Sunday, November 21, 2010. What a special experience to be here for it.

Mele Kalikimaka from my cozy apartment!

Elder L. Tom Perry spoke at graduation. I had a nice chat with him. Wheelwrights on right.

Jim and Lauren, red carpet opening of Narnia in London on Lauren's 11th birthday. She won Scholastic contest.

One of my three fall semester classes. Students from Berma, Madagascar, Uganda, Colombia, Mainland China, Tonga, Armenia, Chile, Malasia, Hong Kong...

8/29/10

Moss Family Reunion, July, 2010. All 22 grandkids with GrammaMoss.

Dave lower right,...going left...Dusty, John, Dan, Jeff, Jared, Jim. Standing--oldst grandson, Rex (Dave's son).

MamaMoss...going right... Holli (Dave), Kim (Jeff), Katie (Dan), Raquel (John), Rachelle (Dusty), Stacy (Jared), Lindsay (Jim)

LDS Chapel in Kalapapa still stands. About twenty (one LDS) with Hansen's disease (leprocy) still live in Kalapapa.

Kalawao, site of first leper colony on Molokai. Opened 1866. Beautiful site. Sad piece of Hawaiian history. Very special experience.

6/6/10

My fridge-collage when I left Utah. Going home for Family Reunion + + + July 14-Aug 17 ! Can't wait to see my people!!!

6/3/10

Lunch at Kahuku Grill with friends. With everyone in hats...can't tell who's undergoing chemo. Sadly two of them are battling cancer.

5/23/10

Attorney by day...Doctotal student by night. Jim just graduated from USC with a Doctorate in Educational Policy. Way to go Jim & supportive family!

So exciting! Jeff, Kim, Jackson, Laney and Brooklyn at Laie Temple April 2010. Finally met bright eyed Brooklyn LaVelle!

5/7/10

Laney and Jackson at Kakela Beach

Grandmaing at PCC Easter Island with Jackson, Laney and Brooklyn

4/15/10

My Art 442 Readings in Aesthetics Class in the courtyard outside our classroom...where I took art classes in 1962!

4/13/10

Faculty procession entering the Cannon Center. Nearly 400 students graduated from BYUH Saturday, April 10, 2010

4/12/10

I finally get to meet little Brooklyn LaVelle. She will be visiting with Jackson, Laney, Jeff and Kim on the 22nd. Can't wait to see them!

Lyla Rose (Dan & Katie's) was born March 1. She joins her delighted sisters, Olivia & Mya. See more on peekaboophotos.com...then click Lyla Rose.

3/19/10

50 year reuniuon of the labor missionaries who served in Hawaii when my father was serving here as a labor missionary supervisor

Five of the original labor missionaries who worked on BYU Haawaii (CCH) PCC and the Temple Visitors Center.

Labels: Also descendents (Elder Brisco and myself) and a daughter who married one of the sons...and their shared grandchildren

What at treat! Jim and Lindsay came to visit the last week in February...and...

They brought their kids! Hannah, Lauren, Benjamin and James.

3/14/10

What a way to welcome Jim & Lindsay and family to Hawaii...siren went off while Lauren and Hannah were at a sleep over at Grandmas!

12/20/09

MELE KALIKIMAKA TO MY DEAR FAMILY AND FRIENDS!

My current computer wallpaper reminds me...my gazebo at home last Christmas

PCC Christmas...a beautiful fairy land...wish you could all be here enjoying it with me

More PCC Christmas. I quite like smelling plumarias while ejuoying Christmas lights

Where I take tickets Tuesday evenings...then eat prime rib, crab legs, macademia pie...good thing we wear muu muus.

Christmas poinsettas in paradise...at PCC Lagoon

Whudathunk it...me back in graduation processional as a faculty member. Guess I'm not retired...just recycled!

December Graduation at BYUH...leis...sandals...sunshine. Wonderful talk by Julie B. Beck, RS General President

Looks like I'll be able to go to the temple after all...after being closed for a year...it will be open next year when I return.

11/15/09

Haunted Lagoon at PCC hosted over 40,000 guests in October. Amazing. I did security watch. Also amazing.

9/25/09

Honolulu LDS Tabernacle, my ward in 1963 where I heard President Benson speak.

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Aloha cake at my surprise BYU Hawaii farewell party. Great people. Rich experiences

Elder Russell M. Nelson was our general authority visitor at graduation of 350+ graduates

April 2011... my very last university graduation. Now I am truly retired !

Finest graduation talk ever. By our art student Chris Bresee

Orem walking/Laie swimming friends Margaret, Barbara & Pat at PCC Mission Settlement Chapel

John & Raquel at Waimea Falls

John & Raquel leaving Kawalo Bay

Jeff & Kim at Kahuku Grill before the tsunami warning

Another tsunami warning, another son visiting. Jeff & Kim and I evacuated. Slept in the car

My "Portrait of a Shell" with Jeff & Kim. Here during the faculty show

Rachelle, Dusty & me at PCC

Dusty rockin' out at the Tongan Village

"Tide Pools" BYU Hawaii faculty exhibit while Rachelle & Dusty were here

"Flash Flood Falls." I counted 20 + wterfalls during a flash flood December 23. Had to paint them.

August, my Rasta framer, X-treme hiker at Sunshine Gallery

Iosepa canoe launched from PCC April 5. Will ruturn June 1

Laie history expert Auntie Gladys at PCC Mission Chapel

Wayne & Delores (his guitar). Lost fingers at age 4 in lawnmower. Seet guy. Sweet voice

Laie Point big catch

Elders who gave me Chuuk Book of Mormon (who knew?) for my friend Lola

Smiling Christ mosaic at the Honolulu Tabernacle.

At the rehersal...creative chaos with HS kids from all of the islands....and then...

So amazing! So inspiring. When the prophet entered...spontaneous cheering...like a rock star.

With PCC friend Connie and her husband George. Off to Hong Kong to teach.

Graduation Tongan style.

"Find your graduate at the palm tree with the first letter of their last name."

"Aloha 'Oe" for graduates by legend Joe Ah Quin, Father in Johnny Lingo-- "Mahana you ugly"

HS kids jumping across the street from my apartment. Notice the one scaling the cliff. Crazy!

My body guard checkin' out the poi at Foodland.

"Hey guys...the view's great from up here." Love those egrets

Sunrise fishing at Laie Point

Who needs a post? Who needs freeway speeds?

Met at the airport by Rachelle, Matissse, Will and Marley...one year older!

Sign and balloons by Cheyenne, Shania, Kierra and Joshua (John & Raquel's kids)

Lyla's blessing was in Dan and Katie's home... their third beautiful daughter.

Duane's funeral

Sadly, my brother Duane passed away while I was en route to Utah. I am the baby of eight. He was the first to pass away. I was grateful to be in Utah for his funeral.

Before returning to Utah...visited Hawaiian church history sites with travel buddy Kathie Johnson.

Pelehu Chapel in Maui -- Oldest known church site in Hawaii. First branch here in 1851.

Ferry from Maui to Molokai

Flew from the top of the 2000 ft cliff to the Leper Colony, Kalapapa below in eight-passenger plane

Father Damien's grave. Was given his saithood at the Vatican last October for his work at Kalapapa.

Amit Lal form Fiji opening coconut at my doorstep

Mother's Day, student Xiaorong appeared at my door with the Children's Song Book...

...and began singing "I often go walking in meadows of clover...all flowers reming me of you." Sweet.

Jim with proud James, Hannah and Lauren

Projects with sand and sea treasures

North Shore sea turtle

Benson Massey from New Deli

Adrianne Lee from Hong Kong

Krishn Kumar Prasad from Fiji...

The real star of graduation at BYUH...the lady who pronounces the seventeen-syllable names !

Labor Missionaries singing Love at Home at 50 year Labor Missionary Reunion

Sione Polotu. labor missionary who hosted the 50 year celebration

Mahana Polotu (after whom Johnny Lingo star was named). Husband Sione worked with my dad at PCC

Today I danced with a crab at he beach for 15 minutes.

I took 3 steps left... he took 3 steps right... I took 4 steps right, he took 4 steps left..... Clever critter!

Tummies on the sand at Clissold Beach. Hannah, Benjamin, Lauren, James

Hannah and James riding the waves

Among the quilts in the Mission Settlement Home where I volunteer

At the Samoan village with fire knife master, Kap

At the Tongan Village with Sione...amazing drummer

Rescue team for small craft about a mile out. Mission accomplished.

MELE KALIKIMAKA by day BYUH style

I love being back in the classroom teaching art. Great students. Looks like I'm going to stay another year to help with transitions. Going home in July for a few weeks for our family reunion and meeting my two new grand daughters!