Do you have my name?

On February 27th and 28th, we had the privilege of being reunited with some of our favorite people in the world - Denny and Tina Niumatalolo. These musical Maori friends of ours started a choir in California called Latter-day Ambassadors. Those rehearsals and firesides were the highlights of our Sundays. Tina writes all the music herself, just words on papers and she plays the songs by memory. None of her music is notated. So we learn to sing all the parts by ear in rehearsal. And she can play the songs on the piano in any key. She doesn't realize she's playing it in the wrong key sometimes and just quickly transposes it. She's amazing.

Denny is a spiritual giant and conducts the choir. His testimony is the sweetest thing you've ever experienced. The way he loves each individual just pierces your soul and overwhelms you. And of course, they have great senses of humors, contagious laughs, and always throw an amazing potluck.


Unfortunately, they moved to Utah and the choir in CA disbanded. They formed a new choir in UT and are blessing the lives of those singers and everyone they preform for. Well, Last weekend, they came down to Gilbert AZ, to two chapels 15 min from our house, and preformed a special fireside called "Do you have my name?" on family history and temple work. We were invited to join them, and some of our CA friends from the choir made the trip out.

We were so grateful to the Wyzlics and the Somes for watching Jason both nights while we preformed. Dustin had a speaking part he had to memorize of a young confederate soldier. Hearing him speak in a southern drawl was quite entertaining. Overall, the whole presentation was moving, and it was such a treat to get to be a part of Ambassadors again.



We even got to go to an "after party" of sorts Saturday night. We picked Jay up from the sitter and brought him with us where he slept on the floor soundly, despite dozens of loud adults and a "jam session" going on 2 feet away.



Jason eventually woke up and had fun with the dog of the homeowners where the party was at. He loved to give the dog kisses.


During the "jam session" Dustin got to sing a solo in one of our favorite songs "What would you do." We got it on video. The lighting isn't ideal, but it will give you a feel for the type of music, as well as the nature of the group we were with.


Oh how we miss the Ambassadors already! We can't wait until the next reunion we can attend.