Way to gooooo…Utes! Score: UTAH 48, BYU 24! Whaaaahoo!
The game plan for football is for a team of eleven players to move a ball down the field, to get the ball across the end zone, and thusly, score a touchdown which; I might add, Utah did most effectively in the big win over BYU on November 22, allowing Utah to have an undefeated football season, and the chance to go to a BCS bowl.
Our game plan for this week was to move the office from downtown Nuku’alofa, across the island to Liahona, and thusly, score a new residency. The office-complex team (Elder and Sister Thompson, Elder Kairi, Elder Iketau, Elder Karratti, Elder Lyon, and Elder Haltli)
were on their own 20 yard line and ready to start their first drive down the field when the Office Elders were intercepted and had to rush to the airport to pick up a missionary who was being transferred to ‘Eua. So we had to bring in the secondary (back-up) team which was hired by the Church.
This team consisted of 3 men, 4 women, and 1 baby.
The father was the chief supervisor and did very little.
They brought with them their own moving vehicles—2 vans, a flatbed truck, and 1 rattle. On the offense this team was great. But on the defensive side, they kept breaking down. Every time the engine on the one van was turned off, it had to be started by compression. So the Tongan secondary team would hook up a tow rope from their first van to their second van, drag the van far enough to start the engine, and then they were on the move again. Needless to say, there were many fumbles and time-outs during the first half. But the team did score a touchdown by getting all the items moved from the living quarters of the missionaries to Liahona. We had only one casualty. Our quarterback (Elder Thompson) was side-lined with a pulled groin muscle.
During halftime we had quite the entertainment. The Tongan women move-team took turns picking lice out of each other’s hair.
The second half was very slow and uneventful. There were no long rushes, interceptions, or “Hail Marys.” However, we did score a huge touchdown—we DID GET everything moved over to our new accommodations!
For the after-game party, we still need to unpack and find a place for everything.
OH, BUT IT’S FUN TO WIN! (Go Utes!) (Yeah Mission Moving Team!)
‘Ofa ‘atu, Elder and Sister Thompson
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