Another Day, Another Tuk Tuk

March 6, 2015

Another day, another Tuk Tuk ride to the office, and almost a week spent in Phnom Penh. This is the view from the Tuk Tuk as we made our way through Phnom Penh traffic. The streets are packed with autos, then fill the space between with Tuk Tuks. The inch that is left is filled with hundreds of motos. To cross an intersection you have to get your nose out there and be bold. Just don't make eye contact! Top speed is about 20 mph if that. Welcome to Cambodia!

After spending the morning working in the Self Reliance PEF (SR/PEF) office, we went to pick up keys for our new apartment. We finally have our home, but we still need some supplies before we move in. 

We will be just a few blocks from the Phnom Penh South Stake Center where the (SR/PEF) office is located.  Our 2 bedroom furnished apartment is on the 6th floor with a balcony that looks toward the church. There may be furniture and dishes, but there are lots of things we still need to acquire.  There were enough other things happening that moving in will have to wait until tomorrow. 

One of the highlights of the day was a Young Adult fireside with Elder Garrett Gong of the Seventy, Area President of the Asia. Elder Gong taught of the importance of laughing together. He referred to D&C 90:24 in relation to marriage. "Search diligently, pray always, and be believing ....." and that if they follow this counsel in your marriage there is a promise, "and all things shall work together for your good, if ye walk uprightly and remember the covenant wherewith ye have covenanted one with another."  Keeping the covenants are key. If we do these things, marriage will work best.