What We Love The Most, Are The People That We Meet

Before we left on our mission, we met several couples and younger returned missionaries that we asked the same question, what did they the love the most about their mission?  The answer was always the same, the people they met.  After one short month we can truly say the same.  But we didn't understand what that meant completely.  We did not understand how big that circle of people and friends truly was and how fast that circle grows.

The other couples serving here in Cambodia are a very important part of that group.  Add in the faithful young Elders and Sisters that are out in the heat sweating every day to teach the gospel of Jesus Christ to the honest in heart.  Then there are the Church employees that we get to rub shoulders with on a very regular basis.  Add in the leaders that work so many hours to care for their own families and then serve without any complaints.  We have even made friends in other Asian Countries as we have been trained, Skyped and worked on presentations.  The members are a happy and faithful group, that have been willing to sacrifice, because they believe.  Now we are starting to meet and love the Young Adults of Cambodia, as we get to know them in the PEF office and Institute.  What a total joy.

Every morning as we kneel down to pray, we ask for the Lord to help give us work that we can do and that will be helpful and he does.  And every day so far our prayers have been answered.  We also already know projects in the future, like calling the PEF loan participants that speak English.

In Cambodia most apartments do not have ovens, including ours.  One day while we were at the Mission Office we say a countertop oven just sitting in a box.  We asked if it was available and they said that they would find out.  Next time that we were there they told us to take it.  Tonight Sister Oveson decided to give it a try with on Pao de queijo.  For a first try, they came out really good.  We do need to find some different baking dishes to make it work better in the future.