The power of ...

There are two stakes, along with two Districts, here in Phnom Penh.  The one stake we have a very good Self Reliance Group going, but we have struggled to get things going in the other stake.  This evening we had a great training meeting with the Self Reliance Committee for that stake.  We are hoping that they get a group started by the end of June, but it is still up to the stake not us.  We know that a Self Reliance Group will be a blessing to their members.

The Power of... has been been a subject we have been observing for over three months while we have been in Cambodia. We have joked that we have seen three powers regularly used in traffic here.

First: the power of the Hand. This power is displayed by moto drivers, pedestrians, and parking guards. It seems when the hand is held out all traffic including cars and large trucks are suppose to stop.

Second: the power of the Horn. This is just what you might expect. When those wrong way drivers are coming at you in your lane, the horn is to announce you are in their way.

Third: the power of the Whistle. If the hand and the horn are not enough, the whistle is put into action.  Again if a parking attendant blows his whistle, that is suppose to stop all traffic, but doesn't necessarily work every time.

In recent days we have come to recognize another power: The Power of the Word! We think of a President Packer quote, as well as scriptures that teach of this power. We have watched this change that comes from studying the doctrine. We were privileged recently to sit in on discussions with Victoria and Weston. They tenderly talked of reading the scriptures together every day. As they looked at each other they both saw each other as looking more beautiful.  What a wonderful change we attribute to the Power of the Words of the Gospel.