Dad and Mom Meinzer

In Cambodia the missionaries call their first companion either ?ovpuk, meaning father, or mdaay, for mother.  We stayed with Elder and Sister Meinzer for the first eleven days that we were here in Cambodia, so we have told them that they are our Cambodian parents.  Last night Elder Meinzer called to see how us kids were doing and to see if Sister Oveson could help them with some Word and Excel documents. Sister Oveson was more than willing to help any way she could.

We have always kidded the Meinzers that they know every good restaurant in Cambodia, and since we were getting together anyway we decided to go out to lunch first.  They took us to an old villa that has been converted into a hotel and restaurant, we were the only patrons at the restaurant.  We decided to split a salad and sandwich and it was one of the best salads that we have had here and the sandwich was good also.

While Sister Oveson was helping the Meinzers, Elder Oveson went in to help Sameth.  This is the time of year when there are a lot of new and renewed Perpetual Education Fund loans. Before they go to Hong Kong for the area approval, it has to be reviewed and approved here first.  That helps cut down on the loan applications being sent back for additional information.

For our pictures for today, we chose two very Cambodian photos.  The first a small Cambodian family on a moto, the woman in a dress riding side saddle with a young child standing up.  And the second a street peddler carrying his merchandise on his shoulders.