Speaking in Church and Another Baptism

Two weeks ago Bishop Kong in the Chaktomuk Ward caught Elder Oveson and asked him if he would speak in Sacrament Meeting today.  He tried his best to get out of it by using the "I don't speak Cambodian" excuse, but that did not work, he said the missionaries could translate.  At District Meeting last Friday he asked the Assistants if they would translate and they told him that they would.  Forward to today, as Sacrament Meeting started the Assistants were not there, and when the Sacrament was over they still were not there.  Elder Oveson grabbed Elder Cook, the District Leader, and asked if he would translate for him, he said that he just got a text and they would be right there, just then they walked in the chapel door.  He did bear his testimony in Cambodian at the end of his talk.

As we arrived at the Stueng Mean Chey 3rd Ward Elder Jarvis let Elder Oveson know that the bishop wanted him to speak in their ward today.  That was a total shock, so he started to quickly pray and figure out what he was suppose to talk about. He knew the talk he gave earlier was not the right one for that ward.  Now for the rest of the story, when they announced the speakers Elder Oveson was not one of the announced speakers. He was greatly relieved.

Today after the Chaktomuk Ward there was a baptism for a sister and her daughter that we have known for about three months.  She was one of the Sisters that wanted a picture with Sister Oveson one Sunday which we posted to the blog.  She is engaged to a member that lives in Eagle Mountain Utah, he was here in Cambodia to visit her about six weeks ago.

We were blessed to be with Sister Jepsen's parents most of the day.  They came to our apartment for lunch while Sister Jepsen went ahead to Steung Mean Chey 1st Ward.  And they came home to eat dinner with us after the Stueng Mean Chey 3rd Ward, while Sister Jepsen went to visit a member at the hospital.  Now we know why we like Sister Jepsen so much, she has great parents.