Are things becoming common place here? Nope!

Today was one of those Marathon Sundays. Besides attending our regular wards, we had been invited to speak in the International Branch. We were given the assigned topic of Self Reliance. That worked out great. We used materials from the "My Foundation" Self Reliance pamphlet to give information on the 12 Principles of Self Reliance. This is information we will keep on hand for future reference. We are confident this will not be the only time we give this talk.

Elder Oveson had one more talk to give as we attended the Steung Mean Chey 3rd Ward. We planned ahead and took a copy of the talk to one of the young missionaries yesterday so he would be better prepared to translate. This talk was on "You are a Child of God." The attendance was up today. There were 81 in attendance today compared to 33 a month ago. It was exciting to see so many members who have not been to church for a while. We could feel the message Elder Oveson gave was the right one for the ward as the reverence increased as he spoke, even though he was the last speaker. This was another talk to keep for future use.

With our drive to and from Steung Mean Chey we are most likely to see some interesting photo ops. Today was no exception. Elder Oveson had just asked if what we see here
was becoming common place to us. Almost on cue we approached a cart being pulled by a moto, or more specifically, pulled by the moto passenger. Nope! Things are not common or normal in Cambodia, at least not compared to what we would see back home.