Love Multiples When You Share It

Today turned into a very abnormal day for us.  Brother Sophorn came in this morning and asked what we were doing today.  His eight year old daughter was with him at work and he had to go to a meeting at the Service Center and he wanted to know if Chandy could stay with us.  We explained that we had District Meeting at 10:00 but she could go to it with us.  Sister Oveson made her some coloring pages and she was perfect during the whole meeting.

As we were in District Meeting we got a text from the Jepsens asking if we could help take a dear little sister to the hospital.  Dr. Jepsen had looked at her with a doctor in Phnom Penh yesterday and they felt that she needed additional testing.  Sister Jepsen had met this sweet little sister in Battambang and knew how sick she was and asked her parents if they could help her. The newest hospital in Phnom Penh is called the Royal Rattanak Phnom Penh Hospital and is owned by a Thailand hospital company.  That is not only the newest hospital but is considered the best for most procedures.

As we got to the hospital we had to go up an escalator and it was very interesting to watch this sister and her husband.  It was the very first time that they had been on moving stairs and they were not sure about them at all.  Sisters Spangler and Uresk were there to act as a aid to the sister and later as a translator as we gave this sister a priesthood blessing.  The husband held the Melchizedek Priesthood but had never given a blessing before, so he wanted to do the anointing.  Sister Uresk had a little instruction sheet in Cambodian to help him know what to say, he did great.  Then Elder Oveson sealed the anointing and pronounced the blessing.  We could tell that the Lord really loves this member and it was a wonderful blessing from her Heavenly father.  

Love is when someone else's safety and satisfaction is equal or more important than your own.  We felt loved as we showed love today.