Steung Mean Chey Baptism

This morning before we went to the Chaktomuk Ward we watched the first half hour of the Woman's Conference live on the Internet.  As we keep saying, we live in an amazing time where we can see and hear things from the other side of the world almost instantly.

We were able to go to all three hours of the ward meeting blocks in both of our assigned wards today.  Elders Cook and Rom, in the Chaktomuk Ward, told us that they have a baptism next Sunday.  Elder Jarvis and Denkers topped them by telling us that they had four baptisms today after church, a seventeen year old, a fifteen year old, a eleven year old and a nine year old.

The baptism in Steung Mean Chey was a part member family, where both of the parents were members, but their children were not baptized.  That is very unusual for Cambodia, there are more part member families where the mother and children are members and the father is a nonmember.  The parents had been inactive so their children were never baptized.  Originally the father did not want to do the baptisms because he felt like he is to stern of a dad, but they finally convinced him today to do perform the baptisms.  On the first baptism it took him about five times to get the prayer correct, but by time he got to the last one it only took once.  What a super experience to be there and watch this family become a complete member family.