There Is Work Enough To Do . . .

Work is one of the blessings of the gospel.  There is temple work, missionary work, welfare work, humanitarian work, Relief Society work, priesthood work, so many different types of work.  When Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden, they were told that they had to work and work hard.  There was never any mention of stopping when they reached retirement age.  Elder Oveson may be retired, but we feel like we are about an important work and we feel like we are working hard.

This morning we had our weekly Skype call with Sister and Elder Powell in Hong Kong.  It is always good to talk to them to find out what other Self Reliance Missionaries are doing and what the Area Presidency wants us to do.  We realize that the various countries in Southeast Asia are all different, but the work that we are about is the same and we can learn from each other.

Sister Oveson was asked by Touch Sophorn, the Cambodian Seminary and Institute Director, to proctor a Michigan English Proficiency Test for a member that lives here in Phnom Penh. To apply to go to BYU or BYU Hawaii the candidate has to prove that their English is good enough to understand the classes.  This same member took the exam three months ago but did not pass, so he tried again today.

Elder Oveson tried his hand on helping a PEF participant with applying for a disbursement for tuition.  We are still learning and the system had problems today, but each time we try we understand a little better.

This afternoon we got a text from the International Branch inviting us to speak in Sacrament Meeting this Sunday about Self Reliance and PEF.  Elder Oveson is already speaking in the Steung Mean Chey 3rd Ward, but this one would be in English, so we agreed.  We do not want to turn down opportunities to reach out to the members here.

We felt like we were busy again today from the time that we arrived, until it was time to go home.  We love the Lord's work.  We are so blessed to be allowed to serve with some of his choicest children.

Today has been a random day, so tonight is a random Khmer collage.