Feeling Blessed

This morning as we gathered with our Institute class we once more had 20 students. Dawath, one of three siblings we have gotten to know since we first started teaching, has not been able to attend recently because of a conflict with his schedule. He was there today and told Elder Oveson he really didn't have time in his schedule, but has so missed coming and learning from our class. As the hour progressed we could see the spirit working on him and witnessed a change in him. We are grateful for Dawath and all the others who we feel blessed to call our friends. We hope to continue to see Dawath, and pray that we can make a difference, even if with only one person.

Last Sunday as Sister Oveson was in Relief Society a Khmer Sister presented her with a gift for good luck. We have seen this beautiful sister several times, but really have not gotten to know her. She is either a recent convert or an investigator. The gift she gave was a lovely piece of teal colored fabric. After considering options, with having recently received a sewing machine, Sister Oveson decided to create a new skirt. Elder Oveson had meetings all afternoon, so this was a perfect project for today. Using one of her skirts made a few months ago by a local seamstress, here is the finished article product. And, yes, this made her feel lucky! Lucky and blessed to be surrounded by such wonderful gracious people.

We learned a new trick to be able to keep in contact with each other. We only have one cell phone here, although we also have our iPhone and iPad that we use with wifi to Skype or FaceTime. We realized we can use one to call the other using FaceTime. We simply use our one account and call ourselves. It works!