Thanksgiving, Missionaries, and Blessings

Thanksgiving may have been Thursday on the calendar, but we found a full day of celebration giving thanks today. We spent the morning in the office making preparations for Stake Conference tomorrow and Sunday, but more important was the blessing of gathering with missionaries, remembering all those things we are thankful for this year.

We have mentioned our plans for lunch at the Tonle Bassac II Restaurant for a lunch buffet. There were 50 missionaries, including Elder and Sister Meinzer, President and Sister Christensen, and the two of us. When we asked if they had found things that they were thankful for, these amazing young missionaries expressed gratitude for so much, such as "drinkable running water," taking a BATH, friends and family, the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and being able to serve as missionaries in Cambodia.

The buffet was a great way to feed so many young appetites. Elder Meinzer said with as much as our group ate, the restaurant lost money on our group. We didn't keep track of how many times they went through the food lines. One elder asked how long he could stay and eat. He wondered if he could stay and keep eating until 5:00? (It was about 1:00 at the time.)

The message we gave them included "GIVE THANKS" and this scripture:
Luke 6:38 "Give and it shall be given unto you, good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over. ... For with the same measure that ye metw withal it shall be measured to you again."

Today we are feeling blessed! Happy Thanksgiving!!!