Service Center Christmas Party

The Cambodia government must not have enough holidays, so the Church appropriately added Christmas as a vacation day for the employees. And just like in the U.S. many of the Church employees are taking a personal leave day tomorrow to make this a four day holiday.

Since so many are taking tomorrow off, the Service Center had their Christmas Party at the end of the day today.  We are not employees, but we do office there so we were invited. They started off with Christmas Hymns and spiritual messages from Sea Samnang, the Service Center Manager, and Sister Christensen.  Then they played Pictionary, which became very competitive, and they had an ugly sweater contest that Sister VanBrocklin won. They had a local catering company handle the dinner, which was mainly Khmer (Cambodian) but there were plenty of items that we could pick from, and of course rice.

One of the friends that we have made is Kuntheavy, the Seminary and Institute Secretary. She goes for an interview at the U.S. embassy next Monday for a fiancee visa and she is really nervous. Earlier this week she came and asked for a Priesthood Blessing today before she went home, so Elder VanBrocklin and Elder Oveson gave here one.

This evening on our way home we stopped and picked up the cooked turkey at the Mission Home. We got it all cut up and put in the freezer, we figure if it is frozen solid it will travel easier and keep better on Friday as we go to Kampong Cham.