Elder Funk and Elder Woo Training in Cambodia

Most days our alarm is set for 5:45 a.m., but Saturday it goes of at 5:00. We will not complain as we love teaching this group of Khmer young adults. Today was the beginning of a new Institute course, "Foundations of the Restoration."  We began to wonder if this would be our smallest class when there were only three there as we were ready to start the class. By the time we sang a hymn and prayed, more filed in. We ended up with sixteen in attendance. What a great group with some wonderful discussion.

Institute was just the beginning of our marathon day. As soon as class was over we hurried home to make Skype and FaceTime calls to our family. We didn't have time for shopping this morning as we had to be back to the church for a Leadership Training meeting that started at 10:00 a.m. and lasted until 4:00 p.m.

Leadership training was for all the Stake/District presidencies, Bishops and Branch presidents, Mission President and Senior missionaries, as well as the Stake/District Relief Society, Young Women, and Primary presidents from Phnom Penh and the District Presidencies from the kaits. This four hour training was focused on the Asia Area Vision and Goals, and was presented to us by President Randy Funk, the Asia Area President, and Elder Leonard Woo, the Area Seventy assigned to Cambodia. This was a powerful meeting focused on councils and the importance of Sabbath Day. Even though the meeting lasted most of the day, it was well worth being there.

After the training meeting, Elder Oveson had another meeting. Sister Oveson was able to catch a ride home with Elder and Sister Leavitt. Tomorrow looks like it will be a Marathon Sunday, just a different cluster of meetings to attend instead of our usual. It is a good thing we have learned to be flexible!