Saturday Is A Special Day

It seems like each day of the week has its own separate and unique character. We have our days that are filled with meetings, others where we have the privilege to video conference call with other Self-Reliance Service employees, missionaries and volunteers, the ones that never go the way that you planned and those with no plans that just blossom into major days. Our Saturdays are pretty structured and we are busy from rolling out of bed at 5:00 a.m. until climbing wearily back into bed at 10:00 p.m.

We have consistently blogged about our wonderful Institute Class that we just love, but we never know what to expect. Last week the young adult men were the first ones there and the young adult women were the late comers. Today was just the opposite, the women were there and the men were the late ones. We do have a unique class in that we usually have about equal numbers of male and female participants. There are some Institute classes here that have no men at all. We are so blessed to be able to teach them.

Another "normal" Saturday task is a quick trip to the grocery store for our weekly shopping. Most Saturdays we are one of the few cars parked out front, but today for some reason it was very busy.

We love to Skype and FaceTime with our family back home. There are those who are the photo bombers and others that hardly show their faces on the screen. It is especially hard when our little grandchildren tell us that they miss us and want us to come home. We know that we will be back and they will survive until then.

Saturday afternoon is Stake Meetings for Elder Oveson and Sister Oveson's quiet time at the apartment.

Tonight's picture of the day is the Phnom Penh South Stake Presidency. From left to right are In TithTara the Stake Clerk, Touch Sophornn, First Counselor, Uk Sophal, Stake President, and Ul Phorrn, Second Counselor. These are all wonderful servants of the Lord.