Another Visit to the U. S. Embassy

Last September Cambodia got a new U. S. Ambassador, William (Bill) Heidt. His wife is a U. S. Citizen that was born in Cambodia, and he was stationed in Cambodia earlier on in his diplomatic career. He has had several meet and greets with U. S. Citizens in various cities of Cambodia and there was one here in Phnom Penh today. We had met the previous Ambassador and there are several members of the Church that work at the embassy.

It was interesting to see the members of the Church on both sides of the table, both the embassy staff and the U. S. citizens invited to the event. Rebecca Dockery is a member in the International Branch and the Security Specialist at the embassy, was one of the four to address the group and answer questions. There were three missionary couples, the Meinzers, Van Brocklyns and us. As we were waiting for the meeting a Buddhist Monk and greeted us as the Mormon Missionaries. He knew a lot about the Church and told us that he had ancestors that were members of the Church.

It was very nice to see an American flag again and feel the safety and protection of our home country. We were told that Cambodia is very low in the threat of terrorist attacks, but very high for theft and petty crimes. They also told us we are safer inside of a car and at home in the evening, we practice both points.

Saturday is shaping up to be such a busy day that we went and got groceries this evening on our way home from our office.