Days Are Full and Weeks Fly By

Time seems to be ticking faster each week. Our schedule is consistently filled each week, we really don't have to go looking for what we will do each day. We are enjoying being busy and productive in our service in Cambodia.

This morning as we took our walk we happened to cross the street from the monument to the park just as Sisters Larsen and Sheffield, the sister training leaders, arrived for their walk. We had a great visit as we made our way around the park, then said goodbye as we headed back toward home. As part of their assignment they will be traveling throughout the country with President and Sister Christensen in a few days to assist in training at Zone Conferences. They are both just a few weeks away from completing their missions, and this trip will be a great way for them to wrap up their service to Cambodia.

Internet connections in the mornings seem to be better at our apartment so this morning we stayed home to make a Skype call to a new Self-Reliance couple who are serving in Taiwan. Elder Larry and Sister Rebecca Chen are in Taichung Taiwan helping get the Self-Reliance Services and Perpetual Education Fund to move forward. This is their 4th mission together. About 30 years ago Elder Chen was the mission president in Taiwan. Since then they have served in a temple presidency and an Inner City Mission in Salt Lake. Their home is in Murray, Utah, in the stake area of our daughter, Becky, but they attended a Chinese Ward in Salt Lake. They are a great addition to the Asia Area Self-Reliance team! There is another Elder and Sister Chen who began their service in Taiwan just about the same time, however they don't speak English, so we will just have to hear reports about them from others.

Our day was busy with Skype calls, reports, lesson plans, and visits from from friends who happened to come to the service center. We decided our Friday night date was dinner at Brooklyn Pizza. The drive gave us a chance to get a few traffic pictures, which is one thing we miss (or don't miss in some cases) with the shorter commute now. The recycle cart contained about six small children. The food cart was moving faster than traffic, but she took a break to flip the food. We thought of Brenda as this row of monks walked past as we parked at the office this morning. And the light store (one of many in Phnom Penh) is for Israel.