Little Joys of Life

There are some things in life and the gospel of Jesus Christ that bring joy every time that we are able to be part of them even in a small way. One of those joys currently in our lives is the privilege of teaching Institute on Saturday morning, we are so blessed to be associated with and learn with this group. They always keep us guessing who is going to show up for class and when. As we arrived at the South Stake Center this morning at 6:30 a.m. one of our favorite class members got there at the same time. She came to help us set up the room. When we started the class today there were only seven that were on time. But by time we finished we had twenty-six that came today. What is even more important was the spirit and willingness to learn that we felt from the class members. We hand out slips with scriptures and quotes in English and the class members are always willing to do their best in reading them, and they always do great. We absolutely love this class and the wonderful participants that come and make a difference.

Elder Oveson had Stake Presidency Meeting to attend this afternoon. He missed last week because we were out of town, and he is trying very hard to fulfill the assignment given him through Elder Funk concerning the Phnom Penh South Stake. The stake is only two years old and they have not had any examples of how stakes and wards are suppose to operate, so it is still all new to them. The key is patience and just keep teaching.

Phanna called and asked if we could meet to talk about travel budgets for next year. Since we were planning on going to a Self-Reliance Devotional at the North Stake building we agreed to meet him there around 4:00 p.m. They got the budget completed and submitted to Chad, but just before the devotional was supposed to start Chad called with questions. Once you get Elder Oveson and Chad on the phone it is hard to get them off, they had a lot to talk about. Elder Oveson came in just as the devotional started. The speaker is a member that is a Chief Operating Officer of a shipping document company, that is a member in the North Stake. The attendance was good and the participants seemed eager to learn.