Blessed Are The Meek

One of the important doctrine of the Church is that we are preparing for the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and that we live in the last days. The prophecies of the last days speak a lot about the wickedness that will exist right before the Savior comes again. As we look around us we it is so easy to see how corrupt the world is getting, day by day.

As we got to the office today our co-workers asked if we had received a warning from the U.S. Embassy. We told them no, and asked why they were asking. Last night there was a bomb that went off by one of the local markets. No one was killed but apparently there were four injured by the explosion.

The people here in Cambodia are a very meek and humble people who do not seem overly aggressive to us at all. Even though we have complained about the traffic, most really do not drive aggressively, but are opportunistic. If you give them a half an inch they will stick a big SUV right in it. And as Sister Oveson often says they treat us like a stationary moving object.

This morning as we took our walk one of the male Young Adults that we have interacted with in the past caught up with us. We had a nice chat with him all the way around the monument park area. He is from one of the Vietnamese Branches so we do not know him well, but he has come to our Institute class in the past.

As we work with the Perpetual Education Fund one of our great joys is when a participant comes in and pays off their loan. Last week we finally got all of the incentives approved on one of the loans and today our friend Kong Phean paid off his loan. We are proud of his humble and meek attitude to keep his commitments.

One of the recent converts, Chin Lisa, that lives in Chaktomuk Ward came by our office to see Sameth about what she needs to do for a PEF loan. She is a wonderful Young Adult woman and faithfully attends Church. Our lives are blessed by knowing so many meek and wonderful people in this little country of Cambodia.