Two Afternoons with Sisters

April 11th I had the opportunity after specialized trainings to work with sisters again. First I went with the 4th Branch Sisters: Sisters Sok and Saum. But I didn't get pictures. I got lunch and then went out with the 11th branch sisters: Sisters Wu and Pen, which is where these pictures are from. Believe it or not, we are still in the city limits of Phnom Penh. I don't know the name of the neighborhood or District. The middle set of sisters are being taught the Gospel and the Mom is close to baptism. She accepted the Law of Tithing on this visit. The sister that has the little store is a new member and they were being retaught about the importance of Church attendance it seems like. I really enjoyed going with our sisters. They are all great teachers and love their investigators so much. The table the middle sisters are sitting on is the common way that many people are taught. They put a mat out sometimes and you sit on the mat on the floor. Sometimes Scott and I will bring stools. I sat on the mat and floor in these houses. The older woman is a Pol Pot survivor and she lived in this little house and survived the disaster. She remains here still where she had been safe before.

April 12th after specialized trainings I got to work with these Vietnamese speaking sisters. Sisters Sparks and Holloway. Sister Holloway is the trainer and has been out about 4 months and Sister Sparks had been out just over 2 weeks. They both did really well. jThey love their investigators and although they have to teach slowly because they are just learning Vietnamese, the people loved them for their great efforts and understood all that they taught. This member sister helped them to the home where we went. The apartment is in the above housing neighborhood. Despite how the apartments looked on the outside, I was surprised how clean and big the room was in the building we were in. We went up I think 7 flights. I did well because every day I go up and down 4 flights of stairs a bunch of times a day. One of these days I will have to count how many times a day I go up and down the stairs! Good exercise!
It made a great week for me to go with the sisters. I had a lot of opportunities to also teach in Cambodian and in the Vietnamese home, the sisters translated. It was wonderful to feel the spirit of these investigators and see how the Gospel of Jesus Christ has made such a difference in their lives.