April 30th we were invited by the US Embassy to go to Sihanoukville to see the US Blue Ridge which is the Command ship of the 7th Fleet, which covers the Asia area. We decided to go and take the Assistants. It was a preparation day and we could also finalize plans for trainings we had coming up. In Kampon Speu we saw this guy riding op top of mats. They didn't seem tied down, so I guess he was the weight needed so they didn't blow off! I hope he got to his destination safely!
Yeah, a first glimpse of mountains in a long time! Many of you think they are rolling hills, but to us, they seemed like mountains.
From the hotel restaurant we got our first glimpse of the Blue Ridge.
It's refreshing to see the ocean!
It was a foggy, rainy kind of day, and this is the clearest I could get a picture of the ship. It looks like one of the plastic ships in a Battleship game!
We had a couple of hours before the launch left to take Scott and I to the ship. So we took the Assistants: Elders Michelson and Ott, to the beach for a bit. We were waiting for the only member we could get ahold of here to meet us. So, we enjoyed walking around gathering shells (well Elder Ott and I gathered shells) and enjoying the fresh, cool breeze from the ocean. It was indeed quite refreshing.
Elder Ott is from California, and so the beach was just like home for him. We each got some interesting souvenir shells.
I am so terrible at names. But the member, who is a former missionary finally came about right when we had to leave. He got off work early and ran home to get his family to meet the mission president. He was just so thrilled to see fellow members. His wife even put on her special Khmer skirt for us. His little girl is so shy, the whole time we chatted she would not look up at all. She just kept eating her apple.
They are such a cute family. The wife isn't LDS, but sure could be. She definitely has a Mormon face. He will be a good asset to the church when it does arrive in Sihanoukville. He goes to the Pochentong branch when he comes in to town.
I asked him if he still had his scriptures. He said yes. I asked if he read them. He said sometimes. I hope it was a gentle reminder to read them daily so the fire of the Gospel will always burn in his heart and when the time comes, he can be a strength for good for the Church.
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