Day 5 – May 20, 2012
Today I had the opportunity to go to church! Why am I so
excited? Well there are several reasons why I am excited 1) going to church
abroad is a learning experience 2) it has air conditioning. I know that number
2 is a tad bit shallow, but let us be honest here...98 degrees F and 93%
humidity is not a good combination. No, that is not an exaggeration but actual
fact. Well enough about the weather...let us get to the important part!
Today Tessa, Rachel, and I went to the
international branch that meets at 10 am. It was a very small branch, but I truly enjoyed listening to the talks. Compared to talks in the states, the ones that were given in this branch were a lot more relaxed. The speaker actually used audience participation in order to reemphasize some of the gospel principles. Following sacrament meeting, we left to go meet Beau and Rosemary. The other meetings had been cancelled in order to prepare for Elder Dallin H. Oaks
who was scheduled to speak at the Phnom Penh district conference later that evening. Thousands of people from
Phnom Penh came to hear the general authority. Now to be honest, I do not
remember all of the details about Elder Oak’s talk, but I do remember the
important parts. Posted below are some snippets of his talk
1) Create
a schedule of good habits
2) Thank
the record holders within the church
3) Avoid
temptations
4) Smile
5) When in doubt, dance it out
I may or may not have added the last one...either way it
is sound advice. J
-M
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