August 2014 KC and more

This photo was taken July 29 2014 it is the new bridge over the Mekong River at Neak Leung, completed April 6 2015... fun to see it under construction... beautiful bridge

Below with Elder Pon and Elder & Sister Dilworth in Kampong Cham for the district conference August 3 2014

A wonderful youth/YSA choir in KC performed for the district conference-- led by Elder Ladin Hang, who is always a great conductor.

 

Above, a wonderful baptism service followed the district conference sunday session.  And we also held a CES graduation ceremony-- the Seminary and Institute graduates pictured below.

Above, a trip to Solomon Ukwudili and his wife in Phnom Penh to see their brand new little baby-- number 2 for them.  They moved to Congo shortly after this photo was taken.

Above and below, dinner and FHE at the mission home with a wonderful member family from Toul Tom Pong-- this is the family that whose daughter is married to Bruce Walters from Alpine, I think.

Nuon Sokal and his family from Chamkamorn - August 2014.  He had coincidentally (not) been escaping a rain storm at the SSC when I and the others were there doing interviews for the new South Stake Presidency in May. He joined in a lot of conversation.  He and his family have been less active for a while.  The daughter and her British husband (she is an RM) joined.  We invited them all for a dinner and FHE at the mission home and also showed them the 20 year video, which included, coincidentally (not) a photo of their baptism many years earlier.  They were surprised and delighted when watching the video to see the picture of themselves come up.  We had a good talk and took a photo in front of the earlier photo.  The daughter and her non-member husband came to church for a few times after that.  Brother Sokal came to bring me a Happy Khmer New Year greeting and some fruit in April 2015.

Baptism of a wonderful family (2 families heading to become one family) in Ta Khmao 2 branch.  Both investigated gospel, and were attracted to each other-- both single parents.  Both, and their respective daughters, above, were baptized the same day August 24, 2014.  The couple was married in January 2015, if I am remembering right.  Elder Anthony and Elder Seaver helped teach and baptize them.