We're having great experiences. A few have been sweet tender mercies. Hol, a sister who couldn't read had been coming to the Addiction Recovery class for about 3 weeks. She and her husband wanted to be baptized. Her husband would always read the scriptures for her. Then Elder Spencer called on her to read a scripture from the Book of Mormon. There she was reading haultingly, but reading!!! The elders attending the class with us looked at me with wide eyes. My jaw dropped open and we looked at each other in amazement. She said that she had prayed to Heavenly Father to help me and He did!
When I told another senior couple about this experience they said that they had seen it happen before. The power of the faith of the investigator, the power of the Book of Mormon, and the tender mercies of the Lord blessed this sweet sister to read. She has since joined the church with her children and she and her husband continue to attend our class. He is working on his recovery so that he too can join.
Another sweet experience has been our class in Sen Sok. We have had up to 43 people attending our addiction recovery class there. A sweet woman , Pea Up, first came nursing her new born baby. She has worked hard to overcome her gambling and drinking problem. Yesterday she stood and told the class that she had stopped drinking and now saves her money instead of gambling it away. She now takes care of her family instead of drinking. Light is in her eyes. The atonement of Jesus Christ has become effective in her life and she is being blessed.
We did three parties in 11 days this month. On July 1 we had a reception for the newly released President Son Try. We had cookies and punch and I asked Sister Paul La to make some Khmer food. We had about 120, half were hungry children. They ate, and ate, and ate. We had not one crumb left.
On the 4th of July we had a little party for the Elders in the North Zone. We bought KFC, I made baked beans, cupcakes, watermelon, and a green salad. Sister Liggett did a quiz on the Star Spangled Banner, and Elder Spencer did a mini program. Last Monday we had another party for the newly released branch president from 12th Branch to thank him for a job well done. We had a branch Family Home Evening. I made cookies and again asked a sister to make her delicious curry. It was very successful. The people loved the Banana Punch and we wrote thank you notes for the old branch president. Elder Spencer gave a FHE lesson on gratitude. I tried to do these two receptions to thank the branch presidents for their service like its done in Pasadena Stake. They were tender mercy experiences.
