tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81987843608169410142024-03-19T13:09:29.724-07:00Opening the Gate.....SarahSloanLeavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961270586717002665noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198784360816941014.post-21063232305565537142017-12-18T13:35:00.002-08:002017-12-18T13:35:28.673-08:00Just One More! 18 December 2017<br />
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We have been home from Cambodia since March 2017. It seems like a life-time ago. I have been trying to find a website that would print my blog into a book. I still like to have the physical book in my hands! I wanted to share this experience with my children and grandchildren. I wanted them to each have a copy for their homes. It just physically testifies that we went and we were there. A tangible witness and example of serving a mission. As I looked through my blog I realized that there were some very important experiences that I did not write about but wanted to include in the book such as Angkor Wat pictures, the Orphanage, the School/Backpack project, and the everyday streets of Phnom Penh. This entry will try to include those overlooked and well deserved submissions.<br />
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<u><b>ANGKOR WAT </b></u><br />
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Angkor Wat is a temple complex in the city of Siem Reap and the largest religious monument in the world<sup>. </sup> It covers approximately 403 acres. It was originally constructed as a Hindu temple for the Khmer Empire and gradually transforming into a Buddhist temple towards the end of the 12th century. It is truly amazing. Pictures don't do it justice but it is all I got! <br />
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It was incredible to think that I stood in a place that was built in the early 1100's! Cambodia's kings and queens roamed the same fields and temples that I now walked.<br />
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Angkor Wat is a remarkable place.<br />
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<u><b>THE CHILDREN</b></u><br />
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One of the many orphanages of Phnom Penh was visited often because it was owned and operated by one of the Church members. The children are the sweetest you will meet. The children are not necessarily brought to the orphanage because they have no parents. The children are there mostly because of poverty and parents having no means to take care of them. Botevy is the matron of the orphanage. She is an example of living a Christ-like life. <br />
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The children would rush to greet us as soon as we arrived and expressing their genuine love for you. It melted my crusty heart! They sang and danced for us and provided a snack. <br />
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<u><b>The School Backpack project</b></u><br />
With the help of the LDSC (LDS Charities) Missionaries, Elder and Sister Meinzer, we filled 110 backpacks to take to a little one room school in the hills 4 hours north of Phnom Penh. It was a heart wrenching experience. <br />
There are 2 classes held per day (55 students in each class), AM and PM, from grades 1-6. The teacher was requesting a whiteboard for the classroom. We threw in the filled backpacks on our own. We filled them with booklets, pencils, colored pencils, erasers, rulers, paper and some candies. These people and their children have few, if any, possessions at all, so to now own their own backpacks was more than they could dream of. The missionaries helped fill the backpacks.<br />
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This is the school room where education in a far away land, 4 hours into the provinces becomes the most important gift these children will ever receive. <br />
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It was a very beautiful day, one I could never forget.<br />
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<u><b>The Streets of Phnom Penh </b></u><br />
The streets of Phnom Penh are unlike any other. This was my favorite street. It was a clean beautiful street. Hard to find one of these in Phnom Penh.<br />
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House 2B, Street 222.... the Mission Office address.... street below is Street 222<br /><br />
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Its not uncommon for the people to park on the sidewalk.<br />
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This is our last week in Cambodia. We have been busily getting the apartment ready for Elder and Sister Scott. Of course, you could dust mop here 3 times a day and get a mop full of dirt every time. Being domestic is not my favorite thing to do..... I am the least domestic person on the earth. On the other hand, Brian is a great little cleaner! He has been very handy to have around! As the children were growing up I would assign them a job to do. Trying to evaluate how thorough and at what standard the job at hand had to be completed, they would ask, "is this a "dad" job or a "mom" job?" If I said it had to be a "dad" job I would hear moans and groans but if it was announced as a "mom" job they would frantically scurry around to just get the job done knowing that they would have lots of time to do whatever they wanted. I have often told the missionaries.... "I hate cleaning. But I know that the Spirit will not dwell in filthiness. I know what the Spirit feels like in a clean environment." So here we are collecting, culling, and cleaning. <br />
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It is not just at home either. I have been putting together instruction sheets to help Sister Scott with all the multitude of jobs that she will have to do. I am trying to clean up my projects and jobs on the computer. On top of that I have inherited the Temple Patron Trips for the Districts. Last year I think the Mission, using the Temple Patron Assistance Fund, did one trip with 25 saints, although, there was also a Viet group that went but they orchestrated that on their own.<br />
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We just completed one trip in January (Manila Temple) and I now have 3 more Hong Kong Temple trips being planned. I discovered some appealing attributes that the Hong Kong Temple provides. The Hong Kong Patron House has a full functioning kitchen where the Saints can cook for themselves. The temple trips are very involved and have an order in how things are done. Poor Sister Scott will have to finish these things up for me.<br />
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By June we will have sent 67 Saints to the Temple. My goal was to have 60 Cambodians endowed per year until the Thailand Temple is completed. The Thailand Temple was announced in April 2015 but this temple has not even been started yet. We don't even have an architect's drawing of it. They are presumably 5 years away from any kind of completion (that's my guess). Within that 5 years, Cambodia is not standing still. Cambodia will have 400 or more endowed members ready and waiting for the doors of the new Thailand Temple to open. This year we have already exceeded our goal. I can see that I was short sighted when it came to the Saints of Cambodia and the temple. The Saints are ready to go to the temple. On top of all of that, when these saints go they take a hand full of names of their ancestors to temple. This is not unfamiliar to them..... the Buhdist have been taking, remembering, and worshiping their ancestors for centuries to their temples. So all these Saints are doing their own kind of collecting, culling, and cleaning. <br />
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We are doing several of our "last time" things. We have now gone to Church in Cambodia for the last time. It was a sweet experience. It was a Central District Conference. The District itself was dissolved and now the 3 Viet Branches are now 2 branches. New boundaries were drawn and new Branch Presidencies were called. It might seem that this is a step backward. But on the contrary, this is going to be a great thing for the Vietnamese Saints. There is strength in numbers. Eventually they will be part of the East District. With the Vietnamese numbers added to the East District it will become much closer to becoming a Stake. We now have the Russey Keo Branch (Vietnamese) and the Kbal Thanl Branch (Vietnamese).<br />
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We had many good-byes today. This is Sister Hanh. I could not possibly look into her sweet, sweet eyes and let her cry alone! She is a Vietnamese Family History angel. We also had to say good-bye to this little family. I love them and will miss them so much. These children speak the best English of all. They also speak Khmer and Mandrin! Very educated children. They are the hope of the Church in Cambodia. James was looking real spiffy in his new suit. <br />
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We will have many more good-byes on Monday at the Mission Office with the missionaries. Last week I had one of the Elders ask, "Sister Leavitt, do think it will be Okay if I get a hug on Monday before you go?". I get "drippy" every time I think about that little request. <br />
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I have gotten rid of shoes, clothes, toiletries, food, books, bags, and any thing else not useful in my life. I have been able to cull out the things I used to think were important but now it doesn't even seem to be worthy of suitcase space! The things I have collected instead are a tiny bit more tolerance in my life, maybe a sprinkling of patience, an unmeasurable amount of faith, and an eternity of new friends. I see the Church, as a whole, a little differently. When the brethren talk about the Worldwide Church I see a better picture of that, not just my little Alberta corner! But I gotta say, I LOVE my little Alberta corner! So what I come home with is..... <br />
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I feel privileged to have been able to raise our children in the heart of Alberta where the gospel of Jesus Christ was always present. Maybe not in huge groups all the time, but it was always present. A place where true doctrines where taught and lived. A place where they had good friends, outstanding leaders, and family close by to direct them toward the ways of the Savior.<br />
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I am grateful for many callings that have built faith and understanding of the gospel. I am grateful for those early Primary leaders that had patience with me in my early teaching days. (I really wasn't a very good teacher because I didn't know what I was doing and certainly didn't understand what I was teaching. I am grateful for Brian who was so patient with my lack of gospel knowledge. He had to explain many simple things to me over and over..... as well as Norma and Ray and probably Tami too were good resources of gospel information for me!) I am grateful to have been surrounded by LDS books that have educated me in doctrine. I am grateful to be have been taught to read at a young age. I am grateful that the scriptures have been my textbooks and my focus of learning. <br />
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So thank you Cambodia for helping me collect, cull, and clean.... which helped me remember many of the things that I am most grateful for! I really was privileged to have been fed by a "silver" gospel spoon.SarahSloanLeavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961270586717002665noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198784360816941014.post-46217821517745638942017-02-26T04:34:00.001-08:002017-02-26T04:34:19.647-08:00Sand Barges and Suitcases26 Feb 2017<br />
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This week I captured a rare photo of two sand barges passing on the Tonle Sap River. Believe it or not, they are identical ships. One is full of sand and travels in the depth of the river. The other is empty and skims across the surface of the river. <br />
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It was fascinating to see them side by side. Just to look at the ships you would think that the larger of the vessels would be the mightier and most valuable, but on the contrary, it is the smaller one that has all the value and strength. The one that is full. <br />
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Seeing these two ships, one coming and one going, has made me reflect on my beginnings here 21 months ago. (We leave Cambodia in 26 days.) I came with a large amount of knowledge of the gospel of Jesus Christ. I know how it works and why. I came with a fervent testimony of Jesus Christ. I came fortified with years of scripture study. <br />
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I also came with two huge suitcases and a carry-on loaded with things I knew I would need for the next several months. (I can't even remember what was in there!) <br />
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Interestingly, all those things that I thought I needed ..... I am hardly bringing any of those things back! My suitcases that originally housed things I thought I needed will now bring back gifts full of memories. My vessel that I thought was strong and mighty I have come to realize only sat on the surface of the gospel. Cambodia has given me depth. <br />
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I have re-read and reflected on Jacob 5 and the Allegory of the Olive Tree. <br />
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I always understood my privilege of having been planted on a "good spot" of ground and have felt a responsibility in having had that privilege. I now have a greater understanding of His "nethermost part of the vineyard". I have seen the "poorest spot of the ground". <br />
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I have also seen the spot that was "poorer than the first"!<br />
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What I know now is that even though this may be the "nethermost part of the vineyard" it is STILL the Lord's vineyard. Growth can take place here. Growth has taken place here. Growth will continue to take place here. Slowly but surely, just as the small-looking vessel, they will trudge up stream. Cambodia will be filled with the gospel. The Saints are beginning to grasp the importance of the temple and more and more temple trips are being organized. They are not waiting for the Bangkok Temple to be built they are going now! Even though it is a great hardship for them. They will contribute one hundred, maybe two hundred dollars (for some this is years of saving) and some even more, toward their temple trip. The Church's Temple Patron Assistance Fund makes up the difference. I believe there will be 60 or more Cambodian Saints that will receive their endowments this year. What a tremendous blessing that will be for Cambodia. <br />
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I can't wait to see my family again but more importantly I want to develop stronger relationships. I have 21 grandchildren.... one I have never met. I have things to learn about them. I yearn for not only a weekly temple attendance schedule again but I want to draw nearer to the Savior with that attendance. I have Family History that is screaming for attention. I can now do these things differently with a depth that I never had before. <br />
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Even though my suitcases may come home lighter they will be filled to
the brim. I can't say that I will be "filled" as if to say I am
complete. There are still many more things for me to learn. I am
grateful for sand barges and suitcases that have taught me about what is
important in this life. <br />
Thank you Cambodia. I
came to this poor spot of the ground equipped to be the "teacher" but I
have clearly been the "student" as I watch the Saints strive every day
to make this a good spot of ground in the Lord's vineyard. SarahSloanLeavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961270586717002665noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198784360816941014.post-8383267510438658422017-01-31T06:02:00.001-08:002017-05-09T06:57:33.694-07:00What About the Eye-bone?31 January 2017<br />
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There was a childhood anatomy song that taught how the body was all "connected".... shin bones connected to knees and knee bones connected to thighs, etc. and we sang from head to toe learning about the human body. I always wondered, what are the eye-bones connected to?<br />
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The scriptures have often talked about the importance of <i>seeing. </i>We look to leaders to learn how they see the world. We listen to and marvel at the apostles and prophet to catch a glimpse of not only what they see but how they see it.<br />
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On an Asian Tour in May 1996, President Gordon B. Hinckley, a prophet of the Lord, dedicated the new Hong Kong Temple, as well as, visit 13 other cities. Three days after the temple dedication he was in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Pockets of the Khmer Rouge were still taunting the country with its tyranny. Pol Pot hadn't quite finished murdering, plundering, and stripping Cambodia of its goodness. An Apostle of God and over 230 Saints stood behind the Cambodiana Hotel, on 29 May 1996, to dedicate the country to the opening of missionary work. Today I stood where that meeting took place. I wondered.... what did President Hinckley see that day?<br />
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Today I stood behind the Cambodiana Hotel. I wanted to see what he saw. Of course, in 1996 it was no more than an open field looking on the Mekong River. Now there is a beautiful courtyard behind the hotel and a walkway for people to stroll up and down to enjoy Cambodia's beauty.<br />
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I would imagine that the stunning sunrise looked much the same. There are some things in Cambodia that don't change. By the looks of some of the fishing boats I would hasten to guess that some of them were there but now they are just manned by a families' next generation. And there could have been single fishermen like this gentleman just looking for breakfast not understanding what was taking place above him.<br />
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Symbolically, the people in that congregation looked out where the Mekong River and Tonle Sap River meet. This is where one of the great miracles of God takes place every year. Every year this is where the Tonle Sap River experiences it's unique flow reversal. One day it is flowing in one direction and the next day it is reversed! Because of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge Cambodia had not experienced any spirituality for 20 years but on this spot of ground a prophet of God blessed and dedicated this land for the opening of missionary work. Cambodia was about to witness its own spiritual flow reversal! <br />
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The Buddhist still have the lion's share of the people's attention but the Church is growing. I was recently reminded of the ancient prophet, Nephi's, observation.<br />
1 Nephi 14:12 "And it came to pass that I beheld the church of the<br />
Lamb of God, and its numbers were <i>FEW</i>.....who were the saints of God,<br />
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We have 111 missionaries surging forward every day. We are few in number but they are EVERYWHERE! They are marvelous people and I have the greatest respect for them. They seem to be able to see beyond the trash, the filth, and the awkwardness of the city's daily routines. Like President Hinckley, the missionaries are able to see into the hearts of the people of Cambodia. It is in Cambodia that I have learned that the eye-bone is connected to the heart-bone. When your eyes and your heart become inseperately connected then you can understand and feel the love of Christ. <br />
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<br />SarahSloanLeavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961270586717002665noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198784360816941014.post-53963518836171278662016-12-31T00:26:00.001-08:002016-12-31T00:26:45.562-08:00Seeing With Mother Eyes31 Dec 2016<br />
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Here I am still creating mission posts! Who knew an 18 month mission would evolve into a (most likely) 22 month mission??? I certainly didn't. But that's how much I know!!! So 2017 is most welcome!<br />
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Of course, a New Year always makes one reflect back on the past year. It is no different for me. It has been a memorable year. I have learned much more than I ever dreamed possible. <br />
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Our stewardship throughout our mission along with the office responsibilities has always included the Vietnamese Branches. We have lovingly been a part of those branches from day one. We have constantly talked to them about the Manila Temple.....<br />
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and the importance of them going to the temple NOW and not waiting for the future Thailand Temple to be built.<br />
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That seems to be the natural-man thing to do to wait until a more conveniently located temple is built before you go. I believe we heard that a lot after the Calgary Temple was announced even though the Calgarians only had to drive a few hours North or South to get to a temple. These people have a 5-6 hour flight and need $800-$1000 to get to the Manila Temple one time in their lives. The Church is so compassionate that they have created the Temple Patron Assistance Fund which helps people like this all over the world to experience the temple and the saving ordinance therein. I see how much money they spend on just one little mission and this is a world-wide fund being used. I am in awe of the Church and it's organization.<br />
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In July we had the privilege of attending two weddings of some of our branch members. From left to right, David Lo and Sophie Lim , Danh (Yan) Keo, and Sovy Lim each couple, respectively, were married. Sophie and Sovy are siblings. These are some of the finest people I have ever met. All of them are returned missionaries. They all understand the gospel of Jesus Christ. They are the back-bone of the Vietnamese branches in Phnom Penh. <br />
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Sovy and Sohpie's mother is on the far left and their brother, Sovann is on the far right. Sovann is a member of the Central District Presidency in Phnom Penh. I will miss them when we have to leave. In January 2017 there will be 20 more Vietnamese Saints attend the Manila Temple. We also have 2 more temple trips planned for 2017. 2017 is going to be an exciting year. There will be at least 20 Saints being endowed per temple trip. If they continue this way, the country will grow in leaps and bounds. This time last year I would not have believed it. With a year's worth of talking, teaching, and urging it is now coming to fruition. <br />
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It has brought to me a few childhood memories.....<br />
It was about April of 1961 (I was in the 1st grade), which April meant it was time for a new Easter dress. Mother and I had gone to the big city, Duncan, to go dress-shopping. We got to the dress shop. We walked in the front door and I began perusing the clothes trying to quickly discern where the Easter dresses were located. The store clerk was at the far end of the store. She and Mother began communicating from afar. <br />
"May I help you?"<br />
"Yes, I am looking for an Easter dress for my daughter."<br />
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I was glowing. Yes, I was going to be the worthy recipient of a new dress. This was my time. Today it was all about me! Then the clerk asked, "what size?" Right then, it seemed like the two women were as far apart as they could possibly be and Mother made her voice carry as if she were a professional opera soprano. <br />
"6X...Chubby"<br />
I wanted to die on the spot! Really, Mom? You had to add "chubby"? Good Grief! I was as round as I was tall. I'm sure the clerk had been in the business long enough to figure that one out on her own. Did you really have to announce it? I felt all eyes were on me! This is not how I saw this going down! <br />
Elementary school was rough. This was the first year that learned that I was bigger than the rest of the kids my age. Prior to elementary school my family never made any derogatory remarks about body shapes. Although, I did recall over hearing Mother say things like "she is big boned" or "she just hasn't lost her baby fat yet". It was now all coming together and elementary school made it all too clear. <br />
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The playground was the worst. My friend, Jeanne and I seemed to joy in trying out every piece of equipment during our time out of the classroom. I dreaded heading for the SeeSaw. I had to let Jeanne get on her side first, then I hoisted myself on the other end. I sat on the ground and Jeanne looked as if she had been run up the flag pole never to come down! But I was a problem solver even at a very young age. I just put two of those skinny, little first-graders on the other end then we were all in SeeSaw Heaven! We were achieving playground excellence! <br />
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Then there was Red Rover.... I hated that game. It was the only school yard game that I was chosen first. I was like Helga, the Swedish Viking girl! No one could break through me! And very rarely did the other team ever ask me "to come over", which I was glad for. I hated the run between one line of children to the other. For some reason, it seemed like the length of a football field. I felt like I needed to stop half way and have a breather. I didn't stop, but instead of building steam with every stride, I got slower but I could still break through the skinny kids. <br />
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I had never said anything to my parents about the name calling from my piers. It was just too embarrassing... until the fourth grade. Ricky Satterfield (its sad that I still remember his name, isn't it?) called me a name and it crushed me. I guess after 4 years of it you finally crack. Mother had picked me up early from school. I must have been a bit teary-eyed because Mother asked me what was wrong. I told her the story ending with the horrible fact that Ricky called me "elephant"! Thankfully, Mother supressed her all-out laughter into a slight snicker but I saw it. I suppose it was a bit funny but not to a 10 year old girl with some self-esteem issues brewing. Mother did offer her opinion which was not necessarily words of wisdom, comfort, or solace. She merely said, "ah, those kids are mean and they don't know what they are talking about. You will grow out of this soon."<br />
Ya, know what? Mother was right! (I hope she is listening!)<br />
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I was looking at myself with critical eyes, judgemental eyes. I was allowing others to set some sort of standard that I could never meet. Mother saw me as who I could become. She saw me with potential. She saw my capabilities. Mother (and Jeanne) could see my goodness. Mother always looked at me with her "mother-eyes" which was full of love. <br />
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This is what I have learned... That's how I now see my Vietnamese friends.... with mother-eyes. I see potential, capabilities, and goodness. I see people trying to learn the gospel. I see a people that love their Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. Thank you to Branches 3, 6, and 10 who have also in return looked at me with mother-eyes the day I arrived. <br />
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Because I never grew up having been embraced within the warmth of the security blanket of the gospel doctrines and principles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, my mother, Barbara Green Sloan, had to find other avenues to teach virtues and standards of living.<br />
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I learned many valuable lessons from "A stitch in time saves nine", "You can't squeeze blood out of a turnip", "You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear" and "Don't be the pot calling the kettle black". The one that still makes me roll my eyes, not because I think it is dumb
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as pretty does!" (I guess my poor teenage attitude was more transparent than I thought!) And to be even more forthright because Mother didn't feel like the message was getting through....she made up one all on her own: "You can act like the Devil at home but you had better be an Angel in public!" That one REALLY made me roll my eyes! <br />
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We didn't have Nephi, Alma, or Moroni to teach love of family, obedience, or courage. We did have Poor Richard's Almanac penned by Benjamin Franklin. There I learned such virtues as "Honesty is the best policy" (I've got to say... this one always confused me coming from a man that used a pseudonym for his almanac!), "A penny saved is a penny earned", "There is a place for everything and everything has a place" and "Don't throw rocks at your neighbors if you, yourself, live in a glass house". All valuable lessons.<br />
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Mother is the voice in my head. She taught the application of the principles but she just didn't have the doctrine to back it up. As Elder Bednar has so adequately taught doctrine explains WHY, principles teach WHAT, and application teaches HOW. <br />
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It is like I had learned all the same virtues and principles as anyone else but I just had to learn it through the "lesser law". I had to learn the hazards and follies of procrastination through sewing stitches<br />
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Hypocritical behavior was always corrected through pots and kettles and glass houses<br />
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instead of soft, peaceful, melodic hymns "Let Us Oft Speak Kind Words To Each Other". <br />
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Patience is one of those principles that is attached to the doctrine of Faith. Of late my patience and faith is being tested. The words of my mother that I have most recently been reminded of are "A watched pot never boils!"<br />
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When we began our mission papers we talked about the duration of the mission. We decided that 18 months would be enough. Our 18 month mark was on the 25 November 2016. That is since gone and we are still here in Cambodia. We committed to President and Sister Christensen with all the love in our hearts to them that we would stay until our replacements arrive. We do not regret that. We will stay until the new office couple arrives or April... whatever comes first (we HAVE to leave by April which is our 23 month mark. Government laws force us to leave at that duration of time) Every day for the past 6 weeks, I go to the office the first thing that I do is look on the computer to see if our replacements have been assigned yet. So far the answer is "no". So my patience is being exercised! I am beginning to believe that truly this watched pot is never going to boil, therefore, this week.... I am not going to look at the assignment list until at least..... Wednesday!!! <br />
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<br />SarahSloanLeavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961270586717002665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198784360816941014.post-76010352842591165802016-10-27T07:29:00.001-07:002016-10-27T17:53:01.698-07:00Do Not Turn Right On Red! 23 October 2016<br />
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There seems to be signs of Cambodia's self-inflicted polarizations everywhere. It is a country of contradictions. Socially there seems to be little to no middle class of people, therefore, you only see extreme poverty or over-indulgent opulence.<br />
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They seem to be obsessed with sweeping leaves and any other debris shed by their deciduous trees. Many people are hired to sweep the sidewalks yet there are very few who have garbage bags or even know how to use it.<br />
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The day's or week's trash will be piled high in various places. Cambodians will throw their trash anywhere and everywhere without giving it a second thought. They even do that in the Church buildings. I have seen children and adults alike, open a piece of candy and nonchalantly throw the wrapper on the floor, but they will sweep every single leaf off of the sidewalks and streets. One day at the airport a man severely chided Sister Christensen who had stood on the public bench with her shoes on. Apparently, this is was appalling and extremely rude and totally unacceptable! Who knew?<br />
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The women of Cambodia have a great sense of modesty. You don't see scantily dressed Khmer women. So it is a bit shocking to see a full grown woman (or like last week an adult male) walking the streets of Phnom Penh completely naked. Unfortunately, it is not surprising any more to see an adult man publicly urinating against a wall in broad daylight. (sorry... no pictures!)<br />
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Traffic laws are almost non-existent, except for ONE law..... You cannot turn right on red! You can make U-turns anywhere. You can drive on the opposite side of the street if that is more convenient! But you cannot turn right on red! You can make a left-hand turn from the far right lane. You can create 4 lanes out of any 2 lane street. But you CANNOT turn right on red. You can go threw a red light if the intersection is clear or there is a gap somewhere. You can park on the sidewalk. BUT you CANNOT turn right on red! You will get stopped and ticketed. It does not make sense, but we obey that law. <br />
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Cambodia has made me think often of Lehi's counsel to his son Jacob... "there must needs be an opposition in all things". If we did not know sadness we would never know happiness. If we didn't know illness we would never appreciate health. Righteousness vs wickedness, holiness vs misery, corruption (mortality) vs incorruption (immortality). I understand.... it all fits.... it all makes sense.<br />
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But since being in Cambodia, I have pondered often.... where does "do not turn right on red" fit in? Recently it came to me. Its all about obedience. Obedience with exactness. I see it in the mission every day. Its obedience to every little thing that will invite the Spirit into my life. It seems so simplistic. God does not ask anything of us that we cannot do. If I could just catch the slightest glimpse of how He sees me.... Aaah, "but you can" you say! I guess its time to re-read that Patriarchal Blessing. <br />
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"Where much is given, much is required" I need to continue to read my scriptures but I read them differently than I did 40 years ago. More is expected of me than just reading every single word, cover to cover. I would rather read now subject to subject. If I read the scriptures cover to cover there must be purpose in it than just for reading's sake and to say I did. Prayers are not just one in the morning and one in the evening, now I better understand how to "remember Him always" in my thoughts, words, and deeds. I fall short on at least one or all of these things daily. I am grateful for the atonement that will help me find joy in the obedience. I am grateful for Cambodia which has given me a greater perspective of obedience and taught me to be careful and "do not turn right on red". <br />
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<br />SarahSloanLeavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961270586717002665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198784360816941014.post-25872545907305227362016-09-23T18:04:00.000-07:002016-09-23T18:05:06.218-07:00Lessons Better Caught Than Taught18 Sept 2016<br />
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The book I have been gleaning from of late is David A. Bednar's <i>Increase in Learning. </i>One of Elder Bednar's truths that has resonated with me is that "some lessons are better caught than taught"! Our mission is quickly coming to a close. Our scheduled date is 30 November 2016, although, we have told President and Sister Christensen that we will stay until our replacements are here. That may not be until January 2017. As November approaches it has made me reflect on everything that I have learned while in Cambodia. <br />
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A mission, no matter your age, can't help but make you different. Such is the case for myself. Cambodia has provided lessons that were only possible to catch. If someone had told me that I would only use 2-3 pairs of shoes for the 18 months I would have scoffed at them. I would have sneered and told them that they just don't understand me!!! But here I sit in Cambodia with 7 pairs of shoes that I rarely use taking up a lot of valuable suitcase space!! As trivial and shallow as that is, it was still a lesson I needed to catch. I have a different perspective of "need". <br />
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Even though my understanding and sense of compassion has broadened my personal ideas of "need" has narrowed. <br />
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I have seen poverty that I thought was only privy to a National Geographic magazines. I have seen families of beggars because that is the "family profession" and has been for several generations. Little bitty children will sit on a sidewalk or weave in and out of cars that are stopped at a busy intersection going from window to window with their hands clasped asking for money. They do this all day every day. I truly have witnessed the physical and spiritual "poor part of the vineyard". I envision those scriptures in my head differently now.<br />
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The principle that I have taught in classrooms for years that "God knows who you are" has enlarged, yet I have watched my own comprehension shrink. I have met hundreds of more people that I love and adore. My friendships have definitely broadened. I don't mean that in the sense that just my number of friends has increased.... it is much more than that. There is a quality of friendship that I now see in those that I left at home. I see a "true" friendship based on their actions. I look around Phnom Penh and see all the people I DON'T know and in amazement, I wonder, how could He possibly know EVERYONE by name? I certainly still believe in that principle but now I have caught the enormity of that principle in awe! I understand that His love extends way beyond my meager mortal capacity.<br />
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I believe that faith does not come by chance but through righteous choices. It is that action of our works that ushers in the power of testimony that builds more faith to make more righteous choices. You can't have faith without works nor works without faith. Faith needs action. As Elder Bednar explained, "the power will follow your actions". The action could be opening a door, a smile, a kind word, opening those scriptures, or a positive nod of the head. It may be just getting up in the morning and going forward with a day that might look like it doesn't have much promise.<br />
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These are some of the lessons that were taught to me a long time ago but I just recently caught the depth of its meaning. With exception of the first year that I was a member of the Church, I have been fortunate enough to see the Church organization run by an optimum level of priesthood leadership. I always have had faith and confidence in my priesthood leaders. Living in Cambodia has given me the opportunity to "catch" a greater appreciation of the Church organization. Just the smallest of things like having a functioning ward library and how that can change the quality of church participation.<br />
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None of the buildings here have libraries in them. They can't keep them stocked because poverty has a tendency to challenge your integrity. I read the Doctrine and Covenants differently now that I have had a glimpse of a new and emerging Church. I have a greater understanding of some of the Prophet Joseph's difficulties of teaching a people how the church should be run when it is a new experience all together. <br />
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Being on the other side of the world has caused my geographic horizons to broaden. I know that there is lots more out there for me to see. I hope I get a chance to do that. <br />
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My most remarkable catch......<br />
Now that I have experienced first hand a mission that seemed to be especially designed for me, I have a heightened awareness that God has a vested interest in me. He is concerned and cares about my mission in life and what I need to accomplish that mission. I know that Jesus is the Christ and that he is my Savior. I can never "catch" that doctrine enough. Many lessons have been taught and caught these last 16 months, I have 2 more months to see what else is out there to catch! I am poised, ready with my net.......<br />
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<br />SarahSloanLeavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961270586717002665noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198784360816941014.post-8478873000899299232016-08-16T22:05:00.001-07:002016-08-16T23:17:43.433-07:00These Are a Few of My Favorite Things..... Wednesday 17 August 2016<br />
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This week there has been an interruption in my regular life. I have talked about learning curves before and how how difficult they are for me. Well, really, I am just tired of them! This week has been a bit different than just a learning curve. It has just been a plain nuisance!<br />
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With the heavy rains that come pouring down on us, the Mission Office/Home's roof has finally sprung a leak. Unfortunately, the leak was directly in line with the main breaker electrical box. We have been without power in the Office since Sunday. No power whatsoever! There is also very little natural light so working there is impossible.<br />
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The missionaries in the office, the 2 AP's and the 2 Office elders, go about their missionary business as if nothing has changed. President and Sister Christensen checked-in to a near-by hotel. They also have their computers which are hooked up to the Church systems. President Christensen conducted his scheduled missionary interviews out of the Service Center, then they left to go to the Provinces to continue the interviews. <br />
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But here I sit a bit lost without my daily jobs that the mission provides for me. I have read 2 books, cleaned the apartment, gone grocery shopping, and done laundry. I am not that domestic so most of these activities are not very fun! Even in reading the books I have discovered that I read best in front of a roaring fireplace or at poolside!!! (Preferably the latter!)<br />
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What I have discovered is that I LOVE electricity! I love Benjamin Franklin.<br />
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I love Thomas Edison.<br />
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I love Willis Carrier for inventing air conditioners.<br />
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I love Alan Turing for inventing computers. <br />
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I love Bill Gates and Steve Jobs for taking those computers to a higher level! <br />
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(And by the way, Cambodia, I miss my electric can opener!!!!!)<br />
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I believe that I was born for "such a time as this" to be surrounded by electricity. I have read the promise over and over that states that I would never be given a task that I could not bear. I am reaching my threshold...... Just give me back my office, my computer, my air conditioner, my electricity so I can function! <br />
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These are a few of my favorite things...... <br />
<br />SarahSloanLeavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961270586717002665noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198784360816941014.post-90329854525278757602016-07-31T09:17:00.000-07:002016-08-01T07:10:06.104-07:00Two Temple Trips30 July 2016<br />
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It has been 3 months since Adrianne and Kelsey were here in Cambodia. It seems like yesterday. I have been hanging on to the pictures trying to decide how I wanted to include them into this blog. I was thinking that I have really hung on to them a bit too long. But last week, two highlights of our mission wrapped around one another in a tight embrace, Adrianne and Kelsey's visit and being with 50 (or more) Vietnamese Saints in the Manila Temple.<br />
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Adrianne and Kelsey arrived in Cambodia on 25 April 2016. <br />
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After staring at the calendar for weeks and counting days, they were finally here. They both looked in pretty good shape having just been on a flight for 24 or more hours! Of course we then found out that Kelsey had been popping Dramamine the whole time and had slept 12 of the 13 hours on the overseas flight!!! She just looked beautiful and no worse the wear!!! <br />
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We hit the floor running! We only had 1 week to make sure they got the full experience of Cambodia and they wanted to do it all! The first experience? Traffic. The traffic in Phnom Penh is always a rude awakening! This is just a typical intersection! <br />
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Our first night included traditional Khmer dancing at the National Museum in Phnom Penh. </div>
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The next day we drove 5 hours to Siem Reap to go to Angkor Wat. Checking in at the Borei Angkor Hotel made us feel like royalty! <br />
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First item on our agenda..... have dinner with the 4 sister missionaries in Siem Reap! Well, really, for Adrianne, it was meet Sister Schwab!!! Upon moving to Wyoming last August the first people that Adrianne met was Sister Schwab's parents. The connection has been strong ever since. There is something to be said about being able to rub shoulders with full-time missionaries. There is a special spirit present. (It was a good way to start a vacation!) We took the sisters to dinner at the local Flavors of India restaurant. It was spectacular then went "fishing"!!! I had heard about this fish tank that you can go to... stick your feet in the tank and the fish will nibble all the rough spots off of your feet. I had to try it. So off we went..... we had hired the Siem Reap District President, President Yu Dara, to drive us around in his TukTuk. This is the fish tank! <br />
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You stick your feet in and those little nibblers have fun! It is crazy! 7 women screaming.... well at least 5.... it is not in Sister Kong or Sister Chanthakhoun's nature to scream!!! People were gathered to watch the screaming white women put their feet in the fish tank. If it is not on your bucket list, it should be!!! <br />
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Early the next morning the adventures into the ancient ruins began. It was as if we were continuing to check off that bucket list. First adventure for Adrianne and Kelsey..... <br />
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Well of course.... an elephant ride! <br />
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And they were off! Heading for the ancient Bayon Temple which has four heads each looking toward the four corners of the earth. <br />
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We saw four temples in total: Pink Lady Temple....<br />
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We ended with Cambodia's beloved Angkor Wat. These were places of worship for the elite populous of Kings and Queens and palace dignitaries. Angkor Wat was originally constructed in the early 12th century first as a Hindu Temple then later changed to a temple for the Buddhist. Because of the years that have past and because it changed religious hands it no longer stands as a sacred edifice of daily worship for the Hindus or Buddhists. There were thousands of people walking around respectfully snapping pictures and quietly talking to one another some even offering prayers in specific places in memory of days gone by. <br />
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We saw everything! Climbed every staircase! At this site below there were people there to monitor modesty of dress. No short-shorts, no bare shoulders, no swooping necklines were allowed at the top of this portion of the temple. And they stuck to it.... I saw some very miffed women turned away and not allowed any further. <br />
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It was a very long day, but worth all the walking in the heat. Our day was not finished! President Yu Dara picked us up again and took us to a restaurant then to the "Night Market" for some evening shopping. It was a great day. A day at a temple with Adrianne and Kelsey took new meaning. We marveled at the workmanship and durability of the buildings. We were amazed at what was important to the people to take the time to carve it into a stone wall. I even tried to imagine what it looked like brand new. I imagined it being dotted with a multitude of idols that have since crumbled into dust as the people had been warned by the prophets of old that their idols would never outlast the treasures of heaven. <br />
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Last week Elder Leavitt and I experienced that "heaven" as described by the ancient prophets. We attended the Manila Philippines LDS Temple.<br />
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I was surprised at how small it was. Unlike Angkor Wat which sits on 403 acres, the Manila Temple only occupies 3.5 acres of land. We were there with our Vietnamese Latter-day Saints from Phnom Penh, Ho Chi Minh City, and Hanoi. It was a wonderful experience. We were there for 2 weddings and 3 attending for the first time.<br />
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There were not thousands of people there that day.... only a few hundred. Pictures were only taken outside of the temple. There was no monetary fee to enter the gate. Although, entry into the Manila Temple does come with a price.... a price of worthiness, a price of obedience, and a price of personal sacrifice. Modesty in dress is also required, as well as, reverence while in the temple.<br />
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Angkor Wat is surrounded by opportunities to purchase all sorts of souvenirs. From the Manila Temple what you get to take home is an abundance of the Spirit, power from God, and protection against evil. Even though, Cambodia's temples have their charms and beauty and, even though, Angkor Wat gives you her own false sense of "forever" because of the years that she has existed, it can not compare to the promises and blessings that come from ordinances bestowed upon your family that seals you together forever. Families truly can be together forever. It is a promise that God will always keep. Once the Star Valley Temple is dedicated, all of our children will live within minutes of an LDS Temple. That I am grateful for. <br />
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It was so fun to be with Adrianne and Kelsey in Cambodia but I will forever be grateful that long before Adrianne was born she was already sealed to her father and I, as was Kelsey to her parents because of a Temple marriage. I am grateful for these experiences in the two temples. It reminds me that whatever the sacrifice is, it is all worth it. <br />
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<br />SarahSloanLeavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961270586717002665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198784360816941014.post-59134947627706355162016-06-24T20:10:00.001-07:002016-06-24T20:12:17.944-07:00FYI: It's All About the 725 Days! 25 June 2016<br />
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This was our very first Sunday over 1 year ago, 7 June 2015. We drove these missionaries to the Church in Baku (I doubt if I have spelled that correctly!). They found this young, inactive boy at home and taught him one more time in hopes to recover a testimony that was once present several months before. I have no idea if this was a success story that they could take home with them or not! But I certainly have learned a lot about missionaries and missionary work since that day. <br />
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When missionaries come home we love to hear the beautiful success stories filled with the spirit. We love to hear about the miracles. We romanticize a mission into being this two year one-on-one, arm-in-arm, from-your-mouth-to-God's-ear daily experience with God! Missionaries come home and you will hear them speak in a church service sharing 3-5 super stories about their missions. And they will be glorious, faith promoting stories. Those will be the stories that they will be able to fall back on and glean strength from during future trials and tribulations. <br />
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Missionaries don't come home with hundreds of miracle stories.....they come home with 3-5. Those are just 5 days out of 730 (or 545 for the sisters). Once the stories have been told and the dust begins to settle then, if you really want to know what your missionary is made of, you need to ask: <i>Tell me what happened on the other 725 days. </i><br />
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MISSIONS ARE HARD! But make no mistake.... it is a<b> labor of love</b>! In their desires to be obedient they suffer through the heat and still wear a suit coat (this was before the new rule of "no suitcoats necessary" in Cambodia!).<br />
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They make appointments and people don't show. They teach them the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is placed right in front of them and they won't reach out with their hands, see with their eyes, or open their hearts to take it into their lives. Even though IT IS RIGHT THERE!!! The disappointment and rejection is almost more than a frail, young, heart can bear.<br />
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Many of our missionaries have to deal with illnesses. One missionary after having been in Cambodia for several months was physically suffering only to find that he had developed Crohn's Disease. He had to go home, get his health stabilized, then he was reassigned to a California Khmer speaking mission, never to return to Cambodia. Some of our local, native Khmer missionaries have little-to-no emotional support during their two years. One such missionary in his two years never received an email, letter, or package of "love". In fact, on the night that he was released from his mission, President and Sister Christensen had to put him in a cab to go home to an empty home because his mother left 2 days earlier to begin a vacation and his father was working a night shift.<br />
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It's not the 5 days that makes the missionary what they are today, it's the 725 days! It is the day that we don't want to read any more but do anyway. It is the day that we don't think that we have any more prayers left in us but be find one more ounce of strength to plead to our Father in Heaven to make things better.... to make me better! It is that tiny spark of compassion that will surface that will change your heart at the right time. It is the days that they wonder, "where is God today?" because they are just not sure they can hear Him. It is feeling the Savior's embrace at the most unexpected and sometimes we feel the most undeserving times in our lives. (Really those turn out to be the most deserving and needed times.) It is in the daily sweet reminders that God knows who you are, where you are, and what you need that day. <br />
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Its trying to make the most of it by having fun and getting together while you are away from your family on special holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas even though you miss them terribly.<br />
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It is your first day in Cambodia away from home. We look after Sister Schwab while back in Wyoming her parents and Adrianne's family cross paths occasionally and share Cambodia stories!<br />
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Some missionaries deal with their situations more gracefully than others but nonetheless they accomplish what the Lord wants them to do. They are out there slugging away at each day. They are biking from house to house no matter what the weather is like that day, rain or shine (since that seems to be the only contrasts that Cambodia has!) They deal with health problems and they deal with emotional problems. (Sometimes those problems flow in and out of each other so readily that it is hard to tell which is the more dominant.)<br />
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The magnificent blessing of working in the mission office is that we get to see them everyday. We very rarely get to see or hear about the 5 days, but better yet we get to see them during a lot of those 725 days. These young missionaries are remarkable! <br />
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So, when your missionaries come home.... ask about the 725 days! <br />
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<br />SarahSloanLeavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961270586717002665noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198784360816941014.post-62343047934860419072016-05-26T07:50:00.001-07:002016-05-26T08:11:20.206-07:00Wants vs. Needs! 22 May 2016<br />
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In the early 90's, Ray and Norma Leavitt were serving their second mission in the Samoa Apia Mission. A hurricane had blown threw the island and Ray's carpentry-construction-building know-how was needed. Elder Robert Sackley, a Seventy at the time and dear friend to Ray and Norma, told the brethern that he knew "just the guy" for the job. One phone call is all it took. Ray and Norma were on their way to oversee the re-construction of the Church meeting houses that had been destroyed. This picture was taken before they got there. Norma helped Ray when she could but mostly worked in the office. Norma also worked under the MLS (Member Leadership Support) umbrella. Ray built buildings. Norma built friendships. It was perfect! <br />
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So off they went, faithfully answering the call to a little island on the other side of the world. We got letters weekly (snail-mail only at the time) from them sharing their adventures with us all. I recall reading one of Ray's letters marking their 1-year mark for that mission. Dad wrote, "Well, I now have sweat for 365 days in a row!" <br />
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We all laughed but I remember reading that thinking, "is that bad?"<br />
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Brian and I have now reached our 1-year mark. Brant and his four boys took us to the MTC in Provo on his birthday, 25 May 2015. I don't think that we have sweat for 365 days in a row but it has been close. I'm still asking, "is that bad?" <br />
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I have experienced and seen things that, even after a year, are still so foreign to me. We have both said many times that Cambodia is a country of contradictions. Opulence beyond your wildest imaginations and absurd poverty conditions that only third-world countries call home. <br />
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The Church is constantly growing with almost weekly baptisms, yet Cambodia is still an emerging Church. They are young and inexperienced Latter-day Saints. Very few, if any, have seen a Primary program run. They don't know what a Young Men's or Young Women's activities or program looks like. They don't know what Seminary is but they do know what Institute is. They are begging for gospel instruction. They look to the missionaries, young and old, to give them a piece of LDS normality.<br />
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A year ago there were 2 newly called Patriarchs but this year Cambodia only has one functioning Patriarch for the entire country. The difficulties that the Patriarch had was that he had never heard a Patriarchal Blessing, he had never received one himself, so he really didn't know how to "give" a blessing. All of the congregations are dotted with recently returned missionaries who know how to be missionaries but still struggle with how to run the programs of the Church. Every lesson taught focuses on the Book of Mormon and how we are to come unto Christ.<br />
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Kampong Cham is trying to build a brand new Stake Center. It is just about completed but they come up against many problems. Construction has been halted several times.... the most recent stumbling block was that the city government wouldn't allow the steeple to be placed on the roof. It is too high! No problem! <br />
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I look at this country and I look at the people who we serve. I realize what a blessing the gospel is to those faithful saints and how it has improved and changed their lives. These people work long, hard hours to make a dollar. (And they are lucky if they make a few dollars per day!) Some are skilled craftsmen.<br />
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Some own their own stores.....<br />
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This year has taught me more than I ever imagined it could. I have had to re-evaluate the difference between wants and needs. I am so tired of my clothes and my mundane shoes, but I can't go buy new ones. It just wouldn't seem right.<br />
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I use a counter-top oven which is just a cut above an Easy Bake Oven! but it seems to work fine. I don't have a blender, or a hand mixer, or a Bosch.... I am not sure my meals were any better with them than without. Hot water was just installed in the kitchen! It seems that everything I NEED seems to fit in a 1000square foot apartment. Who knew?<br />
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The other things that I have learned this year are even more precious. I have caught a glimpse of Heavenly Father's love for all His children. I have seen His tolerance and patience. I have a greater understanding of Justice and Mercy. I have been taught for 40 years of how Christ's mercy makes up for what justice can't. How His mercy will "fill the gap" or "make up the difference". I don't think that He "makes up" a difference.... but instead, I think that Christ makes ALL the difference. There is no "gap" or "difference" to make up. Christ already paid that debt in full. His grace is sufficient "after all we can do". Christ makes all the difference. He can forgive what justice can't. My actions, my attitudes, my obedience will determine in what kingdom I will reside, and how "at home" I am in God's presence. That's why I keep trying..... What I have come to realize is that everybody's "all that we can do" is different.<br />
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What I NEED is my family. What I NEED are my friends who are so dear to me that they are considered as family because I am a better person with them. What I NEED is God's love and forgiveness. What I NEED is the power of Christ's atonement, not to chide or chastise, but instead to help me change, to help me put off the "natural man".<br />
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As my sons came home from their missions I observed that the Lord did more for them in 2 years than I did in 19! Maybe He has done the same for me????SarahSloanLeavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961270586717002665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198784360816941014.post-47060231728523173912016-04-20T09:19:00.001-07:002016-05-26T08:09:33.761-07:00Food in Abundance...Then Why Do I Have So Few Choices? 19 April 2016<br />
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Food. I have an ongoing love-hate relationship! Food will strengthen you but too much can weaken you. It can comfort you but an excess will depress you. Food can serve as a greeting, as well as, a good-bye. What a fickeled thing food can be.<br />
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Phnom Penh is laced with food carts (Cambodian fast food), grocery stores and restaurants. You will see beautiful, orderly stacks of fruits and vegetables displayed as sidewalk stands. No matter how attractive that fruit is, I still have to wash it all in bleach water before we eat it. <br />
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You can get pig ears (not the deep fried, sugar coated, cinnamon sprinkled kind either!), chicken feet, intestines, tongue, Crickets, spiders, and an even greater multitude of unidentifiable things. Thank Goodness the carts are forbidden to eat from within the Mission! Food is everywhere! <br />
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It is so interesting to go into the food stores of Cambodia. Just because it is a grocery store doesn't mean that you won't find some of the same "cart" items. There are many grocery stores. Three stores that we frequent due to their marketing of North American brands. It is not unusual to see a Kirkland brand on the shelf or Campbell's soups. <br />
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Although, the soups they stock are so obscure! Cream Style Corn w/ Mushrooms??? Really? Who buys that? You can readily find Cream of Celery soup, most of the time find Cream of Mushroom soup, and rarely find Cream of Chicken soup. I quickly surmised that the Khmer really don't have an understanding of the casserole! <br />
Grocery shopping is a multi-cultural event. There is Korean products.....<br />
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There are Khmer products..... <br />
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I can find regular chickens (although they are the scrawniest chickens I have ever seen). And then right next to them are the BLACK chickens. And they are nasty looking. I won't even pick up the packages! <br />
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Eggs also come in a variety of different colors over and above the white or brown eggs<br />
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What about pink eggs? Never tried pink eggs yet either!!!<br />
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But my all time favorite that makes me shutter are the BLACK eggs rolled in some sort of salt... like that would make them more appetizing! <br />
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and rows of foods that I wish I had Fiona, our sweet little Taiwanese daughter-in-law, at my side to help me know what to use<br />
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Honestly, I think we should go back to the days of Abraham and the first recorded Relief Society Luncheon served by Sarah (Genesis 18). Sarah didn't have to go to any grocery store. She didn't have to fret over a menu, nor did she have any national food guide she had to follow. She didn't care if there was too much salt or extra additives. She didn't have to worry about cholesterol, purines, or blood-sugar counts. She just baked bread and Abraham chose a calf and had it cooked! I'm not sure abundance and lots of choices has made us wiser. <br />
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<br />SarahSloanLeavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961270586717002665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198784360816941014.post-86453819369874431952016-03-27T09:04:00.001-07:002016-03-27T09:04:14.965-07:00Easter....do I need a do-over? 27 March 2016<br />
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I am usually annoyed by the commercialism that the Easter holiday brings but, this year, I even feel cheated from that part of the holiday. Not one chocolate bunny or colored egg.<br />
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Not one store had multi-colored baskets with fake green, pink, or yellow grass.<br />
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I even feel cheated of being able to roll my eyes at the little girl's basket created by the OCD mother who was obviously tutored by Martha Stewart herself (at least on-line!)! <br />
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There was no build-up to the holiday at all. Now that I think of it.... Good Friday was just a regular end of the week kind of day! <br />
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It's Easter Sunday but I have seen no evidence of that! We have gone
from dawn to dusk and my Sunday is finished. We attended two different
Branches today. Six hours of Church but not one mention of the Last Supper. <br />
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Not once did I hear about Gethsemane or Peter's anguish because of his predicted denials.<br />
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Not one talk focused on the Savior and His incredible,
selfless, atoning sacrifice. No mention of a crown of thorns<br />
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or nails in His hands.<br />
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Neither in Sunday School or Relief Society
was any word of His life or death. I left both Church buildings thinking that this is the most empty Easter Sunday I
have ever experienced. How could a whole country miss Easter?<br />
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Then I was reminded (again)... I keep forgetting that many of our Cambodians are first-generation Latter-day Saints. They know nothing about Christian holidays. My bubbled shelter is showing, isn't it? Just because I live in a Christian world doesn't mean everybody else does. So Cambodia continues to surprise me and teach me every day. <br />
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I have thought about today's Conference talks that were at the center of my Sabbath day. They were about faith in Jesus Christ and the happiness and joy that He brings. The question, "What Lack I Yet?" was also a focus .... wondering if I am really brave enough to sincerely ask that question? And ultimately, would I be able to hear the answer and be obedient "with exactness" and allow the atonement to help me make that change? <br />
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Maybe that's not such a bad Easter message anyway?! <br />
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<br />SarahSloanLeavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961270586717002665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198784360816941014.post-80929081302959148612016-03-11T09:52:00.000-08:002016-03-11T09:53:41.785-08:00One Such Little Child11 March 2016<br />
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In one of those far away moments when the disciples were the captive audience of the Savior they asked, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"<br />
As you read these scriptures you get the feeling that there was no hesitation when the Savior responded by calling a little child to him and "set him in the midst of them" and began to teach,<br />
<i>"Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the </i><br />
<i> kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, </i><br />
<i> the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven."</i><br />
Then He identified the reward of such behavior,<br />
<i> "And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me." </i><br />
Last week we stood among the "greatest in the kingdom of heaven". <br />
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It started with Elder and Sister Meinzer, our LDS Charities Sr. couple. They had heard of a little school up in the hills of Cambodia that needed school supplies and clean water. It is a one-room school with 110 students. Because the one-room won't hold all 110 students at a time they split the day with 55 students in the morning and 55 students in the afternoon. The Meinzers asked if the Sr. couples wanted to be part of a service project. Of course, we said, yes. We started with filling 110 backpacks with school supplies.<br />
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We got help from several missionaries throughout the day at the mission office. Elder Meinzer in the forefront of this picture could talk an Eskimo into building a bonfire in the middle of his igloo! <br />
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Pencils, pens, paper, rulers, erasers, colored pencils and some candies.... they were all there and ready to be assembled in the backpacks. <br />
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The missionaries were in place ready to work.<br />
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This was the last day for some of these missionaries. They went home the next day. <br />
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What a great way to complete your mission! <br />
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Elder Meinzer and Elder Leavitt were boxing up the backpacks. The parents of one of the missionaries who were going home came with a suitcase full of soccer balls and donated some to our little school. So our four Sr. couples and President and Sister Christensen loaded with 110 backpacks, 3 huge whiteboards with markers, 3 water filters, and 6 soccer balls headed out of Phnom Penh. It took us 3.5 hours to drive to the Phum Thmey Kirirom Primary School.<br />
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From the very moment we arrived I was overwhelmed with the evident presence of the Spirit. I felt as if the Holy Ghost were a common and welcome guest here where no introductions would be necessary. Large, beautiful canopies of trees embraced the school, but this hardly compared to the open arms filled with abounding love we were about to receive from the school children. When we got there the school children, their parents and their siblings were all there. The children formed two lines and as their honored guests we were to walk down the path they had just formed. The children clapped and cheered as we walked by.<br />
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Two little girls used their new supplies to draw me a picture. They each wrote their name and "I love you" on the papers. <br />
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Unequivocally, this has been the best day of my mission... the day I got to rub shoulders with "the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven" and reap the reward offered because of "one such little child"! <br />
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I believe that God talks to us every day in some way. It is just up to us to see it, recognize it, and have an awareness of the possibility. It could be a random thought, a small act of kindness, a smile, an act of generosity, or a prompting.<br />
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Recently, Sister Chirstensen was asked and she in turn asked me, "what is the biggest miracle that you have seen since you have been in Cambodia?"<br />
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I had to think about that. Was it just that I got off of the plane last June and have stayed? Was it that we didn't get washed down the street and into the ocean during the rainy season? Was it that we have survived driving and walking in the unruly traffic of Phnom Penh? As miraculous as this may sound they were mostly just problematic!<br />
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Then it became very clear to me, its not the miracles that have been the most impressive but instead the daily flow of the Lord's tender mercies.<br />
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<i> " ....But behold, I, Nephi, will show unto you that the tender mercies of the </i><br />
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<i> them mighty even unto the power of deliverance." 1 Nephi 1:20 </i><br />
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It seems that certainly wherever there are missionaries this scripture rings true<i>. </i>Such as daily communications..... as broken as their English is and as non-existent as my Khmer is we always seem to be able to understand one another when needed. <br />
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In our Vietnamese Branches, they love us and voice that readily and often. Their open and loving arms welcome us each Sunday which seems to soften the ridiculous things that they do in Church....like answering their phones during Sacrament Prayers, or popping the top of a can of pop and slurping it back during a talk in Sacrament Service, getting up in the middle of a Sunday meeting to go buy from a drink cart and then bringing the drink into the meeting. The "tender mercy" of nothing more than my head shake and a softened heart has gone a long way helping to teach the Lord's way. (Instead of my usual method of "Are you NUTS?" "You can't do that in Church!" or my most frequently used, "What is the matter with you?" ) Tender mercies......<br />
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Two of my most favorite "tender mercies" have recently taken place with local missionaries on their way to the MTC. Elder Ey (ee) was on his way to the Provo MTC. This is a young missionary that is from the Provinces. Battambang is his home. This is about 5 hours NW of Phnom Penh. His two months serving in the Phnom Penh Mission prior to receiving his USA visa was the first time that he had ever left Battambang. It was as if we had taking him right off the rice paddies just to put him on an airplane for 24 hours with 2 connecting flights in foreign countries thousands of miles away with little to no English skills. The AP's and I gave Elder Ey a crash course on the how-to's of flying. I had pictures printed of what to look for, airline logos, key airport phrases written in English and translated in Khmer for this missionary. We took him to the airport armed as best as we could but deep down inside I knew it would not be enough without divine help. And sure enough that divine help came at the SLC airport. <br />
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Elder Ey was tired, confused and lost. He was looking for the Shuttle to take him to the MTC. Just then a woman walked past him and noticed his name tag that was in Khmer. She was a very good friend of President and Sister Christensen and had recently been in Cambodia. She asked Elder Ey if he was from Cambodia and he acknowledged that he was and was looking for the MTC shuttle bus. She told him that she was on her way to that very same shuttle bus and would help him get there.<br />
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Another tender mercy hinged around a missionary heading to the Manila MTC was equally as sweet. Elder Danh is a Cambodian-Vietnamese, meaning that he is a Viet that has lived in Cambodia all his life. He was carrying a brand new Vietnamese passport. When he went to Viet Nam before his mission to visit family he failed to stop at the border to get his proper stamps on his Vietnamese passport from the Cambodia side. So when he got to the airport they would not let him fly until the passport was properly stamped. Through a few phone calls we realized that his only recourse was to go back to the border and get the proper stamps and re-schedule his flight for later that night so that he could still make his MTC date. The next problem was that it is a 3 hour bus ride one way or a 2 hour car ride one way. His new flight (and the last flight of the night to Manila) was at 7:30pm. It was noon when Elder Leavitt and I drove out of town with Elder Danh heading to the Viet Nam border. It was a spectacular drive. If the traffic hadn't been so heavy and the road hadn't been pocked with multiple potholes it wouldn't have taken any longer than an hour to drive it. We had to pass through ten or more single lane, rickety, old bridges. The bridges loudly clattered as we drove across them and I prayed that we would not be it's "last straw"! (I am pretty sure that was a miracle!)<br />
We got him to the border where he had made an arrangement to meet his cousin who could take him across the line. Elder Leavitt and I could only stand on the outside looking in because neither of us had a visa to cross into Viet Nam. We allowed Elder Danh to break 4 or more hard and fast missionary rules within 15-20 minutes!!! He walked through this field alone (no shoulder to shoulder companion), then walked out of sight, and came barreling through the field with his cousin on the back of his moto! He took off is name tag and his tie (said it made his look like a casino worker!) and it seemed like he was riding "off into the sunset" the rest of the way across the border. It was an aweful 20 minutes. I prayed every minute, "PLEASE come back!" "PLEASE don't stay over there!" "PLEASE don't make me phone President Christensen and tell him I have lost you!"<br />
Well, he did come back! By 2:40 pm we were on our way back to Phnom Penh. We were on the very south of Phnom Penh by 4:45pm. This is the very highest traffic times for the city. It has taken us an hour or more to get to the airport from the mission office (the center of Phnom Penh) where in normal traffic it is a 30 minute trip. Interestingly, the traffic seemed to part like the Red Sea as Elder Danh directed Elder Leavitt to the airport through some little community roads only known by local natives to Phnom Penh. We were at the airport by 6pm. The tender mercies did not stop there. We got Elder Danh checked in but we still did not have a flight itinerary for him. He needed to make a connections in Bangkok. I was on the phone with the office to see if I could get the itinerary so I could tell him the name and number of the flight in Bangkok. As I was on the phone in the middle of the airport a woman walked by and over heard our dilemma. A stranger out of the blue said, "Do you need help? I can help him get to his next flight. I fly all the time." I could do nothing more than to say "yes" and turn this sweet faithful missionary over to her care. He made it on time to the MTC the next morning. <br />
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The Lord's hand was all over this day and all over this young priesthood-bearing missionary that He had chosen. His tender mercies have been abundant and clearly in sight. I am grateful to have, as Sister Christensen put it, "a front-row seat" to watch it all happen. <br />
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<br />SarahSloanLeavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961270586717002665noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198784360816941014.post-39050168154647178512016-01-23T04:12:00.002-08:002016-01-23T04:12:53.906-08:00The Orphanage! 23 Jan 2016<br />
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The Sr. Couples try to have a Family Home Evening together once a month. This month we went to Botevy's orphange. It has a real long name that I cannot remember. Botevy and her husband run the orphanage. Botevy is the woman in the purple shirt. She and her daughter were getting things organized for the program. <br />
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Botevy and her husband are members of one of the Branches in Phnom Penh's North Stake. They have always been up front with the parents that leave their children there. They are told that they children will have a christian influence in their lives. They have near to 30 orphans that live there. I hate to refer to them as orphans because that gives you the feeling that no one wants them or loves them. That could not be further from the truth.<br />
As soon as we arrived these loving children swarmed the van.<br />
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They had a dinner and a program all prepared for us. They were so cute in makeup and costumes.<br />
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They really made it look beautiful. See the fancy folded clothe napkins.<br />
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It was a frenzy of activity. We had the most wonderful welcome into their home.<br />
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Elder Le Nguyen and Elder Monson were there too. They are fine missionaries. <br />
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The dinner was just like the children... unassuming and lovely. They made a traditional Khmer curry with rice and lots of fruit. Then the program began with all the children singing some Primary songs. The Spirit was overwhelmingly present.<br />
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The program continued with traditional Khmer dances.<br />
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The girls are so beautiful and graceful while the boys did their "monkey" dance.<br />
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Before we left Botevy showed me her garden that is one of Elder and Sister Meinzer's LDSC projects. She was very proud of it. <br />
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It was a wonderful evening. I hope to go there again just to see the children. One of our sister missionaries, Sister Soem, grew up in that orphanage. She is a welcome addition to our missionary force.<br />
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Phnom Penh is full of beauty....a sunrise<br />
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architecture.....<br />
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a public park.....<br />
It is her daily chaos and lack of order that frustrates me the most. Many scriptures come to mind beginning with Doctrine and Covenants 93:43 "And now a commandment I give unto you- if you will be delivered you shall set in order your own house, for there are many things that are not right in your house." <br />
Order plays such an important part in a Latter-day Saint's life. We love order. We expect order especially when it comes to the Church. Our Heavenly Father loves order. The Prophet Joseph learned in 1830 when the Lord tutored him "For all things must be done in order, " (D&C 28:13). And again in 1843, "Behold, mine house is a house of order, saith the Lord God, and not a house of confusion."<br />
Phnom Penh obviously did not have city planners. Maybe my pictures can explain that. We live on Street 222. <br />
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Mission office is on the right.<br />
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The Russian Embassy/Science Cultural building is on the left. Honestly, I hear roosters crowing from that Russian compound! Our little street is sandwiched between the first street to the north which is:<br />
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and one street south is: <br />
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I KNOW.... the numbers don't jive! And the block after Street 228 is:<br />
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and one block past Street 240 logically is Street 242???? <br />
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If you are trying to rationalize a number order.... don't bother. And just to let you know streets run north and south .... and east and west are also STREETS! It is virtually impossible to find a street address (providing they have an address!). There are also no zoning laws. <br />
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You can see a gated, guarded mansion and next door<br />
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you have the everyday people eking out a living. <br />
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We have been told that "someone" who first lived on this road said "I want the street that I live on to be named 222" and so it was. Phnom Penh has a post office, but with no explanations necessary, there is no door to door service. Very few can afford a PO Box, therefore, communications in Phnom Penh is a bit stifled. Water bills, electric bills, rent notices are hand delivered. There is no "bill me later" business. That's why it is a cash only society. A grocery store is the only place I have been able to use a credit card or debit card. <br />
I have come to realize that the postal systems bring "order" to a city. In order to have a functioning postal system you have to have orderly streets that, heaven forbid, would line up sequentially! It also requires homes, buildings, places of business to line up one after the other and be numbered...... sequentially! No one has a front yard or back yard. They have exactly as much space as they need for their house. If there is a piece of land behind your house someone will build house on it and they are now your neighbor. So houses are dotted everywhere. With this kind of disorder, the postal system has no chance or working at all. Without a postal system there is no communications and no order within your city. This would answer why EVERYONE has a phone! They only communicate by phone.<br />
Obviously, in earlier years no one was ever inspired to create a post office or Pony Express, in Cambodia's case maybe that would have been an Elephant Express! It does seem to be a bit of an oxymoron in itself to use Elephant and Express in the same phrase, doesn't it? And I guess, who were they going to communicate with anyway? Families seem to stay in one place. They are not a very nomadic people. Then there is the literacy factor. Not many could then or can now read or write, so letter writing is not a big deal. All the many wars and oppression have played a major part in this since the educated were killed. In those years, no one was coming forward with reading and writing skills.<br />
Again I come away with gratitude for little things like reading, writing, and having order in all things. It makes it so clear as to why all of North America was the chosen land where the restored gospel would come forth. The brilliant, determined, and courageous minds that came to support the Prophet Joseph and build the kingdom of God from Canada, the United States, and Mexico is astounding. The building of God's Kingdom was not going to be a one-man band. Canadian contributions from Brigham Young, John Taylor, Hugh B. Brown, and N. Eldon Tanner brought unsurpassed order to the Church. Fellow Canadians and possible neighbors, Jeremiah and Sarah Sturdevant Leavitt, brought the gospel and order to a family for generations to come. So we feel a privilege and responsibility of coming from a family (and all the order that that generates) that has had the gospel for 180 years. <br />
Oh Cambodia.... where do we begin? I guess we begin today...... <br />
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<br />SarahSloanLeavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961270586717002665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198784360816941014.post-46174015982651145242016-01-09T03:12:00.000-08:002016-01-09T03:12:31.267-08:00We're Walking, We're Walking....9 Jan 2016<br />
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Almost every morning Brian and I go for a walk. We go at 6am... just as the sun comes up and long before it gets too hot. It teaches me about what it must be like for the missionaries to work in Vietnam. <br />
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This week has proven to be very historical. On Friday 8 Jan 2016 the Church made an announcement that our mission, Cambodia Phnom Penh Mission will be split. Vietnam will now be it's own mission. The Vietnam Hanoi Mission was created. Elder Lewis Hassell and his wife, a senior couple, have been serving in Hanoi since May 2015. He will serve as the new mission president. It is so interesting to see how the Lord works. <br />
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In August 2015, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland came to Cambodia on an Asian tour. As the story goes, when he was in Hanoi, at some point he said something to the effect that Vietnam was ready. So many things need to take place before this new mission begins to walk on it's own. It will be so interesting to watch it all unfold. 1 March 2016 will be it's solo debut. <br />
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Vietnam has to follow different rules than any other country I have ever heard of. First of all, the missionaries are not called missionaries.... they are called Branch Builders. This is because the Church is not totally recognized as an official religion. They can't even wear their name tags. The only way that they can teach anyone is if the people approach the "Branch Builders" and ask questions. Wearing white shirts and ties, being clean shaven, the sisters wearing dresses and always greeting people with big smiles makes them the Lord's "peculiar people". People will ask questions "why". So our Branch Builders spend some of their day wandering through parks and the streets of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City hoping someone will stop them. <br />
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We have had a few experiences ourselves in Cambodia on how this can work on our morning walks. We walk around this public walkway where many exercise and health enthusiasts come. (Brian and I are really neither. We just like the walk.) <br />
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My goal is to smile at everyone and say hello. Some people look at you like you have two heads! In the beginning very few would smile back but instead would look at you with much trepidation. My goal is to see how many smiles I can get back. We pass many guards who I am sure they were hired due to their stoic looks. Many months of smiling has paid off. I now receive almost as many smiles back as I give. Even a few of my regular smilers now look for me and will wave and smile long before I reach them. They are now my friends. Some of the people that we see on our walk on a regular basis have now approached us and will visit while we walk. They are curious as to who we are and why we are here. We gladly tell them. Last week a woman named, Sherry, approached me. I noticed that she spoke very good English. Come to find out, she is from Toronto. I told her we were missionaries. She was so excited, "I am Christian too!" Through the conversation I told her what church we belonged to. She looked a bit perplexed. I explained, "We are sometimes called, The Mormons. Have you heard of us?" She quickly came back, "Oh, no, I am Christian!" "So are we! Sherry, we believe in the same God and the same Savior." We parted paths at that point. I know we will have another opportunity to visit again. It really is just that simple. <br />
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We have seen so many different things while on our walks. Like this Viet-Cambodian Friendship Dragon Statue. This is an oxymoron in itself. There is no real friendship between the two countries and its a dragon! To me that kind of means war... I don't know.<br />
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This is Independence Monument. Celebrating their braking away from France. This country confuses me! Those that got away moved to France at the beginning of the Pol Pot years and Vietnam eventually liberated them from Pol Pot yet they want to have nothing to do with either country. I don't understand?????<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a local high school. They start school early here... 7am and they end at noon. It's a pretty good deal. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We have watched them change all the old paving stones to these beautiful granite stones. It was quite a process to watch. And of course, there are all the food vendors along the walkway... and beggars. I don't buy anything because either I don't know what it is and don't know how to use it OR I DO know what it is and wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Speaking of ten-foot poles.... we get to see a lot of construction to and from the walkway. This is a bunch of bamboo scaffolding and bricks! Ready for building. It's a good thing that Cambodia is not on any kind of earthquake fault. The buildings here would not last through the least bit of tremors. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We pass this monument every morning. We weren't sure what it was at first. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It looked like it could be the National Flinch Champion Immortalized, but it turns out to be a statue of King Norodom Sianouk. (Flinch is a game the boys made up a long time ago!) This guy is everywhere! <br />
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We walk past these two gold snakes. I don't like them.<br />
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The granite walks are beautiful and remind me of home.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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All in all, our walks are most interesting. But still there is nothing like walking along Lee's Creek and around the Cardston Temple. It is still my favorite walk and look forward to doing that again. Cambodia has been a tremendous learning experience. Mostly, I now have a greater appreciation of home, family, friends, and living in a community where the Church has been established for over 100 years.... oh yeah... and English! <br />
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Christmas 2015 has now become fond memories and history. This Christmas was very different than most. We were not in our own home nor in any of our children's homes, instead we began our Christmas Day in a hotel room in Siem Reap, Cambodia.<br />
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Skype filled our quiet room with the voices of children and grandchildren having just finished their Christmas Eve dinner. The room quickly bubbled over miraculously through magic wires and well placed satellites. Through the computer and from the other side of the world, we saw the grandchildren counting down the moments of Santa's arrival. Some were thrilled with the anticipation of opening their one gift before bedtime while some of the others (Jack) were a bit underwhelmed well-knowing that "the one gift" is just another pair of pajamas! My heart and my arms yearned to reach through the screen and hug them all (big children included).<br />
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We drove the mission van the 6 hours to Siem Reap bringing beds and wicker book cases to the missionaries. We had to take some of the seats out to get all that furniture into the van. So it seemed like the 1980's again when we loaded up all 10 missionaries into the back of the van to take them to the Church for the first part of our Christmas evening with them. (There are no seat belt laws nor are there any seat belts in Cambodia!!) We watched the 1st Presidency's Devotional and had a testimony meeting. It was beautiful. We then took them to dinner. It was a simple evening filled with love and the Spirit, not unlike the first Christmas. <br />
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Boxing Day was extraordinary. We went to one of the wonders of the world.... Angkor Wat. This was a series of ancient Cambodian Temples. It was completed in 1181! <br />
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The history of these people were carved on every wall. We had a guide that was able to explain meaning of the chiseled walls.<br />
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Even after 834 years some of the carvings were clear and detailed.<br />
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The Wat was magnificent. Yet it was a place that only the King could live and the upper class could worship.<br />
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Still after more than eight centuries a woman's prayers and the smoke of the incense drifted upward in hopes that a sandstone statue could grant her her heart's desires. So it seemed fitting that we walked through a hollow temple of old. Even in its best years I don't think this temple could offer much more than what it was offering right now.<br />
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All it could ever give was its beauty and splendor which was fascinating. <br />
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Flanked on either side of the building was what they called The Libraries. <br />
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Not very much was preserved because they wrote everything on "leaves" is what we were told. They didn't know how to write on gold to save their heritage. I couldn't help but think of the people of Mulek and Hagoth in the Book of Mormon and how they left their homes to explore and were never seen again. Is this where they ended up? <br />
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We kept thinking that it has the same feel of the Mayan structures in Mexico. <br />
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The sprawling grounds were equally as beautiful. They seemed to be self maintained. I don't think we ever saw a grounds keeper or any workers there. Just tourists and tour guides.<br />
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We went to several Wats that day. One was referred to as Tomb Raider. This is where all the Tomb Raider movies were produced. It had this fabulous tree right in the middle of it. I am not sure how long the tree has been there in relationship to the Wat.<br />
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We were there with our friends, the Ovesons. Great people from South Jordan, Utah.<br />
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This was once an entrance gate. It is some what spell binding to stand there and let the history wash over you wondering who and how many have walked through that same gate you stand in.<br />
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The centuries have taken their toll on the structure and now modern supports need to be used to preserve the heavy arms of the tree.<br />
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Some things stayed just a clear and detailed as the day the carver blew the last bit of dust off and said, "this is done".<br />
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The last two Wats we saw were my favorites. Pink Lady and Bayon Temples. It was so intricate that at times you felt as if time had stood still and they had just finished it last week!<br />
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Bayon means four faces, which is exactly what is on the top of the temple. <br />
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There's nothing like a picture frame doorway...<br />
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All in all, this is a magnificent display of history. What is so ironic about this is that you can ask any Cambodian who King #7 (his name is too long and difficult to say so they just refer to him as #7) is and what wars he won, or who built Angkor Wat, or who was in power in the 13th century. They will tell you. But if you ask them what was your grandfather or grandmother's name or to name the grandparent's siblings they will tell you they don't know. That is all due to Pol Pot and his evil. But they have a history.... it has some gaps... but history gives us hope, faith, knowledge, and a sense of belonging. <br />
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The last thing we did that day was go to the Floating Village to watch the sunset. The Floating Village is just that... a neighborhood on a lake. The anchored houses were made of corrigated tin sitting on hollow oil barrels bobbing to and fro as boats went by. <br />
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Along with the houses were about 3 restaurants/gift shops for all the tourists. We rode a rickety old boat to get out there. I caught myself at times gawking at the people's poverty and feeling sorry for their plight in life. <br />
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The sunset was beautiful.....<br />
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Living on a lake in a tin house has its own beauty. I realized that I was seeing just a house but these people see it as their home. Its not the stuff that makes the house a home... it is the love inside. The children looked happy and well taken care of. These children are just growing up with a different playground than I grew up with. <br />
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I think I am here to learn humility. I hope I learn it quickly. I get a handful of it everywhere I go in Cambodia! <br />
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If I could just communicate! We work with the Vietnamese people every Sunday. I have learned a few token sentences. I pray every Sunday that they don't respond. I can't remember whether the tone goes up or down or are they an even sound. A "y" is an "e", a "d" is a "d" but sometimes its a "Z". An "x" could be 2 or 3 sounds? I am corrected at every breath I take and I still can't hear nor perform the sound that they are exemplifying. Good Grief! I'm from the south! We have vowel problems anyway!!! The Vietnamese have one thing going for them. The language is romanized. At least then I have a fighting chance. This is the Vietnamese alphabet. <br />
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As you can see.... no "f", no "J", no "w", and no "z" ..... which means that you will never have to worry about an "F-word" coming your way from a Vietnamese person!! But how do they get their questions answered like "what" "why" "where" and "when"? How do they "jump" out of the way when a motto is coming? And of course, zebras are non existent here anyway. I don't know! They seem to make up for the lost letters in their alphabet with vowels and their sounds. Just like English these are the vowels...<br />
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These are all the sounds one vowel can make....<br />
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Each symbol, squiggle, and hash mark means a different sound ... up, down, wiggly, or question mark. Oh, good grief, I'm too old for this! Really, I have it pretty good because I think that Khmer (ka-mi) is worse.<br />
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No real letters here. I am not sure how they even begin to learn this stuff. But some days I am not sure what is worse.... the foreign language or the broken English. <br />
One day I was on the phone with a lovely Khmer man who was confident and anxious to show off his English skills. This didn't mean that I didn't have to listen intently because their English is never as good as they think it is. And it is certainly more difficult over the phone. He told me that I needed to use a different phone number for this call. Upon my request he began to give me the new number. The phone numbers here are 9-digit numbers. He began.... 095 223 ..... I was thinking, "Ok so far this is good. No need for an apologetic repeat so far"... he continued.... 3,1,"zevvie-on"! <br />
"oh, excuse me, I didn't catch that last number, 3,1 what?"<br />
"zevvie-on"<br />
"zevvie-on?"<br />
I paused for a brief moment to process this number, but nothing came! <br />
"let me repeat that number to you, OK? 095 223 31 (still nothing came to me so all I could do is repeat exactly what he gave me) zevvie-on.<br />
"Yes. that's right." <br />
"OK. Well, "zevvie-on " is not a number so I'm going to count and you stop me at "zevvie-on", OK?<br />
I began counting. 1,2,3... nothing yet.... 4,5,6... Oh no I have only a few more numbers to go what am I going to do when I get to the end?.... 7<br />
He quickly blurted, "That's it." <br />
"That's it? Zevvie-on is seven ?"<br />
"Yes, Madam" (they use Madam a lot.... a kick back from their French days)<br />
Puzzled still with the results yet grateful the mystery was solved I said, "Thank you. I'll call that number."<br />
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So my lack of language mastery still remains present. Don't expect me to be rattling off a bunch of Vietnamese when I get home, after all, what am I going to do with Vietnamese in Cardston anyway? I have a greater respect for Joel who was self-driven to learn Chinese; for Taylor (Hmong), Vaughn (Russian), and Brant (Russian) who spent 2-3 months in the MTC to learn their respective new languages. (I think the greater admiration is that they stayed in the MTC for that length of time without going crazy.)<br />
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What I have learned is that there are some things that you don't need language for. Every Sunday I see joy in their eyes when we arrive to the church. They can't wait to shake our hands. And what little bit of Vietnamese I use they are thrilled that I tried. I see their soft, warm, "thank you for trying" look. I'm sure my broken Vietnamese is worse than their broken English. I see their love of their children. I see their sweet kindness and care toward one another. <br />
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You don't need words to be a true disciple of Christ. That is a language I need to learn better. <br />
<br />SarahSloanLeavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961270586717002665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198784360816941014.post-61306135472575329642015-10-24T08:56:00.001-07:002015-10-24T08:56:18.851-07:00The Deliberate Disciple24 Oct 2015<br />
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Our mission vision is to "Be a Deliberate Disciple". I have thought about that a lot. I am now trying to direct my focus on being a deliberate disciple of Christ as opposed to an "accidental disciple". <br />
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I have tried to be more observant and find the difference between the deliberate and the accidental disciple. What does it take to be a deliberate disciple. What does a deliberate disciple look like? And likewise, what does an accidental disciple look like?<br />
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As best as I can figure out, it is hard to see the difference. The Accidental Disciple goes through all the motions. They go to church, they accept callings (most of the time will do them... may not), prays most of the time, has read the scriptures, has an understanding of the Church and how it works. The children go to Primary, the youth go to the activities they really like. On occasion the Gospel of Jesus Christ will wash over them like the tides coming in toward the shores. It will touch you and even some of it may stick. Then you just wait hoping that there is another high tide some day soon. <br />
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What makes the difference is the HEART and MIND which will direct STRENGTH or action. That is why the Lord requires your "heart, mind, and strength". This will create the Deliberate Disciple. One who takes seriously the promises we make every Sunday when we take the Sacrament. We will keep His commandments, we will always remember Him, and we will take His name upon us. The Deliberate Disciple will be focused on being Christ-like daily. Some of the attributes are faithfulness, kindness, thoughtfulness, and being uplifting to others. They do what they do out of love of others and love of the Lord. No other motives.<br />
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I think the Deliberate Disciples in our lives are part of the miracles we see.<br />
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The Deliberate Disciples seem to be all around us in the form of family, friends, neighbors, wards, and stakes. Julie, my dear friend, has had the opportunity to see some of these Deliberate Disciples up close and personal. She has been the recipient of their love and caring arms. She received her miracle this week, or was it in he last 10 months? Either way, I'm grateful that my friend's health is being restored. The examples witnessed are worth emulating. I have learned a lot about being a Deliberate Disciple. I am more focused on being a Deliberate Disciple. I am grateful for miracles and that they are still very evident in this world. The true disciples, the deliberate disciples make life bearable while we wait for the miracle. The miracle began when a community of people had the slightest shred of hope. It was that little bit of hope that became stronger and stronger until it was larger than the disease. <br />
I just can't stop saying "thank you". The real test is change....am I a better person because of this? Am I becoming a better disciple of Christ... a Deliberate Disciple of Christ? I am working on it. I have my sights set on the goal. <br />
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What a wonderful experience this was to attend the Zone Conference in Kampong Cham on 26 September 2015. There are 12 Elders and 4 Sisters in Kampong Cham. 16 missionaries for a city approximately 120,000 people. They are on the streets every day "contacting" which means they are striking up a conversation with people, if they will give you the time of day!<br />
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President/Sister Christensen, the 2 AP's, and 2 Sister Trainers taught some wonderful principle of the gospel. President Christensen brought forth his Mission Vision, which is "To Be a Deliberate Disciple of Jesus Christ". It was inspiring.<br />
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They all ride bad, old bikes, but if you get them new ones they would always be stolen and possibly hurt to get it. New bikes would make our missionaries bright big targets. <br />
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The first missionaries we saw were Elder Hall and Elder Slavens.<br />
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Elder Lauritzen doing his part to help.<br />
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President Christensen with his "let's get to it stride".<br />
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Awww! Good man, Elder Hunt (on the left), handing over the receipts for Elder Leavitt while Elder Lauritzen looks on. <br />
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Our marvelous Sisters! Sister Sheffield, Sister Ren, Sister Semones, Sister Harris, Sister Uresk and Sister Spangler. <br />
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A one on one conversation with Sister Christensen is always uplifting.<br />
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Eating ice cream with chop sticks was a challenge worth taking! Even President and Sister Christensen took up the challenge! <br />
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Lunch was great but we all LOVED the chocolate ice cream! <br />
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<br />SarahSloanLeavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961270586717002665noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198784360816941014.post-50856084327441964892015-10-02T19:52:00.001-07:002015-10-03T06:36:38.610-07:00On the Way to Kampong Cham2 Oct 2015<br />
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Saturday 26 Sept 2015.... Elder Leavitt and I drove to Kampong Cham for a Zone Conference. These next pictures were taken out of my car window on the way to Kampong Cham......<br />
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The women wear these pajama like clothing. They feel very fashionable. </div>
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Just a moto driving on the wrong side of the street. Its common. It seems to bring out the "road rage" in us!! We were driving down the 4-lane highway when Elder Leavitt had to quickly swerve into the right hand lane when he realized that he wasn't pulling up to the back of a truck... he was coming head on with a truck. Well, after all, what is a guy supposed to do? Stay on his side of the road? He needed to make a left hand turn!!!<br />
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Those are 5 bed frames stacked on each other that are in the back of the truck (the man is sitting on the tailgate of the truck). </div>
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A fast food store. Most of these are on movable carts. This one is a little more "up town" .... it is stationary. </div>
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It is so trashy everywhere. They do gather it up in one spot but it stays there all day. The trash wagons come around at night. They never bag it up or anything like unto it. It just sits there and rots all day. That is one of those things that will "forever be foreign". </div>
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A couple of carts on the sidewalk selling their wares. </div>
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The children seem to be happy and loved. They just don't know how dirty it is here! And that there is education out there somewhere..... that the gospel of Jesus Christ is at their fingertips.... our missionaries just have to find them. Door knocking is against the law (no doors anyway)... the people just have to bump into the missionaries on the street and make a contact. It is a different kind of missionary work here.<br />
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This is a pharmacy with the blue cross. Not like we have in North America, it really is <u>only</u> a DRUG store.<br />
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A Cambodian Cowboy<br />
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Just another mode of transportation. The people living in the Khets (kites) are very poor, but they keep plugging away at life and making the most of it.<br />
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Local vendors<br />
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On the road home I saw some of the skinniest cows I have ever seen. These cows pull the machinery in the rice fields. Just like all the humans, they work hard for very little return!<br />
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The trip to Kampong Cham is very interesting, very sad, very humbling yet it inspires gratitude, and motivates one to want to help and bring the gospel of Jesus Christ to a people who have nothing to lose and everything to gain. It has changed my prayers. <br />
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<br />SarahSloanLeavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961270586717002665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198784360816941014.post-43753971831449232042015-09-15T06:18:00.003-07:002015-09-15T06:18:54.682-07:00Helping me remember....3 September 2015<br />
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The purpose of this blog is to help me look back. I want to look back and feel again what I felt while here in Cambodia. I want to remember what I saw, who I met, and those with whom I worked. I want to be able to recall the goodness of the people and their stories. The stories are incredible. Just recently, one of the men that I work with from the Service Center told me about his beginnings on this earth and his mother. <br />
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My friend is the manager of the Service Center. He is a wonderful man. A very diligent and faithful man. He and I were discussing the Tuol Sleng Prison, which is in the middle of downtown Phnom Penh. It was originally a school until Pol Pot and his regime of evil invaded Cambodia in 1975.<br />
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This is inside the prison looking at homes that now quietly line its borders as if Tuol Sleng and it's horrors never existed. Those home could have been there in 1975, I don't know. The Khmer Rouge took over the entire country and began to torture and kill any and all who had had affiliations with the former government and also anyone who had an education, or anyone who wore glasses (Pol Pot thought they looked smart ). People lied about being able to read or write just to stay alive.<br />
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The last 14 people who died were buried here within the prison walls. It is a very solemn place. I felt sadness and grief. I also felt like those that suffered and died here needed to be honored. I have a hard time wrapping my head around "why". I just can't see any purpose in this brutality other than to build evil.... and it did. <br />
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When the prisoners were being beaten or given electric shocks one of the "rules of the prison" was that they were not to scream out. If they did, more vigilant beatings or more shocks were administered.<br />
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My friend told me that he was born during this time of Pol Pot. His mother and grandmother were forced workers in the rice fields. This was hard labor. The two women worked in a field of food yet they were starving. His mother was pregnant with him as she labored everyday from sun up to sun down. If you complain or let those with authority think you can't do your work, they would just kill you. Sometimes they would kill them just because they wanted to. Frail and starving she worked in the fields. Quietly one day she gave birth to her baby boy right there in the rice field. The grandmother held the baby in the palms of her hands. They gave him a Khmer name which means "lucky". Lucky to be alive. She continued to work in the field that day out of fear that they would kill her and her baby. She never skipped a beat. This woman is a modern day Esther, Ruth, or Naomi. Her son became an educated man. A kind and gentle man. He found the gospel of Jesus Christ and now serves as a Bishop today. I never want to forget him. <br />
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I never want to forget the children. They are beautiful children. <br />
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This is a family of 6 traveling through town on their family vehicle, the moto!<br />
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No seat belts, no helmets for the children, just hang on and don't fall out.<br />
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Sister Hollenzer at Trash Mountain. Trash Mountain is just that, a mountain of trash where families live. The city dump is their home. The entire family will all scrutinize through the daily trash that is dumped in their living space to find things to re-cycle to sell for their day's wages. I never want to forget just how blessed I am.<br />
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I never want to forget the every day people that I see trying to eek out a living. Most live on around $200 per month. <br />
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I never ever want to forget how fortunate, privileged, blessed, and honored I am that my home is only 3 blocks from a temple. I never want to forget that President Doung (member of the District Presidency) has been saving for 15 years to get to go to the Temple with no signs of that happening anytime soon YET he still has hope that he will get there one day. I hope I get to see that happen when I am here. I never want to forget the 5 local missionaries that just came from the Manila Temple beaming and glowing. They were able to go to ONE session. They will most likely not go to the Temple again until the Thailand Temple is built (aprox. 5 years). <br />
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There are so many things I must not forget... <br />
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