17 June 2007 – Sunday
Father’s Day in Indonesia. Actually they do not have Father’s Day here but many people know about it. Tomorrow is our 47th anniversary – now if I can just remember for one more day!
I actually slept in and Mary had to wake me up so we could be ready by 7:15. We are going to the two Tangerang branches and the first one starts at 8:00 – we will get home about 2:00. Overnight I received two Father Day cards from the Mitchells and letter from Krista. It was a great way to start the day. Mary said she slept well but still was tired. I think she tossed and turned a lot during the night. We did not read the Kitab Mormon this morning – it was not even discussed. I think we both were still recovering from yesterday. Hopefully we can stay awake for the meetings at T1 and T2.
I read from the Kitab Mormon while we were driving to church. I am pleased with how much I can read but know I should be able to do better. The meetings went well. We met two new English missionaries – Elder Park from the states and Elder McMillan from Australia. Elder Park gave the opening prayer and sang in Sacrament meeting in T1 – Elder Wight also spoke in T1’s sacrament meeting
Both branches had their Primary sing in Sacrament – we were sitting on the front row for T1 and it was just wonderful to look into those bright faces and share their spirit. In T2 we were further away and the effect was not the same. Sunday School and Priesthood were fine – we had some translation help but it is just not the same as being able to follow ourselves. I look forward to that day when we can fully participate in all the meetings.
I tried to help a brother who has his own little business. He said he does not have enough capital to expand into accessories. I suggested he might look into the PMK program in his area for a small loan to get his initial inventory.
We made good time getting home – I managed to sleep a little. After lunch we took naps. I crashed for over an hour and even Mary got in 45 minutes. I guess we were tired. Later we read for about 75 minutes from the Kitab Mormon before eating hotdogs for dinner. Now I am at the computer and Mary is watching a show on Hallmark called ‘The Reading Room.’
We just had a short visit with Jim via Skype. He said that Olivia suggested that they call but she ran away before we got on…at least she thought of us.