Yesterday, we visited this family at their home in a rural area (Baku neighborhood?) about 30 km from the village of Takhmao. The father, mother and daughter (back row) were baptized earlier today. The other people in the photo are youth from the Takhmao Branch who like to visit people with the missionaries--Elder Ballard and Elder Da. Look taa and look yiay (grandpa and grandma) Snyder were privileged to accompany them, and provide transportation. The two elders in this photo have each made the 60 km round trip to this neighborhood three times--by bicycle--within the last few weeks.

Cambodian children will steal your heart. These were in the rural neighborhood we visited.

This home is next door to the home at which we ate a meal of rice, chicken soup, fish, egg and cooked vegetables. It was humbling to see our host family serving us, and waiting for us to finish before they ate. We were inwardly concerned about the quality of water used in the cooking and washing of our utensiles before we ate, but outwardly enthusiastic. The food was delicious but created a few gastrointestinal issues for us later. It would have greatly offended our hosts if we had declined to eat. They are such humble and serving people.

This old wagon is still being used. It was in the yard of the house in the preceding photo.

This little girl is enjoying her ride back from the airport. She and her family spent the week in Hong Kong attending the temple. Prior to this week, her two siblings and their mother had never ridden in/on any vehicle bigger than a moto. (Not sure if the father had or not.) The look on their faces as they had their first escalator ride was priceless, and we can only imagine their thoughts when on the airplane. We don't know who the old guy driving the van is, but his profile looks vaguely familiar.

This lovely family is on their way to the Hong Kong Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to be sealed for time and all eternity*. As you can see, the two "sisters" made a special connection, and the two children delighted in using "look yiay" (grandma) to describe the older of the sisters. *Note: Latter-day saints believe that family units will exist in the life after this for all who accept eternal ordinances performed in holy temples, and who strive to lead righteous lives thereafter.

We can always tell the number of people visiting the mission home by the number of shoes on the doorstep. We were at a dentist's office this week, and it was the same thing. However, most businesses don't have a no-shoes rule, although it is a "must" in individual homes.