We renewed our visas for the last time. You can now make an appointment online and fill out the paper ahead of time. The process worked out beautifully. We went to a new office at the immigration complex and were finished in just a few minutes, instead of the several hours as last time.
The immigration complex has many independent vendors selling food and all kinds of items. It is almost like an open mall. We took a moment to pick up cactus for friends, to remind them of Arizona.
On Tuesday, we went to Bang Na on the Sky Train to have lunch with Win and Ling. They are professional musicians who are also temple workers. They did all the ordering, (things I would haven't thought to order) and the food was delicious. Squid, shrimp, fried rice, bass soup, and a wrap of leaves, lime, ginger, and fried nuggets of fish.
We ordered several deserts to try. The cheesecake won over the chocolate cake. Imagine that.Our week in the temple was filled with initiatories mostly. It is a pleasure to complete these ordinances. I get a little more variety in my schedule, but Dennis serves in initiatory hours on end without a break, and it is exhausting. I love his dedication. On Saturday, he led two endowment sessions. I was able to be a patron in his afternoon session. We had groups from Cambodia and Malaysia.
Several of the Russian girls who came a few weeks ago for endowments are now at the MTC here. It is a joy to see them again.
Asian babies are so beautiful. I love it when their mothers let me talk to them. I think they are a little surprised that we look different from the people they are used to meeting.
I tried to set Fern up with a date. It didn't turn out as I hoped. No more matchmaking. Though Mafi, from last week's post, is still hopeful that I'll find her an American husband.
This week, we will welcome our last group from Eurasia before we fly back to Arizona on Monday. We have a large group of Thais coming too, from Roi Et and Kalasin, so we will keep too busy to get trunky.
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