July 15

We've had abnormally dry and warm weather in Tacoma lately, and we did a lot of service projects, so surprisingly I got a tan! But we got to rake and cut tall grass in this woman's back yard, scrape moss off the roof of a member's house, and scrape/paint primer on a non-member's house which was the most fun because it brought back memories of painting with dad, and most of the ward was there so it was really fun getting to know them better.

We were able to get an eight-year old (whose dad's a member) and her mom on date for later this month on Sister Walker's birthday, so we're working especially hard to make sure we set solid appointments in order to teach them so hopefully everything will go well! The only draw-back is that's the day of transfers, and we have a dinner that day, so it's going to be a little packed.

Sunday was hectic as we had to make sure we had a ride for an investigator we've been teaching for the past like 8 months, who FINALLY came to church!! She's really old, and blind in one eye, so it's taken a lot to get her to come to our church and not go to the Buddhist temple, but she decided to come this week. We also wanted to make sure the family with the two on-date were able to make it, and although they weren't ready when we dropped by their house before church, they got ready and we were able to get them a ride to church! So here we had three investigators, and two recent converts at church, and we were a little late, but Sister Loy and I got the station set up for translating, and did that throughout the meeting. I translated for a speaker leaving on her mission, so it was super easy and made me feel really good about my translation although I know it was help from the Spirit, and I still said a lot of things wrong. Not everyone was able to stay for the rest of church, but after getting them rides, we still had three people attend our Khmer Sunday school!

I'm out of time, and on the way to an exchange, but the church is true, and the work is moving forward!

-Sister Dunster