Malaysian Mission to LAVENDER FARMERS!!: ODDS & ENDS FROM BORNEO

MALAYSIAN DRESSES

We had so many notes about how everyone liked the picutres of this last trip to Ba'kelalan that we thouht we might include a few more. We are on our visa run starting Monday until Thursday. We will be in Singapore that whole time. We of course will not be in the areas like Ba'kelalan. We will be in the extreme opposite. Singapore is one of the largest cities in the world and I would have to say it is the cleanest I have ever seen. We will try to post a few of the sites we see there next time. We are required to stay at least two days and preferably longer so we don't cause problems with the use of the tourist visas we are on. It is a nice break and allows us to be ready to hit the dusty road again like Danica always use to say to me.

THE ENTRANCE?? YES CONSTRUCTION HERE IS JUST PART OF LIFE

WE DID FIND OUR WAY IN

We did spend most this week at home. We flew to Miri for the afternoon on Friday to meet with Patrcik Panai and his wife who were supppose to go with us to Ba'kelalan but couldn't at the last moment because of a death in the family. So we went down to discuss the project with him. Otherwise we were at home all week.

We did visit a past Branch President this week. He is only partially active now. And he hadn't been at church for several weeks. So we fouond him at home and he had been sick. We encouraged him to stay for the entire block when he does come. We will see how he does. His wife is RC (Catholic) and is not supportive at all. SO it is hard for him. He told us his life's story. At one time the head of Sabah was his best childhood friend. He now is higher up than that. He shared with us his favorite scripture. It was the one that he just "happend " to be directed to just before his baptism. He was getting a lot of negative and was about to not go through with it. He then sat down to read the Book Of Mormon and the scriptures "fell open" to

3 Nephi 18, vs 20. He then knew what he should do and it has blessed his life ever since.

ANTHONY, PAST BRANCH PRESIDENT

We also attnded Branch Missionary Correlation meeting attended by the Releif Society and EQ and all the missioanries and ward clerk!! I think there are a lot of places where the church is very strong but this meeting isn't held. Here we had a full complement and they are all under 25. And most have to ride 1 to 2 busses to get to this extra meeting during the week.

Oh, yes, also they are going to have a Priesthood and Relief Society workshop meeting on Home and Visiting teaching on next Friday which is a public holiday in the afternoon! How whould that go over back home I wonder? We'll see how it goes here.