Life is becoming pretty routine for us these last few weeks.  We have our normal every day activities with a few extra and exciting things sprinkled into the mix.
The big news of the week is that Kyle and Heather are having another little boy.  We are happy that Heavenly Father has blessed us to have another grand child.  We are looking forward to having this special little boy join our family. 
We were thrilled to be able to finally watch General Conference.  Here in Sri Lanka we view it a week after it is held.  It amazes me that so few people come and view all of the sessions. Saturday we met at the church and viewed the first two sessions.  After the first session we had a light lunch.  I had made homemade rolls which we served with peanut butter and jelly.  I also made a German Chocolate Cake and sliced a few apples.  The 15 members that were in attendance seemed to enjoy their lunch.
There were about 60 people in attendance for the Sunday morning session.  We had a potluck lunch. Only about four families brought food but we had plenty to feed everyone.  When the second session started there were about 30 people.  They kept getting up and leaving.  Many of them have an hour or more to get home.  It is sad to see them miss out on the words of the prophets. By the time it was over there were only about 12 people left.
Saturday night we had dinner with Brother Nihal, Sister Eashani, and their sons, Dilitha and Shamitha.  President Kolitha, Sister Primali and their daughter, Sonali joined us for the dinner.  We viewed some videos to see if they wanted to use them for an open house that the Elders Quorum is planning for November 10th.  Then we had a lovely meal.  We had noodles(like Top Romen), chicken curry, sausages(like tiny hot dogs), bread, tomato slices, onion slices and boiled eggs.  For dessert we had vanilla ice cream with Mango and Avocado topping.  I wasn't sure about the Avocado topping but it was very good! This is the fun part of our mission, getting to go into the homes of the people.  They are awesome!
There was a shooting during a political campaign yesterday and three people were killed.  Two men from the same political party shot each other.  One of them died and the other is in serious condition.  I think their body guards or staff members were also killed or injured.  Even though they are in the same party they are running against each other for the same seat.  A curfew was put into effect shortly after the killings.  It was lifted at 6:30 am this morning. 
As President Monson spoke today, I felt of the love of the Savior.  He is near all of us.  He is aware of us.  He knows our trials and our needs. May we each gain His peace and go forth with more faith as we face life.

Dilitha and Shamitha

Sonali, our hostess Sis Eashani, Sis Primali
and Pres Kolitha at dinner