Elder/Sister Meyers

Sri Lankan sunset

It seems our weeks are getting busier and busier. We love it!
On Monday we were invited by our dear friend, Maljini, to go to High Tea. She was a little apprehensive about inviting us to tea. She quickly explained that tea and coffee would be served but there would be other drinks to choose from also.
When we arrived at Galle Face Hotel, we were amazed at the atmosphere. They had a live saxophone player that played lots of songs that we even recognized.  High Tea started at 4 pm and ended at 6 pm. We were there a few minutes before 4 and all the tables were full except for one. There were 72 tables in the area.
There was a sign with names of all the important people that had visited. Among those names were Richard Nixon, Gregory Peck, Prince Charles, King George, and many others. We figured our names would be added after we left.(ha ha)
Along with drinks there were all sorts of food to eat. Some were western foods such as pizza, hamburger, pastas, and others were Sri Lankan foods such as cutlets, curries, and etc.  They also had a wide variety of desserts.
It was beautiful to sit under the covered area of the hotel while eating and watching the ocean with the sun starting to set. We had to leave the area at 6 but we walked out and sat in the chairs on the lawn and finished watching the sun set as a cruise ship sailed in front of the sun.  We are grateful to be here and partake of such beauty!
Brother Kumar is having many difficulties as he is taking the discussions.  We have taught him his third discussion and will meet with him again on Wednesday to review some of the things that we have discussed with him. He drinks and needs to overcome that before his mind is clear enough to do what he really needs to do. He is unemployed and needs to find work but his drinking is getting in the way of finding and keeping a job.  He is the only one that can stop the drinking and commit to the gospel. We are doing what we can to help. We ask for your prayers for him to overcome this addiction.
Friday and Saturday we were involved with the Distribution Center Display. Brother Sunil and Brother Sundar came from India to set up the display and train the clerks in each branch so that they could do the ordering for the members. Right now Elder Meyers is the Distribution Center in Sri Lanka. He does all the ordering of books, pictures, DVDs, garments, or anything else that the Distribution Center sales.
On Friday we traveled to Negobo. We left here at 10 am. Many of the members came and ordered lots of items. Elder Meyers attended the training and worked with Anura, the clerk, to help the members fill out their orders. We finally got home around 10:30 pm. We started all over on Saturday and did the same display and training in Colombo.
After the display we attended the wedding dinner of Shilo and Niranji. In Sri Lanka the bride and groom to be go and register with a registrar and they are considered married. I think this couple registered in March of 2011 but didn't perform the ceremony until Saturday. They are going to be sealed in the Philippines Temple on Monday.
We just skyped with the Kellerstrasses who are still in India. They want to come back to Sri Lanka but their visas have not been granted yet. They are very discouraged. The lawyers are now involved and they say the only way to overcome this is to get the Church recognized as a church in Sri Lanka. That will happen but the Kellerstrasses will probably be reassigned somewhere else in the process. It could take a year or more to get the Church recognized.
Pray for the Kellerstrasses, the country of Sri Lanka, and the wonderful people who live in this area of the world. May God bless us all!