Counting down the days!

Elder Meyers was taught by his mother how to make paper chains.  He decided to revert back to his childhood so he could count down the days left on our mission. 
It is amazing to think that we only have two more weeks before we return to America.  We have learned so much about life in another country, ourselves, and how much our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ love us and all of Father's children.

Hotel patio

Maljini called on Friday and invited us to go to Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel for dinner.  Our appointment had cancelled so we decided to go.  They had an outdoor setting by the lake.  They served Sri Lankan food, buffet style.  I really enjoyed the cuttle fish and hoppers. 
I remember when we first came, someone told us that they were eating hoppers, I thought

Musicians singing to us at dinner

they were talking about grasshoppers.  There are several kinds of hoppers.  One is a pasta type and the other looks like a taco bowl.  The bowl is soft and it can have an egg, meat, or other item in the middle of the bowl.  We had both the pasta type hoppers and the bowl shaped hopper.  Our hopper was without anything in it.  I am afraid to eat their eggs

Boat used for parties and dinner on the lake

when they aren't cooked all the way. The meat ones are so spicy it will burn your mouth!
Saturday we had our last Faith in God Activity with the primary children.  We showed a video on baptism and discussed the importance of living up to our baptism covenants.  Every child was able to repeat one of their Articles of Faith.  They have been working hard this year

Shamitha, Sonali, Codi, Haran and Regno

to learn those.  We ended the activity with some games and then refreshments.  Several of the children had made thank you cards for us.  We will miss these children.  They have become like our grandchildren.
Codi had her 11th birthday on Saturday.  Her family had a party for her at the Church.  The party was suppose to start at 6 pm but it was almost 8:30 pm before it

Codi in her party flock

got started.  We enjoyed having some time to visit with our friends.  We got home around 10 pm.  We were exhausted after a long day of activities.
As I pointed out at the beginning of this week's message, even when we get old we remember what we were taught by our mothers.
The message for the week is Proverbs 22:6 
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.