A visit to Brother Anan in Loei

A couple of months ago, Brother Anan came to church. He was very happy to meet with the members. He lives in Loei, a province about 120 miles away from the church, which makes it very difficult for him to come very often. He teaches ballroom dance at a school, and he also has a studio in his home where he teaches dance to adults. Ray told him that we would come out to visit him sometime. We finally made it last week.  He was so excited when Ray called to verify that he would be available, he kept saying, "Really? You are coming to see me?" The morning of our visit, Ray called again just to be sure nothing had come up. Brother Anan said that he was so excited about our visit that he had hardly been able to sleep. So nice to be appreciated!

It was a very beautiful drive!

When we arrived, he gave us a very warm drink with an unidentifiable flavor. He also gave us some fruit to bring home with us. It is called ngo (rambutan). The flavor is good, kind of like a pear, but the pit always seems to splinter so it's difficult to eat politely.

Almost as soon as we sat down, he asked us what we were going to teach him. We taught him the gospel as Christ taught it to the Nephites in 3 Nephi 27. He enjoyed it very much. He then asked if we would sing a hymn. Ray said he didn't sing, but I did. So, Brother Anan asked me to sing "Love At Home." I don't pretend to be a good singer, but he seemed to enjoy both the Thai and English versions. He recorded it so he could listen to it again. It was touching to me.

We hope he is coming to church this week.