Reason for our trip to the Beach

I just wanted to let you know the conditions here in Phnom Penh two weeks ago, when we went to Sihanoukville. Our Driver wanted to go with his family to the province of his birth with his wife, daughter, mother, father, aunts, uncles etc. We were told and we believe that the city emptied starting Tuesday night until Monday the next week. As we were out visiting on Tuesday night we saw a 9 passenger van filled with about 20 people in it and so many we couldn't count on top of the van. We saw not just one van like that but several. We went down the street to visit the family, we had been down the same street before, it was nearly empty. The people we were visiting, had sold their only means of transportation to help a sick mother, the only reason they were still there. Many in the branches we work with were going away. It really was surprising how empty the streets became. So Elder Morgan and I decided we would let our driver go and we would go to the beach. It was very inexpensive, $6.00 per seat one way. So least you think we were shirking our duties, that is the reason we went at this time. We did have a good time, and tried to support the little business on the beach.