This Week in Malaysia

Scott was sustained and set apart today as the new 1st counselor in the Kuala Lumpur Branch Presidency.  The 2nd counselor was released, so for now, Scott is the only counselor to President Tennyson Renner.  Lots of challenges.  The branch has about 300 members but only about 100 active.  There are many wonderful people in the branch and they have such strength.  We have a lot of work to do in going back to collect the sugarbeets that have fallen off the truck.  (See the message from Pres. Monson in the July Ensign.)

Tobi travels to New York this week and will be meeting up with Jennie and Julia while there.  Tobi leaves KL on Thursday, and arrives in NY on Friday.  She and the girls will be spending the weekend with Jamie and Trent Handy (Tobi's sister, Candy's daughter) and their family, until Sunday, when Tobi has to be in NY.  Jennie and Julia will be arriving on Saturday and staying with Tobi in NY until Wednesday I believe.  If Tobi can get over the jet lag quickly they should have a lot of fun.  Scott wishes he could be there, but Scott would have to pay his own way so no dice.  Tobi returns to KL on August 8th.

We are proud of our son-in-law Brock for completing the Pioneer Day Marathon with a PR, and of Julia for climbing to the top of Mt. Timpanogos (one week after skydiving for the first time.)  We are so proud of all of our kids and grandkids and their accomplishments.  Thank you all for keeping up with the blogging.  You can't imagine how much it means to us over here on the other side of the world.  Some of you could do better.  (You know who you are.)

Love,  Scott and Tobi