June 11
Here’s some video and news coverage, mostly by Gerry Avant, but assisted by Ryan Morgenegg (I think he did his work in SLC and was not present in Cebu) from the Church News.
Beverly and I have been serving in the Stake Center shown in the second video, showing guests the 12 minute Temple video. A few of the persons shown in the videos are our friends here in Cebu. I’ve sat in on Temple Committee meetings with Ko and Perez presiding, joining and trying to help John Balledos, our Stake President and ERC Manager with his duties. Balledos worked under Perez and had responsibility for the Open House activities. So I have had a birds-eye view on all the unfolding, very interesting events. I have sat in a privileged seat as spectator of this historic event. Next week we will enter the dedicated temple to do some family names.
Perez is an area seventy over Seminaries and Institutes (S&I), a nice friendly man who can give a very effective sermon to Cebuanos. I’ve noticed that he uses the Book of Mormon effectively and has a style that is provoking. I guess I’ve heard three of his sermons so far, two in Cebu and one in Toledo (west coast District meeting last week, 1 ½ hr drive from Cebu).
We first saw Gerry Avant come thru the Open House tour and first thought she was a nun before we met her. I think she was suffering from Jet-lag as she wasn’t as friendly and vivacious as I thought she should be. She’s a senior silver haired lady who has seen tons of church history close up. You see her name probably weekly on Church News articles. She packs a camera like the Procters and is kind of quiet, not too engaging. You’d think a news reporter would be real outgoing. I didn’t see this with her…maybe it’s because she’s a Senior.
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