Day 45 - Saturday, August 13, 2016

This is a before and after picture of the "Rice Cooker Malfunction".  If you didn't know this information already, it's important to learn it now.  Rice is an important part of "every" meal.  There are times when our missionaries have a psychological breakdown if they don't get rice each meal.  So today was CCM - Coordinating Council Meeting.  All of the Stake and District Presidents gather with President Clark and the member of the 70 who is over our mission, Elder Babbida.  The mission has provided the meal for nearly a year.  The meeting is only held quarterly.  Today the unthinkable happened.  We were preparing the plates of rice and ulam (whatever topping you put on rice is called ulam).  Things didn't look right so I took a little piece of rice and found they were not right!  5 minutes before serving time and we were riceless!  The assistants and office elders hopped right to it and ordered some rice from a member around the corner.  The President's had to wait a few minutes but it gave them time to chat and relax after their meeting.  They didn't seem any worse for the wear.  I told them they could eat their carmel brownie and ice cream for an appetizer but that didn't work.  Rice first.  Always rice first.