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Fake It - Till You Bake It

 Alo,


Good morning, noon, afternoon, or evening. I hope you are doing well and staying healthy! Life for me here in Vietnam has been pretty normal - we have just been settling into the new apartment and getting into a new groove.

The random people dropping stuff off at our apartment said they were done coming, and we fixed my companions' tire after it exploded - so we are on track and ready for a fresh week. Fortunately, because many of our friends went back to their hometowns this week or are busy starting with school, this was a good time to get things fixed and prepped for the upcoming week. I've come to learn there is always a reason for our trials while being out on my mission. 

Last Preparation Day:
We had a pretty laid back day - went to a sushi buffet and then went to a nearby mall. We got some legos and built them together which was fun. Seeing all of the knock-off Lego sets here always makes me smile. Our District decided on getting this big robot figure. We also got a new District Leader - Capybara, the plushie I am sure you have seen on Google Photos and on FaceBook. Capybara has been helping participants speak more at our English activities. I am certainly no psychologist, but having people hold the capybara plushie while they speak out loud in front of the group really does seem to help. Then, they pass it to another person for them to speak and we don't have to keep calling on people. 10/10 recommend getting a mascot plushie for your English Activities. 

Fake It Till You Bake It:
Explanation behind the title of the email: 
Last week our English activities were focused on the topic of baking. For the last 20min of the activity we usually play a game together about the topic - but we were having a hard time thinking of a game. Instead of a game, we decided we would teach people how to bake a cake, like a cooking show, using our imagination. And you know what? It actually worked.

We first passed out everyone's (imaginary) bowls, then poured our (imaginary) ingredients that we learned into the bowls and mixed everything together. We put it into our (imaginary) oven (which I burned my hands on because someone pointed out I forgot to wear gloves). Side note: I have no idea how to bake a cake. I was just telling people to crack eggs, pour flour in, pour sugar, whatever, at random times. After we cooked our cakes we ate them and everyone said they were delicious. Success. Then, we had people come up and lead the class in making the cake. It was a good time.

Watching 10-15 people mix imaginary cake batter is one of the funniest things I think I have done on my mission so far. I was just laughing thinking, "What would someone do if they walked in right now, no context, and saw 10-15 people just spinning their arms in circles laughing?". It was even more fun telling people to mix faster and faster. I'm grateful everyone played along. 

Alma 34 in 1 Hour? No.
Long story short - don't try to teach Alma 34 in one hour for a Book of Mormon club. Just trust me on it. It will burn hotter than a dumpster fire in Portland Oregon on a Thursday afternoon. Won't be doing that again. 
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Ether 12:41 
I invite you to this week to follow the invite in this scripture and seek Jesus. How do you "Seek Jesus" in your life - not just on Sunday, but on your day to day life. 
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That is all from me! Thanks for the read. Send me some questions you have about Vietnam or the mission. I would love to have an email answering some of them and sharing them! 

Thanks, love you all. 

Anh Cả Rẻ Nh ôl zi


Our District

Our District's Musical Submission 
Hymn - "Count Your Many Blessings" 






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