Sin trào sin trào mui người quêo căm bác,
It has been another busy week here in Cầu Giấy with lots of traveling. The rain has been pouring and the work has been progressing. We have finally been able to get in contact with some of our friends again which has been really rewarding.
Last Preparation Day:
Last Preparation day was really relaxed. With Zone Conference coming up our District wanted to have some sort of matching attire, so we went to a fashion street in Hanoi to do some shopping. The Sisters got new dresses and I got a purple tie to match. While we waited for the Sisters Elder Hữu and I did some walking around the area and found a massive street full of delicious street food near a college. I tried to take a video of it, but the video file got damaged and doesn't play now :((. As we were walking down a nearby alleyway, we also found a massive store that was selling used Doc Marten shoes for really cheap - so I know where I am coming back. They were able to fix a little part of my shoe too, which was nice of them.
I got an interesting haircut after nearly scaring the barber half-to-death when we walked into his shop. He was completely asleep on his chair listening to some podcast when I said, "Hello anh!" He jumped the first time because of our entrance, and then the second time seeing the foreigners speaking Vietnamese to him.
Wednesday:
Had a great Zone Conference and I got to give my little training on social media. Unfortunately, I forgot to send the PowerPoint slides to be uploaded - but I had submitted the video presentation I made for them to watch in the south. The solution? Just play the video and I adlibbed over it. It worked pretty well, for what it was, haha.
Our Zone recorded a quick musical number and then took lots of pictures together. The Sisters assigned for the lunch went all out and made some delicious French Toast, bacon, eggs, and homemade buttermilk syrup. It is always a wonderful time to meet with the missionaries around the Zone, especially since there is only 16 of us in Hanoi right now.
Last Preparation Day:
Last Preparation day was really relaxed. With Zone Conference coming up our District wanted to have some sort of matching attire, so we went to a fashion street in Hanoi to do some shopping. The Sisters got new dresses and I got a purple tie to match. While we waited for the Sisters Elder Hữu and I did some walking around the area and found a massive street full of delicious street food near a college. I tried to take a video of it, but the video file got damaged and doesn't play now :((. As we were walking down a nearby alleyway, we also found a massive store that was selling used Doc Marten shoes for really cheap - so I know where I am coming back. They were able to fix a little part of my shoe too, which was nice of them.
I got an interesting haircut after nearly scaring the barber half-to-death when we walked into his shop. He was completely asleep on his chair listening to some podcast when I said, "Hello anh!" He jumped the first time because of our entrance, and then the second time seeing the foreigners speaking Vietnamese to him.
Wednesday:
Had a great Zone Conference and I got to give my little training on social media. Unfortunately, I forgot to send the PowerPoint slides to be uploaded - but I had submitted the video presentation I made for them to watch in the south. The solution? Just play the video and I adlibbed over it. It worked pretty well, for what it was, haha.
Our Zone recorded a quick musical number and then took lots of pictures together. The Sisters assigned for the lunch went all out and made some delicious French Toast, bacon, eggs, and homemade buttermilk syrup. It is always a wonderful time to meet with the missionaries around the Zone, especially since there is only 16 of us in Hanoi right now.
Thursday:
I went back to my hometown in Ba Đình for an exchange with the APs - I got to be with my old companion Elder Vassantachart which was really fun. We had a lot of great lessons and got a lot of work done. It was fun to talk social media a little bit and hear some stories from one another. I really appreciate all of our leaders and missionaries here.
Saturday:
Saturday:
We had a crazy day full of activities. We held our typical English class and then participated in the monthly Branch Family Home Evening Activity. It was crazy. We had 7 roasted ducks and all of this other delicious food ready to eat. I just kept getting handed bowl, after bowl, of probably some of the best food I have eaten here in Vietnam.
After getting stuffed, they started the "presentation" part of FHE which had a focus on missionary work. A bunch of families put together funny videos of natural ways of sharing the gospel with others which was really fun to see. I gave a small talk on challenges in missionary work and how members helped overcome them. I started off my talk with a fun saying in Vietnamese, that is basically, "Howdy folks" or "Ladies and Gentlemen" which made a lot of people laugh.
Sunday:
After getting stuffed, they started the "presentation" part of FHE which had a focus on missionary work. A bunch of families put together funny videos of natural ways of sharing the gospel with others which was really fun to see. I gave a small talk on challenges in missionary work and how members helped overcome them. I started off my talk with a fun saying in Vietnamese, that is basically, "Howdy folks" or "Ladies and Gentlemen" which made a lot of people laugh.
Sunday:
Our entire district was asked to speak in sacrament meeting, so we all gave our talks. I talked about reading the Book of Mormon and how we can have more meaningful studies. I honestly don't know how many talks I have given in Vietnam, but it is probably around 7-8? I just get up there, smile, try to make some people smile, testify of Christ, and sit down. We did a good job and our talks flowed together well.
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Spiritual Thought:
These past few months I have really been working on my teaching skills and trying to help people have a more clear understanding of the gospel. I have found that by doing this, I myself have also had a better understanding of the simple teachings of Jesus Christ.
After doing so many BYU religious classes from these big academic teachers - although I learned a lot and certainly had new perspectives to think of the gospel - I lost a lot of the important simple truths of the gospel as well. I have really come to appreciate them as I have been on my mission. Something that always makes me smile is seeing people react when we share about the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. People are always so stunned, especially when they hear they too will have the opportunity to have a perfect body.
I invite you this week to focus on a simple truth of the gospel and show appreciate for it in your prayers this week.
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August is almost over and 1 year is almost here. It has been a ride. Love you all,
Anh Cả Reynolds
These past few months I have really been working on my teaching skills and trying to help people have a more clear understanding of the gospel. I have found that by doing this, I myself have also had a better understanding of the simple teachings of Jesus Christ.
After doing so many BYU religious classes from these big academic teachers - although I learned a lot and certainly had new perspectives to think of the gospel - I lost a lot of the important simple truths of the gospel as well. I have really come to appreciate them as I have been on my mission. Something that always makes me smile is seeing people react when we share about the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. People are always so stunned, especially when they hear they too will have the opportunity to have a perfect body.
I invite you this week to focus on a simple truth of the gospel and show appreciate for it in your prayers this week.
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August is almost over and 1 year is almost here. It has been a ride. Love you all,
Anh Cả Reynolds
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