Trio on Train Street

Alo,

Wishing you a wonderful start to October and lots of Fall leaves. Things have been pretty quiet here in the Hai Bà Trưng area, but we are working hard and having fun. Here are some updates from me for the week:

Last Preparation Day:

We went and visited the famous "Hanoi Train Street" in the Old Quarter area. I have to admit it is pretty cool - but all the shopkeepers trying to scam you and get you into their shops along the street aren't. After we saw the train we went to get some Indian Food which somehow poisoned the entire district except me. I got a super spicy dish, so maybe the spice I got killed all the poison.

Goodbye, Elder Nelson :(

Last week our Mission President was surprised with two new native Vietnamese missionaries. They were assigned to Australia, but have not recieved visa approval to go yet. Therefore, they will serve here in Vietnam for the time being. Elder Nelson was assigned to train the new missionary and moved to Hà Đông. We will miss Elder Nelson, but he will do an amazing job training!

Zone Conference:

This week we had Zone Conference. It was focused on finding with an emphasis on building relationships. It covered 3 different aspects: Finding on the street, working with members, and working with our companions. Love and charity was an essential attribute needed to have success in all. The Sister Training Leaders did a really fun presentation, it felt like a radio show, haha.

As always, it was enjoyable to catchup and meet with new missionaries. Many missionaries gave their departing testimonies which was a little sad, but I'm grateful for the missionaries who we have had, currently have, and will soon have.

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Other than that, I don't have much to share! Hope you are doing well and having success. Watch General Conference for some good inspiration and guidance this week!

Love,

Anh Cả Reynolds

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Hours in Hồ Chí Minh

Alo, This week was an adventure - filled with good stories and blessings. I'm a little tired, but I'd rather be a tired missionary than a bored missionary. Monday - Trains, Planes, and Automobiles Monday afternoon while enjoying Preparation Day in the Old Quarter District, we got a call from the Elders who help our Mission President, the Assistants. The Assistants were flying down later in the evening to Hồ Chí Minh City to do a mission presentation -- but unfortunately one of them became very ill and would be unable to fly. They asked if I would be willing to pack and head down to help. Certainly wasn't what we expected, but we were ready to help. Elder McBride and I traveled back to Hà Đông, packed, and headed over. Elder McBride stayed with the ill missionary, while the other Assistant and I went down South. We left at 7:15pm and landed in Hồ Chí Minh at 9:30pm. We got a taxi and stayed the night in Thảo Điền- the very first area I served in Vietnam, one year ...

Welcome to Vietnam - Don't Take the Honking Personally

Xin chào mọi người! They're sending me to Vietnam... it's a whole lot of scooters... Things have been great here in Vietnam. I'm currently sitting in a park after doing my second dance practice with some people we met last week. We're waiting for a friend to meet us to play some pickleball. If I wrote down everything that has happened within the past week this email would be too large to send, so here is a brief bullet point list of the highlights: -Landed in Hanoi and did orientation. Was told I would be serving in the Ho Chi Minh area. Woo hoo! My Mission Presidency is awesome. -Met my companion Elder Luân. His English is good but communicating is sometimes still difficult. 😅 I am constantly speaking Vietnamese, which has helped me learn a lot. -Had first English Activity night and taught about Idaho, haha. The slideshow was already made by someone from Vietnam, and went over all the highlights of things like: Potatoes, sagebrush, dairy cows, and irrigation....

Hanoian Hamburgers

Alo- Hope you are doing well and enjoying the Spring Weather. We are hoping to start getting some warmer weather this next week (meaning the grey overcast that has been here for the past 3.5 months leaves). This week I don't really have much to report on. Always Adjusting: This week was mainly just adjustment to the new area and assignment. This transfer I'll be helping as an Assistant, which is mainly a lot of behind the scenes work. It reminds me a lot of when I was doing Social Media work a little over a year ago - rather than managing the social media, you help with different aspects of the mission. There isn't anything extremely stressful or overwhelming -- it is just lots of small tasks you have to learn to do. My current companion has great experience in this role and has been teaching me lots. He leaves at the end of this transfer, so I am trying to absorb as much as I can to get it ready for the next transfer. The Mission Branch: One aspect I have been enjoying ...

Elder Reynolds in Hanoi

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