Parading With President Howell

Alo -

This week the work was a little bit slower, but we had some adventures to keep things moving.

Monday:

We had an early start to our P-Day. We biked to the church to call our families since the internet in our apartment died. Fortunately, it works now. It just meant we went out early for burgers and golf, which was great. I still haven't broken 200 yards which is disappointing, but I have got 198 yards. My form is terrible, so send me any tips you have.

For P-Day today we are meeting up as a Zone at the golf simulator and playing together, so it should be fun!

Tuesday:

Tuesday we had an exchange, but when we came home at night we discovered our apartment was sprayed with "water proofing" chemicals in the bathroom, so our apartment smelled awful. After about 30min all of our heads were hurting. Fortunately, the mission home is not far from our apartment, so we stayed the night there. The following morning President Howell joined us for basketball, which was enjoyable.

Thursday we had our follow-up calls when the earthquake happened. We didn't feel anything because we were on the 2nd floor, but the Elders we were video calling on the 31st floor of their apartment certainly did. We were on the call and noticed their lights started to swing, it was kinda funny/not really because, you know, it's an earthquake. Everyone was okay though - no buildings collapsed here.

We finished the week with a meal at Dr. Joys' house, with transportation provided by President Howell. I have to admit he is a skilled driver driving his mini-van around in 5:00pm traffic in Hanoi. Sister Duy Anh, a sister in my district, made sure to pray for us beforehand, though.

Spiritual Thought:

Doctrine and Covenants 6:36 - Hãy hướng về ta trong mọi ý nghĩ; chớ nghi ngờ, và chớ sợ hãi.

I know as we focus on Christ, we will gain a higher perspective in this life that will help us navigate challenges and trials. Our doubts and fears can be eliminated, even through the smallest of faith.

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I'm doing well. I have to admit things have settled in a little bit on what responsibilities lie ahead these next couple weeks and it is a little bit daunting. I haven't experienced or been trained on many of the upcoming events we have, so things will be interesting. Oh well - you can't mess up what you don't know how to do.

Love you,

Anh Cả Reynolds

Photos: (I'll take more soon sorry) https://photos.app.goo.gl/KXNEyuJ6epdKQtAq6

Thank you, Elder Brimhall for the picture!

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