Alo,
Happy Easter!
Honestly, not too much happened this week. We did our typical missionary work and had a fun exchange with our Zone Leaders. We called over 60 referrals, and I can still hear the ringing in my ears. Since we cover the whole country we get a lot of people to call, which is pretty fun. One moment you are talking with someone who can only speak Hmong living in the mountains by the border in China, the next you are on video call with someone on his banana plantation deep in Southern Vietnam, then someone in central Vietnam hanging out on the beach. It is interesting -- and humbling -- to hear the different dialects.
This week the Hanoi District had a Easter Activity in the park. We met together to eat Bánh Mỳ sandwiches and socialize with members. After finding a large stick, the classic "Stick-Pull Competition" activity became a big hit. Elder Webster, a senior missionary in Hà Đông brought his cowboy gear and rope to teach people how to wrangle cattle, or arguably more applicable, runaway motorbikes with a rope. Our celebration also included decorating some eggs and lots of treats. Overall, it was enjoyable to meet with the members and say hi to old faces.
Spiritual Thought:
Following our sacrament meeting on Easter Sunday, we watched a special musical devotional from the Asia Area Presidency. It includes countries from all over Southeast Asia singing different songs, focusing on the final days of Jesus Christ. Vietnam was not in the video, but I really liked it regardless. I'll attach the link for it below. I particularly enjoyed the portion from Taiwan when they sang "I Stand All Amazed" - the meaning and translation in Mandarin is translated remarkably well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Happy day, all is well in Vietnam,
Anh Cả Reynolds
Honestly, not too much happened this week. We did our typical missionary work and had a fun exchange with our Zone Leaders. We called over 60 referrals, and I can still hear the ringing in my ears. Since we cover the whole country we get a lot of people to call, which is pretty fun. One moment you are talking with someone who can only speak Hmong living in the mountains by the border in China, the next you are on video call with someone on his banana plantation deep in Southern Vietnam, then someone in central Vietnam hanging out on the beach. It is interesting -- and humbling -- to hear the different dialects.
This week the Hanoi District had a Easter Activity in the park. We met together to eat Bánh Mỳ sandwiches and socialize with members. After finding a large stick, the classic "Stick-Pull Competition" activity became a big hit. Elder Webster, a senior missionary in Hà Đông brought his cowboy gear and rope to teach people how to wrangle cattle, or arguably more applicable, runaway motorbikes with a rope. Our celebration also included decorating some eggs and lots of treats. Overall, it was enjoyable to meet with the members and say hi to old faces.
Spiritual Thought:
Following our sacrament meeting on Easter Sunday, we watched a special musical devotional from the Asia Area Presidency. It includes countries from all over Southeast Asia singing different songs, focusing on the final days of Jesus Christ. Vietnam was not in the video, but I really liked it regardless. I'll attach the link for it below. I particularly enjoyed the portion from Taiwan when they sang "I Stand All Amazed" - the meaning and translation in Mandarin is translated remarkably well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Happy day, all is well in Vietnam,
Anh Cả Reynolds
Blog:
While on exchanges, Ethan and his companion ran into a lady from San Paulo, Brazil. The weather is warming back up and she was very hot and said she was in need of ice cream. So, they showed her where to get ice cream and she insisted on treating them to mango popsicles. Then, she realized she didn't know how to get back to her hotel. They asked if it happened to be the Pan Pacific Hotel and she said yes. They laughed and told her that is where the mission office is and they were headed that way. So, they walked her back to the hotel. Ethan said it was one of those classic missionary moments where people are put exactly where they're needed.
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