Elder Reynolds in Hanoi

  Alo - I don't have much to report on this last week. I got to be in a trio with my old MTC companion Elder Bennett until he picked up his new companion. Thursday and Friday we did new missionary orientation and welcomed the newest Elder in the mission, Elder Phan. Him, Elder Bennett, Elder Truong and I will all be in a quad this upcoming transfer. Random Weekly Events:  -  One of our friends edited my face on Anti-American North Korean propaganda and called me an imperialist. It was my photo, a picture of McDonalds logo, PayPal, Apple, and other American brands in front of a torn American flag. I appreciate him placing my value alongside S&P 500 companies.  -  While calling one of our other friends, he sent us a picture of a handwritten report (we don't know if he wrote it himself or if someone else sent it to him) that claimed the two foreigners he was talking to were CIA agents.  Just wait until he finds out it's "The Mormons"!  -  Now I'm...

  Alo - This week was busy, which made things go by quick. The month of May has been going by quickly, which is enjoyable.  Hopefully the heat will go with it.  Last Monday the BYU Ballroom came and did their performance. The dancing was impressive, but honestly the music was the best part. It was great to hear music not from the Gospel Library App. (No shade at the Tabernacle Choir - it's just nice to mix things up). Lots of friends and members came making it a big success and a good show for the church in Vietnam.  The rest of the week was pretty typical. We prepared for transfers and have a lot of change coming up, so it is going to bring new energy to the mission. I'll still be In Ba Đình, helping with the upcoming mission tour in June. We are going to be busy preparing!  Thank you for all who sent birthday wishes - I should've emailed everyone back, but in case I missed you, thank you! I love reading updates and seeing pictures what you are up to.  ___...

Alo,  I'm really running out of opening lines to start my emails in an interesting manner. This week went by relatively quickly. We started with an exchange with our Zone Leaders from the South who came up for our MLC. We had a ton of lessons with our friends and had some time to go outside and find. Funnily enough, I was back with one of my old companions Elder Mai, who I served with over a year ago in this same area. It was fun to go back out and find together and see what has changed, and what still hasn't, haha.  MLC was productive. We ended with an action item list which made my brain happy. We have some interesting new ideas and a good vision for the coming months. Sunday we had 43 BYU Ballroom Performers come to church on Sunday, hence the title of the email. They filled up the entire room and we almost didn't have enough room for our members to sit down. It was shocking -- I told AC Trường that if people started asking the same questions over and over again I was ju...

Alo -  title of email: Sorry, my Chinese is bad.  As promised from the previous email, this week was more eventful. I was surprised how many people found the last email entertaining.  Tuesday - Hanoi Zone Conference:  Our Zone Conference (a meeting where all the missionaries in the city of Hanoi gather for training) was very successful and fun. We had many interactive training sessions where we learned about asking questions and listening, calling referrals, and extending invitations. Elder Trường and I were assigned the special musical number, so we sang the new hymn,  This Little Light of Mine  with our amazing piano player Sister Adams. We sang the first verse and then went around the room passing the microphone for others to sing.  It is safe to say-- I don't think we will get assigned to do another musical number.  After Zone Conference we led a Book of Mormon club teaching about the Pride Cycle and how we can avoid it.  Wednesday - Reun...