1.people sleep and nap in these all the time.
2.funny picture of a dog we saw
3.from our beginning english class
4.more family pictures (from my grandma's side this time)
5.more family pictures
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Ostrich and Alligator Meat! FEB 19, 2017
Hello Everyone!
So before I start off with anything else in this group email, you must hear this first! I ate Ostrich and Alligator this week! Man what a meal that was!
Anyway, everything is going well over here in Vietnam! We currently have one new investigator, and hopefully another new investigator by next week! My Vietnamese is getting better as I speak more and more with the natives. I have chosen to speak the Southern dialect of the Vietnamese language, and will be speaking it my entire Mission, and even when I go up North to Hanoi. Apparently, even people up North who speak the Northern dialect, prefer that you speak the Southern dialect with them, because it is easier to understand. I will be having transfers (new companion) in about 5 weeks! I have already gotten to meet my grandma's side of the family, as well as my grandpa's side! The food here is amazing, and I don't normally eat strange meat like what I listed above.
I have quite a story to tell from meeting my grandfather's side of the family! We met with some of my Aunts from my grandfather's side, and one of my Aunts has had experience with the Church! She had lived in Australia for a year for job training for her work. She was looking for a church to go to, and the only one close by (across from her house I believe) was The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints! She attended the church for a year, and loved it! She even helped out the Missionaries in their lessons, because there used to be a Vietnamese speaking Mission in Australia! But, when she returned to Vietnam after her year was up, she stopped investigating and participating in Church. Now, we are working on possibly seeing if we can spark her interest again in the church, and she actually knows one of the Elders here, because of a friend that she has in Utah! I never even knew that any of my Vietnamese family had any experience with the church, except for my dad! This is very exciting! I also gave all of my Aunts on my grandfather's side, contact of the Missionaries! This is so exciting! Who would have known!
Testimony Time:
This next coming week will not be an easy one, because I will be taking the lead with answering the phone, teaching all of the Gospel Principles in the lessons, and finding addresses on the map. My trainer is having me take lead in all things, so that I can really grow more and improve my Vietnamese as well. I am very nervous, because I rely on my trainer for a lot of things. But, I know that I need to look to the Lord as my light. I need to rely on the Lord for all things, even though it feels scary at first. We all must "walk by faith rather than by sight." As we do this and look to the Lord is our light, he will take care of our imperfections, and he will make us qualified for the challenges we must overcome. And I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Love,
Elder Ly (Anh Ca Dung)
Can't forget pictures!:
1.Family in Vietnam!
2.We found some puppies!
3.some of the ostrich and alligator meat
4.another family photo in Vietnam!
Justin is speaking Vietnamese!
I hope that everyone is doing well! Please email me personally if you haven't gotten the chance to do so yet, and I will get back to you as soon as possible!
The Mission here in Vietnam is going pretty well thus far! We are in an interesting situation though. We just lost two investigators, but we are hopefully going to be gaining two new investigators. We had an investigator named Anh Chuong. He was progressing very well at first, and we had a baptismal date of yesterday for him. But, something happened, and we weren't able to contact him for just about an entire month! We cam to find out through another member, that his parents didn't want him learning about the church or going to anymore church activities. So, he has decided to just stick with his religion and to stop learning about the Gospel. We will continue to pray for him, and hope that he will have the desire to re-learn about the Gospel one day. We also had another investigator named Em Ngan. She was a golden investigator who kept our commitments, and even accepted the invitation to be baptized during the first lesson we had with her. Unfortunately, she is moving to Singapore on Monday for school and work for at least a year. she has received an answer though that the church is true, and she is willing to continue learning about the Gospel in English over in Singapore, instead of Vietnamese. We are currently working on getting in contact with the Mission President in her area. We will hopefully be gaining a new investigator today, Em Doan. So that's just a little background information on what's going on in our area.
Vietnam is so beautiful! We get to bike across the Saigon River almost everyday, and it is magnificent! Most people ride bikes and motorcycles here, but there are still cars as well. Most of the time when you see a car though, it is used for taxi purposes. The food here is amazing as well! They use fish sauce in a lot of food, but it still tastes great! Biking here is so much fun, and such a great exercise! We have a 35 minute bike ride to the church, so anytime we have district meeting, English class, church, English meeting, etc., that's the bike ride we take! It's a great cardio workout!
Please enjoy the video of my Testimony in Vietnamese! (note from Juliann...the video was too long to upload...dang it!)
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
February 2017: Vietnam has beautiful beaches, too!
Hello Everybody!
Sorry it's been a while since I sent a group email! Things have been crazy busy with the Lunar New Year holiday, and what not! This will be a quick email, but at least it's something for the week.
The Missionary work here is very different, but at the moment we have to investigators, and one potential investigator. My language is getting better and better as I talk to the natives. The Food is delicious! One of my favorite dishes is called Bum Cha. It's a noodle dish that originated from Hanoi. Biking here is so much fun as well! The Roads are crazy, but I love it!
Please enjoy pictures, and I promise next week's group email will be much better than this one!
Love,
Elder Ly (Anh Ca Dung)
Mission Contact information
Phone number:
Email address
Mailing address:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Tầng 19, Keangnam Landmark 72,
Lô E6, Phạm Hùng, Phường Mễ Trì, Quận Nam Từ Liêm,
Hà Nội, Việt Nam
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