Best Friends and Prepping for Chinese New Year!

Hi everyone...this is the Missionary MOM!  The Missionary himself has been less than wordy in his recent emails!!!  I have received some photos and messages from Justin's companion, Elder Taylor, and one of his friends over there who is preparing to go on his own mission next summer!

For starters, this is really cool...Elder Taylor's dad is in the NAVY!  And, he was previously in the Utah Army National Guard!  What a small world.  His mom is Vietnamese and so Elder Taylor has a lot of family members in Saigon, too!  Our two families have so much in common and we have had fun communicating back and forth.  Okay, enough with the verbiage...photos tell a thousand words!



Justin is translating a a conference here!  How cool is that?!!!



This is Justin's friend who is getting ready to go on his own mission.  These guys all love hanging out!

Preparing for Chinese New Year.  Elder Taylor's grandmother lives in Saigon.  She got these outfits for them, and she feeds them VERY well!!!!

Watch out for old curry!

Hi everyone...A little bit of news about things in the Mission Field: My companion (E;der Taylor) and I will be moving to a new house! We currently live in a District called Phú Nhuận, and we will be moving to a District called Gò Vấp. So that will be exciting! In our area, we currently have 6 Investigators, and are currently working with 1 recent convert. We are busy, and there are more people to work with! It's truly a blessing! Something interesting is that my companion told me that I've been talking in my sleep and speaking some Vietnamese! Also, we will be getting a traditional Vietnamese clothing called Áo Dào from Elder Chính Tâm's grandparents. They are matching, and they are red with dragons, some gold, etc. I'll have to send you a picture once we get them! Also, my companion and I ate some spoiled curry this week, and it gave us both the runs!

We went ice skating for P-Day last week, too!!!  

Happy New Year 2018 from the Mekong Delta!

Sooo...as a mother, I was stressing out because I know the time frame that my boy usually emails.  That time came and went, and I was like, are you kidding me?  Alas!  He emailed, just 10 hours late!  Better late than never.  Here is a piece of it:

Hi mom!

Mom, I'm so sorry that I wasn't able to email with you earlier today. Today was our Zone P-Day, and we had the rare opportunity of visiting somewhere outside the city. We went to the Mekong Delta, which is the biggest river in Vietnam, and it was amazing! I even got the chance to buy a rice planter hat! I will definitely attach pictures! I also got to visit family on Sunday which was really awesome!

Mom, I am sorry that this email will be short, but I'm in a huge hurry today. The work has also been super busy lately, as we currently have 7 Investigators. But, busy is great!

I love you so much! Little spiritual thought: When we lack wisdom, we must ask God through prayer. When we combine prayer with fasting, that opens the door for the Spirit of Revelation. Let us always remember to be humble and accept that revelation, because our Heavenly Father has given us everything!

Love,

your son, Elder Ly