Photos first!
1. My new companion, Elder Partridge (Anh Cả Kiên), and me.
3. Playing Tic-Tac-Toe with investigators and a recent convert.
4. English activity in the new area: Bình Dương.
(This is an email that I (missionary Mom) received from my boy...he is still SO into his mission...then also thinking about staying busy when he gets home).
Hi Mom!
Sorry that I wasn't able to IM with you today. I've got a really awesome companion Elder Partridge (Anh Cả Kiên)! I sent some pictures, so I hope you look them.
I'll have to email you more next week about details. The mission office secretary should be sending you an email soon with details and stuff about my release. Let me know by next week if you got it, and I hope you can get over your sickness soon and feel healthier! Please tell the papa that I really appreciate the long email that he sent.
Oh also to answer your question, I didn't do anything particularly special for my birthday [21 yrs old now!], but it was still really awesome to have a baptism on that day, and that is the day we got transfer call,s too!
I was reading a talk by Elder Holland called, "Be ye therefore perfect, eventually." I really love this message from it: On the path back to God we may go along the path clumsily and staggering from side to side because of our sins and mistakes. But what's important is that we keep going on that path back to God with the hope that one day we will be back into the safe embrace of heavenly parents. From such a perfect moment like that, we must keep going and we can't give up! We also should not beat ourselves up for not living up to being this perfect saint all the time. You should read the talk if you get the chance.
Oh Mom, another thing that I think would be good to talk about is what I will do when I get back home. I don't start school until January, and I need something to keep me engaged until then.
I love you so much!
Love,
Elder Justin Ly
P.S. did you like the photos that I shared with you?
