"We rejoice in Christ" Week 21/ Can't Believe I am done with training/ Tet tet tet tet den roi

Chuc Mung Nam Moi! (Happy New Year)

So this week has been suuuper chill. This weekend was Tet so literally nobody is in the city of Hanoi. Everybody is out in there hometowns and its so weird cuz the streets are empty and you can actually hear the birds!

We mostly have just done alot of studying and cleaning and service. Only one person showed up to English class as well so even that was chill. But this week end we got invited to a bunch of members houses to come over and eat and share the gospel with there families.

Traditionally Tet is celebrated over 3 days and they do different things each day to either honor family or teachers or invite good luck and fortune. Then they do a lot of eating and talking. But the first person to step into your home brings you good luck so usually you want someone important to be that person. Well one of the recent converts Chi Phuong Anh invited one of the American Families and us over and i have never eaten so much food in my life. I will be stuffed for the rest of my mission. Anyway we shared a quick message and then the sister shared with tears in her eyes how this was the first tet that she knew she was inviting sons and daughters of God over to her house and how grateful she is to be a member of the church! it was the sweetest thing

We also had Zone Conference and it was centered a lot on how the Book of Mormon is centered in Christ. How no matter what verse of scripture we read we can always learn more about our Savior through that. Our teaching is centered on Christ and we are to teach about Him in all things. It was really cool and very powerful! I hope you all have the chance as your reading the Book of Mormon to try and understand the Savior, whether you are in the war chapters, in Isaiah, or any other place!

26 And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins.

Love you all and wish you the best week!
Lover your fav missionary Sister Jenna Connell
me with cute little Archie in his Ao Giay

let's just say I am a pro golfer hehe (also we went golfing on p-day with the district and also went to a real track and did some running and jumping and boy am iInot fast anymore haha it's a little sad but hey that's the life of a missionary)

saying goodbye to the first elder called to the Vietnam mission

our district in their matching Ao Giays

The Cau Giay branch (or at least the ones around for tet)

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