March 14, 2018
In March we had a rare opportunity of having Apostle Gary E. Stevenson come for a visit, here in Hanoi. The Vietnam Mission just passed its 2nd anniversary and Elder Stevenson told us that we are witnessing true miracles here in this country. Two years ago, we started with 12 missionaries, and today we have 60 missionaries in the country, with two districts -- one in Saigon and one in Hanoi. We also have six branches in HCMC and four branches in Hanoi. This is progress!
Elder Stevenson said that there is a light about the people here and that miracles are happening. He urged the members to be true disciples of Jesus Christ. Even though trials will come to the members, their families will be blessed and come to know Jesus Christ. God loves His people and will give them strength that their burdens will be light.
Elder Stevenson told a story about a pioneer company that was coming across the plains and had to cross a river on a ferry because the river was too deep to cross any other way. The company pooled all their money, but still didn’t have enough money to cross. Some of the people thought it would be a good idea to catch some fish in the river and sell it to the ferry master. They caught the fish, but it still wasn’t enough. They prayed that there might be an answer and that they would be able to cross the river without any more delay in time. That evening, they decided to cook the fish because they were hungry. There were several little fish and one big one. As they were preparing the fish to be cooked, they found in the belly of the largest fish, a gold coin that was worth enough to cross the river on the ferry.
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” - Hebrews 11:1
Heavenly Father does love us and will give us answers to our prayers so that we will be able to endure our trials. The answers He sends are His miracles; and when you look for the miracles each day, your faith and testimony grow stronger. This is the Lord’s work and we are blessed to be part of it.
We were honored to have Elder Stevenson visit us and give such a wonderful blessing to encourage the sweet people of Vietnam.
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