Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Merry Christmas!

Dear Family,
   I have so little time and I really should skype with my family, but for all of those not able to skype I still wanted to wish a very Merry Christmas.  I am so thankful for your love and prayers, for your kindness and support for your examples and helping me feel the joy of Christmas year round.
  Christmas has been amazing here, with packages from Grandma Shirley and Mom, letters that finally caught up with me after a month or two and a dear elder that made my night.  Thank you all so much.  I am thankful that Heavenly Father shared the joy of Christmas by reminding me of his love for all His Children.  I spent the last week end flat in bed, but with a priesthood blessing and much prayer for about my motives I was given the ability to share my testimony through song.  I am thankful that Heavenly Father sends us Christmas miracles and that he shows us in many ways the love of he has for us.  Please remember the Christ child this Christmas and know God loves you!  Love Chi Dao
P.S I had Vietnamese carolers last night, oh how I love the youth here :-)
P.S.  I found out what my name means to Vietnamese people here.  When my teachers gave me my name they told that my name meant to mold or create and that is the name I claim for my own.  But the name also means something special to everyone else.  For a Chinese holiday, called Ten which is essentially a huge new year festival everyone cleans their house from top to bottom and in order to be prepared for this holiday every family must have a branch of peach blossom called Dao.  This blossom is pink and white and is considered one of the most beautiful blossoms in Vietnam.  A house must have this blossom if they are to have beauty and peace in the coming year.  I hope I can live up to the meaning of that name.  I love you all so much!

The first video is her telling us about her day in Vietnamese. The second on is her telling us how to say "hello" in "her language". The last one is her testimony in Vietnamese.
We were having a few technical difficulties while skyping. We didn't always have picture, but we heard her the whole time. I recorded a few videos for your viewing and listening enjoyment.  She asked me to save it so she can listen when she gets home and laugh at her pronunciation.

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