My name is Addison,
and I'm from Georgia. For three and a half years
I lived in Hanoi, Vietnam, with my family. I have two older brothers,
Ashton and Aiden; a younger sister, Ruby; and
a younger brother, Alistair. I like living in the United
States, but I miss Vietnam. I loved camping in the
jungles and mountains there. You can see monkeys playing in
the water, and giant spiders. I won second place
in a duathlon, where you run and ride a bike. Our family spoke
English at home, but I learned
Vietnamese at school. Not very many people in Vietnam
believed in Jesus Christ. Our housekeeper
wanted to know why we went to church
all the time, so we invited her to come with us. Soon she was
baptized, and she just went to the Manila
Philippines Temple. I loved helping the Church grow
by playing the piano in Primary and leading the music. I taught the Vietnamese
children to sing Primary songs in English, and they taught
me to sing in Vietnamese. There wasn't a baptismal
font in the building where we had church, so I was
baptized in a small pool. It was great to see a Vietnamese
boy baptized on the same day, too. One of the most special things
that happened to our family in Vietnam was adopting my
little brother, Alistair. Then we all went to the temple,
and my grandpa sealed us together as a family forever. I felt close to Jesus that day. I feel happy to know that
Jesus will always help me and that I can return to live
with Him and Heavenly Father. My name is Addison, and
I'm one in a million.