Want to live in Vietnam one day but afraid that I will have to leave Mormonism behind and it makes me sad

[MatteoVietnam]

I am 17, half-Hispanic, and have autism, I have two loving Mormon parents, my Dad is American and my mother is Mexican-American, I’m thinking of moving to Vietnam because Vietnamese is a beautiful language and it’s cheap to live there and low taxes and I have been trying to become buff by working out and I want to know Judo so I can do martial arts and life in Vietnam and do a cybersecurity job, and have a Vietnamese partner who understands my interests and values, I think Vietnam is a good place to live for autistic people, but I’m afraid to live there because I have to maybe leave Mormonism behind despite all the blessings I received along the way to work out nearly every day and want to do these goals, it makes my heart hurt that I would have to leave God behind if I want to live in Vietnam and have a Vietnamese partner, what does everyone here advise I do? I know Vietnam has a LDS presence but it’s too small and majority of the population is non-religious.

[rodheadlee]

Why would you have to leave God behind? Take Him with you.

I haven't made it to church in 5 years but I still take God with me everywhere I go. I still believe in the church and my story is long so I won't get into it, I just haven't made it there.

Heavenly Father is still with me He has not forsaken me He won't forsake you.

[Stargazer]

Moving to Vietnam isn't a problem in itself for LDS church attendance, unless you would be living far from one of the 10 branches of the church that currently meet in Vietnam. Interestingly, one is English-speaking. These branches are located in Ho Chi Minh CIty (former Saigon) and Hanoi. The Church meetinghouse locator can be used to find them. Use your mouse to zoom down to the appropriate level and location.

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/maps/meetinghouses

This isn't entirely foolproof, as it shows a Spanish-language branch located not far from Hanoi, but it's obviously an erroneous entry, as it's actually in Mexico.

 

Edited September 14, 2022 by Stargazer