Saturday, October 3, 2009

We Attended a Hmong Conference Held in the Mission

There are 50,000 Hmong people from Asia here in the Central Valley.  We have 6-8 missionaries serving in the Hmong community.  They stay at the MTC for 12 weeks to learn the language.  It takes almost a year to become comfortable.   We attended a Hmong Conference hosted here in our mission.  There were about 500 who attended.  They put on a wonderful fashion show and talent show.  They are beautiful people with a rich heritage.
These are some of the work clothes. The Hmong lived in the high mountains and were and are master farmers.  These work clothes kept them warm in the fields.

These are all active youth. 
The ceremonial clothes were exquisite.
Look at the detail in the dresses. They were beautiful. Very impressive.
President and Sister Gonzalez with the Hmong youth. President was asked to speak to the youth group.  Fortunately, they all spoke English.

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3 comments:

  1. David and DeenaOctober 4, 2009 at 4:45 PM

    Wow. What a cultural experience right there in the USA. I love these pictures and the little part of the story they tell.

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  2. The Probert FamilyOctober 4, 2009 at 6:22 PM

    Yay! You have a blog! How cool that you could experience so much of that culture. Looking forward to peaking in on your blog!

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  3. ChalonnOctober 5, 2009 at 3:08 PM

    We are thrilled about your new blog! And excited to stay connected to you and your mission adventures. This looks like quite a culture!

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