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An Oasis in the Storm
Senior Missionaries have a lot fewer rules than our junior missionary counterparts. However one of the strictest ones is staying within...
Sean Foley
4 days ago3 min read
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Visitors and Disquisitors
It turns out that "disquisitor" is a pretty archaic word we do not commonly use these days. It basically means someone who makes a...
Vivian Foley
Mar 145 min read
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Sweet and Bitter: Two Constant Mission Companions
Much has been written on how difficult it is to "be real" on social media. It is much easier to slide away from authenticity to either...
Sean Foley
Feb 285 min read
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Time of the Signs
"What time is it? Showtime!" Before our mission I enjoyed the musical Hamilton and listened to the soundtrack many times. I wondered if...
Vivian Foley
Feb 94 min read
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Year of the Snake
The second day of our second Chinese New Year in Singapore is winding down, and it has been a great week. My sister and brother-in-law...
Sean Foley
Jan 313 min read
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Living to our Purpose
This week in our Zone Conference there was a strong focus on aligning our thoughts and actions to our missionary purpose. For full-time...
Sean Foley
Jan 185 min read
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Singapore Sojourner: Chronicles of a World Circumnavigator
I write to you today as a specially invited guest of the Sean Foley site to share with you all a wonderful tale of traveling thousands of...
Paul G Duffin
Jan 117 min read
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GUEST POST: Connie Brower...I sang as I walked, and walked, and walked, and walked!
This was the most fabulous trip I have ever taken and it may stay that way depending on when I want to travel again. I have never been on...
Connie Brower
Jan 94 min read
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GUEST POST: Jason Williams on Sepilok/Sukau/Singapore!
Being from the often-cool Pacific NW of the U.S., I'm pretty sure I couldn’t live very well in a hot muggy equatorial climate for long. ...
Jason Williams
Jan 53 min read
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We Like to Move It, Move It!
Our family has loved the silliness of the Madagascar movies and the infamous King Julien who loves the ridiculous. He is a ridiculous...
Vivian Foley
Dec 30, 20244 min read
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Thirty-four Years of Marital Bliss
Could these two naïve kids have ever guessed back in 1990 that all these years later they would have five children, five grandchildren,...
Sean Foley
Dec 23, 20244 min read
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SPECIAL NEWS FLASH: Temple Site Work begins
Tonight Vivian and I were stunned to get these pictures from our dear Senior Missionary colleague. Elder Michael Ang joined the church...
Sean Foley
Dec 10, 20241 min read
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A Year in Singapore
As we transition from Thanksgiving to Christmas, we want you all to know how much we love you. This celebration of our Savior’s birth is...
Sean Foley
Dec 8, 20242 min read
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Giving Thanks: A Singapore Thanksgiving Story
This week marks the American celebration of Thanksgiving which originally started as a celebration of giving thanks to God for a good...
Vivian Foley
Nov 29, 20244 min read
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Changing Seasons
When we arrived last December 5th Singapore was into its rainy season. Of course, we had no historical context and since over the next...
Sean Foley
Nov 17, 20244 min read
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The Aggregation of Marginal Gains
This past week BYU's Management Society had their Asia Area conference in Singapore. We were able to attend several sessions and enjoyed...
Vivian Foley
Nov 10, 20245 min read
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"I Serve at the Will of the President"
I will start with the funny story behind this week's title: A couple weeks ago we went to another Jamiyah-sponsored interfaith activity....
Sean Foley
Nov 3, 20245 min read
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Conferences, Coasts, and Creeds, all with a Can-do Attitude
First, a big shout out to our October birthday friends. Granddaughter Willow turns three on the 29th and our son Brock celebrates his...
Vivian Foley
Oct 27, 20245 min read
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We Just Flew in From KC and Boy Are Our Arms Tired
Hello! On this week’s guest blog, we are your featured writers, Emily (Sean and Vivian’s oldest daughter) and Whitney (her girlfriend)....
Emily Foley
Oct 18, 202416 min read
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Bittersweet Farewells
As missionaries we both love having our family visit as well as meeting so many new people. We have been blessed in abundance with both...
Sean Foley
Oct 10, 20244 min read
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