Sean Foley
Zone Conference, Transfers, and ramping up to Chinese New Year
Mission time is measured differently than other time. One of the basic units of measure is "the transfer". These are usually six weeks...
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Vivian Foley
Jan 243 min read
A Warp in the Space/Time Continuum
Many years ago Sean and I enjoyed watching various Star Trek series. Occasionally the shows would wrap up some bizarre occurrence by...
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Sean Foley
Jan 163 min read
Incident Management?!
Monday afternoon the internet in our apartment suddenly stopped working. Because it is so critical for our mission, including Vivian’s...
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Sean Foley
Jan 93 min read
The Foleys' New Groove
We are one week into the new year, one month into Singapore, and (not quite) one quarter into our mission. We certainly don't claim...
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Vivian Foley
Jan 13 min read
Welcome to 2024!
Every year it happens and we often say the same thing: "How did a year go by so fast?!" 2023 is a year that brought so many changes to...
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Sean Foley
Dec 27, 20233 min read
Merry Christmas - Singapore Style!
Over 30 years ago we wrote our first Christmas letter to mail to family and friends. Here's a cute example from 2002. This year for the...
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Vivian Foley
Dec 19, 20233 min read
The Good, The Bad...but No Ugly Here!
This past week was one of ups and downs and more adjusting to missionary life. We have continued to struggle with setting up and...
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Sean Foley
Dec 12, 20233 min read
Landed!
After seven long months since getting our mission call, we have arrived! With the vast experience and perspective of five days, here are...
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Vivian Foley
Dec 5, 20233 min read
Our Longest Day Ever
The day to leave for Singapore finally arrived! Early this morning, we left for the Kansas City Airport around 5:30 am. Everything...
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Sean Foley
Nov 28, 20234 min read
What do Senior Missionaries do anyway? Could I be one?
Other than some variation of "Haven't you left yet?!", some of the most common questions we get are about senior missionary work: what it...
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Vivian Foley
Nov 21, 20233 min read
The Waiting Place
When my children were younger I almost had completely memorized the Dr. Suess book "Oh, The Places You'll Go." There are some lines in...
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Sean Foley
Nov 14, 20233 min read
Transition Time
Our two marvelous weeks of formal training ended Thursday afternoon. It was a great experience, and it was especially wonderful to see...
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Vivian Foley
Nov 6, 20232 min read
Missionary Training - Week 2
This is Vivian writing...Sean and I have decided to take turns keeping up our mission blog! We finished our first week of training which...
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Sean Foley
Oct 30, 20232 min read
Missionary Training Center
After an amazing weekend with all five of our children, all five of our grandchildren, our three parents, and two sisters and their...
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Sean Foley
Oct 25, 20231 min read
Mission begins!
This evening we officially began our missionary service. Our local family all joined us to meet for a few minutes with our great Stake...
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Sean Foley
Oct 6, 20232 min read
Summer Flown - Three Weeks to Mission Service!
Some of you may have thought that since my last post on June 12th I had gone into the Witness Protection Program. I may have disappeared...
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Sean Foley
Jun 12, 20232 min read
Reflections and Connections: Month of Preparation and Adventures
Hello everyone, and welcome back to my blog! It's been a whirlwind of a month since our mission call, filled with preparations, memorable...
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Sean Foley
May 16, 20231 min read
Mission: Singapore!
Vivian and I are thrilled to announce that we received our mission call and assignment today. We have been assigned to the Singapore...
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Sean Foley
May 15, 20232 min read
Temples, Two-Wheelers, Teocali Tacos...and much more!
As the Kansas City temple is closed for six weeks for extended maintenance, Vivian and I hit the road to Omaha on Tuesday. Between 2001...
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Sean Foley
May 8, 20232 min read
The Fellowship of the Ring: A Tale of Perseverance and Prayer
Welcome back to my blog, where I share my adventures and experiences in retirement. This week was filled with both joys and challenges....
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