tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8279219278079053852024-02-06T20:48:37.305-07:00Jim & JoAnn GreeneOur Missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898536363281511390noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827921927807905385.post-22383241870802400582011-08-13T17:27:00.001-06:002011-08-13T18:03:25.019-06:00HOME TO FAMILY WITH FOREVER MEMORIES OF OUR MISSION<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCZDpyt3lpGhHNs0V1pQ0U5J9yLl7uoWY3aCGduv63gPz_d6IvGQzHAvf1S2bfBPHH9qLyxADzftp4PUjZFejb2fLKBG1mnDkL_KSN3fKXJNKT1O8OOmk1OE4ZYbeIf1yCVKxCDH7OtbH/s1600/Orchids+from+the+Bishops.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCZDpyt3lpGhHNs0V1pQ0U5J9yLl7uoWY3aCGduv63gPz_d6IvGQzHAvf1S2bfBPHH9qLyxADzftp4PUjZFejb2fLKBG1mnDkL_KSN3fKXJNKT1O8OOmk1OE4ZYbeIf1yCVKxCDH7OtbH/s320/Orchids+from+the+Bishops.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Looking forward to our family reunion with our six children and 22 grandchildren (soon to be 23).<br />
Our children have supported us with their faith and prayers, letters and surprise packages, pictures, emails and Skype camera calls where we became bonded to the little ones who hardly knew us when we left. Our mission was a great experience which has tied us even closer to our Asian brothers and sisters.<br />
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Upon returning home, we were pleasantly surprised to receive a beautiful orchid plant from President and Sister Bishop that has bloomed for months. The tender mercies from the Lord on our mission and actual miracles has grown our faith and enriched our marriage.<br />
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We have seen miracles in lives being changed by those who would make the effort to "experiment" on the "word" and genuinely study the teachings of the Book of Mormon. It is a precious record of God's dealing with His children on the American continent and as a companion to the Bible which we dearly love, clarifies many difficult to understand teachings in that ancient record. Our Missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898536363281511390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827921927807905385.post-42021388223725105332011-08-13T17:21:00.001-06:002011-08-13T18:03:25.022-06:00Last Moments in Taiwan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3wNqlfV_fGZTNT1FEoScFyT7iiPjbs5S4P98AD0Yrvw4vLRJonyk7lgzAVdEakYzaM1eGxCLiQatVwHLhYylNPDH0CE60w7q9AjqQF9mrjE-3F7PCtacDQ3_Cab5Kz-r2d92QxeOVD0K/s1600/Jim+%2526+Jo+at+waterfalls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3wNqlfV_fGZTNT1FEoScFyT7iiPjbs5S4P98AD0Yrvw4vLRJonyk7lgzAVdEakYzaM1eGxCLiQatVwHLhYylNPDH0CE60w7q9AjqQF9mrjE-3F7PCtacDQ3_Cab5Kz-r2d92QxeOVD0K/s320/Jim+%2526+Jo+at+waterfalls.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>18 months of teamwork coming to a close!<br />
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and being trained for 2 weeks. They were a helpful support and good friends all through our mission.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgpvnQA2Tb01pfgZkIMhUUulqLYiEnyu9rDnTJrXUn1vncKzsxTnAB-jibg9T5gZH8TYvCYShBTD2X0y08iAN7999cP2UkMNB0_Eh0ROFUw68Mh-29EZkz5LL9Utea12t8UWeNEpOq6knE/s1600/Bishops%252C+Lola+%2526+Ron+Liston.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgpvnQA2Tb01pfgZkIMhUUulqLYiEnyu9rDnTJrXUn1vncKzsxTnAB-jibg9T5gZH8TYvCYShBTD2X0y08iAN7999cP2UkMNB0_Eh0ROFUw68Mh-29EZkz5LL9Utea12t8UWeNEpOq6knE/s320/Bishops%252C+Lola+%2526+Ron+Liston.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>President and Sister Bishop with our replacements, Lola and Ron Liston. We wish them the best!Our Missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898536363281511390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827921927807905385.post-50786522957260251122011-08-13T12:55:00.000-06:002011-08-13T12:55:30.843-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKC6V9hPgJJ9I_g2mB9pI6oquLdD53an5Hes4Age8n-OdbArWczAfIdxVEOeYYm6mTQBWHr0xpmlo3RYGNogT7UKIhHATJDxJ1wvjqBtss0IlQiHc1l1dJacepx6ujFO5XxHWedgYm6Af7/s1600/our+apt+complex.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKC6V9hPgJJ9I_g2mB9pI6oquLdD53an5Hes4Age8n-OdbArWczAfIdxVEOeYYm6mTQBWHr0xpmlo3RYGNogT7UKIhHATJDxJ1wvjqBtss0IlQiHc1l1dJacepx6ujFO5XxHWedgYm6Af7/s320/our+apt+complex.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Our comfortable 5th floor apartment with pleasant enclosed courtyard. We so enjoyed the quiet and the gentle breeze in this courtyard and the beautiful flowers, new ones surprising us with their blossoms all the time.<br />
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These young men and women are valiant in their testimony of Jesus Christ!<br />
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Sisters Heidi Busath and Sister Brownell.Our Missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898536363281511390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827921927807905385.post-11504940468379391212011-08-13T10:23:00.001-06:002011-08-13T18:03:25.034-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNiEBVGwlLBE3LRIQingzoneMZ6dahyphenhyphenevYb6qXPePfXNzVKVO34MUJhxCnUVm8JCAEzRWu8REp4OIT_sLfGBfSmlb9PgmHH08V8ep_Ner90VWMJRfRSETOPOQEewiPW7lqDYDqdx4elSM/s1600/Petty+Cash+Discovered%252C+Liu%252C+Opper+Krantz%252C+Lloyd-Dec.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNiEBVGwlLBE3LRIQingzoneMZ6dahyphenhyphenevYb6qXPePfXNzVKVO34MUJhxCnUVm8JCAEzRWu8REp4OIT_sLfGBfSmlb9PgmHH08V8ep_Ner90VWMJRfRSETOPOQEewiPW7lqDYDqdx4elSM/s320/Petty+Cash+Discovered%252C+Liu%252C+Opper+Krantz%252C+Lloyd-Dec.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Oh oh! Elder Opper found an open petty cash box! Elder Liu, Cheng Hao; Elders Krantz & Lloyd<br />
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cash box.)<br />
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Lin, Meng Yi.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__liG9eG37CbHeSNUgc46c6H89CwS_0yOClzmWGL0hdZyFbh_vwxUS8HRw26xZ5Sa-Gshde9f2nnORYkGhbTnYlkHLf05hb3ea1DdElCLoCPNqZsQpyfSOTY7iVYrFUmj8ts1kRhrpwV1/s1600/DSCN4375.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__liG9eG37CbHeSNUgc46c6H89CwS_0yOClzmWGL0hdZyFbh_vwxUS8HRw26xZ5Sa-Gshde9f2nnORYkGhbTnYlkHLf05hb3ea1DdElCLoCPNqZsQpyfSOTY7iVYrFUmj8ts1kRhrpwV1/s320/DSCN4375.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Part of Sister Du's choir minus many in the strong men's section. Some are shown in the pink skirts<br />
and pink bowties (for men) worn for the Christmas program. Multi-talented Sister Du made all the<br />
costumes.Our Missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898536363281511390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827921927807905385.post-5623630069546419962011-08-13T10:14:00.001-06:002011-08-13T13:00:17.917-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHzlZRZfDkj7wHd8QMc3DLJvpkNHgJzravqeRg641n6FaaRxKvjsr3btMt4jOrdqC8x5s7_YzmYDEoWdI2qCPExrO2rbUXHaeTastTY58mBZXXv8aZs87W60JIAglbb0UR-VAhSAiIhaC/s1600/pomelo+on+emily.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHzlZRZfDkj7wHd8QMc3DLJvpkNHgJzravqeRg641n6FaaRxKvjsr3btMt4jOrdqC8x5s7_YzmYDEoWdI2qCPExrO2rbUXHaeTastTY58mBZXXv8aZs87W60JIAglbb0UR-VAhSAiIhaC/s320/pomelo+on+emily.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>We had never seen the fun of putting a pomelo rind on one's head as Emily Baclayon did during a<br />
holiday barbecue at her grandparents' home. It was a traditional sidewalk barbecue on a couple little<br />
grills with family sitting around enjoying the delicious meats first and then some veggies and of course<br />
fireworks!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsBUhCjNLi1gpm3EqdnxCrna6cOQ_Fz_VZfDc7BlOtKF8wbDDbaXX8EzNVYW2dOV-Y2noCpu3JED7ZYTG52-Dn0VlFBe_wYbRcAZ3r2Z9txneRCRoFgSHRzn5Y1HomfuSHMhvndXAdJa4V/s1600/Rebecca+Haskins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsBUhCjNLi1gpm3EqdnxCrna6cOQ_Fz_VZfDc7BlOtKF8wbDDbaXX8EzNVYW2dOV-Y2noCpu3JED7ZYTG52-Dn0VlFBe_wYbRcAZ3r2Z9txneRCRoFgSHRzn5Y1HomfuSHMhvndXAdJa4V/s320/Rebecca+Haskins.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Saying goodbye to our friend Rebecca Haskins, a sweet young lady in Sister Greene's Sunday School class for a time.Our Missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898536363281511390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827921927807905385.post-24126232471327766992011-08-13T10:12:00.001-06:002011-08-13T13:00:17.920-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcY-SDGobHnTVMtfLaeLP7GuMhxM3ruqyoHg7mdVxbAaToF1DmRaqRUjrxVH07AyuuREjHMiLyU_iMBUMZ7FK9tvVHsHrrKnPmbDwdOgg1uYQjfs2JUTh8YEXlOgIFAp55kRfq5WfstP5R/s1600/Jim+Phone+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcY-SDGobHnTVMtfLaeLP7GuMhxM3ruqyoHg7mdVxbAaToF1DmRaqRUjrxVH07AyuuREjHMiLyU_iMBUMZ7FK9tvVHsHrrKnPmbDwdOgg1uYQjfs2JUTh8YEXlOgIFAp55kRfq5WfstP5R/s320/Jim+Phone+.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Farewell to the monstrous phone analysis Elder Greene was responsible for each month! He shared a back room office with the office elders who served as operation managers.<br />
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Dr. Chen Jan-Yow, cardiologist, welcomed Elder Greene's visits every month. We appreciated his<br />
personal interest and thoroughness.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFz4M2dfO8tsXIA-d6-GvuVwiBweJL29gLhadcPGXRSw30GP1f3FVSrCDDMOoQjUC8hy36NiCpagwaHpKh09Dc9u4trx6fHUtWXWD51NsCcMlZqz4jRCq4fbZnYCHHoZ0owqYiYwpSWSnr/s1600/Chris+tree%253Apost+office.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFz4M2dfO8tsXIA-d6-GvuVwiBweJL29gLhadcPGXRSw30GP1f3FVSrCDDMOoQjUC8hy36NiCpagwaHpKh09Dc9u4trx6fHUtWXWD51NsCcMlZqz4jRCq4fbZnYCHHoZ0owqYiYwpSWSnr/s320/Chris+tree%253Apost+office.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Parking at the Taichung County Courthouse was convenient as the main post office was directly across the street. Post office workers were always friendly and helpful and after overcoming some shyness, loved to practice a little English with us. We got along fine with our few "postal" words in Chinese.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjle5-00yZjppu3VmKjBDeRugJLuhSoqHy7dNawg00e46ATMdWAaexzpw3nDEW828yZcnm3057WyyuYLe3IlaTC2okuiIAd1Fro5JxFMvwrwYC0HS1Pw5n5LO4sRkaTe3rB35UO5ObGvMU3/s1600/happy+in+immigration.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjle5-00yZjppu3VmKjBDeRugJLuhSoqHy7dNawg00e46ATMdWAaexzpw3nDEW828yZcnm3057WyyuYLe3IlaTC2okuiIAd1Fro5JxFMvwrwYC0HS1Pw5n5LO4sRkaTe3rB35UO5ObGvMU3/s320/happy+in+immigration.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Mr. "Happy" at the Immigration office was always very helpful to us in obtaining and renewing Alien Resident cards for our missionaries. He even resolved a few dilemnas efficiently.Our Missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898536363281511390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827921927807905385.post-53042607138486606322011-08-13T10:10:00.001-06:002011-08-13T13:00:17.922-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4OR_bmtKMyeK2-PZ1TtHAtPHWTiCk_7J3_ROWUZNvyH_2wNDnIkdu8WPRZfHiZ_tBtjrObAl1c4YYiSHwgaEaFVE3kCxN3-bGByu5RYFBETPUYuaL1hJIU4MKwQXILISZ7L7MPKihRBnd/s1600/office+front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4OR_bmtKMyeK2-PZ1TtHAtPHWTiCk_7J3_ROWUZNvyH_2wNDnIkdu8WPRZfHiZ_tBtjrObAl1c4YYiSHwgaEaFVE3kCxN3-bGByu5RYFBETPUYuaL1hJIU4MKwQXILISZ7L7MPKihRBnd/s320/office+front.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>We enjoyed the plumeria tree and beautiful landscaping at the front of our office. <br />
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"bo-bo" call around closing time. The elders did not enjoy its large droppings however!<br />
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Saying goodbye to Geena Li and Maggie Jiang, a new convert from Harbin, China, at our last Sunday before <b style="background-color: #ffff66; color: black;">leaving</b> <b style="background-color: #ff66ff; color: black;">Taiwan</b>.<br />
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FRIENDSHIP - A PRICELESS TREASURE<br />
The Lord has proclaimed in the scriptures that if we pay an honest tithe, not robbing God who has given us all, he “will open the windows of heaven, and pour out a blessing that there shall not be room enough to receive it.” [3 Nephi 24:8, 10 and Malachi 3:10] Of course, while the Lord prospers those who keep His commandments and sometimes in material ways, “windows” seem to be a symbol of light, suggesting the spiritual blessings that come through obedience.<br />
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These last few weeks we have been showered with so much love: visits from <b style="background-color: #ff9999; color: black;">friends</b>, hugs, gifts, dinners, kind thoughts, and so forth, that it almost seems more than we can receive and we think of the “windows of heaven” being opened and showering down blessings. We have just had to turn down 3 lunch/dinner invitations due to lack of time. Friendship is one of those blessings that means so much to us and makes us sad to be <b style="background-color: #ffff66; color: black;">leaving</b> <b style="background-color: #ff66ff; color: black;">Taiwan</b>. If it weren’t for our wonderful family back home we’d just have to consider staying!<div style="clear: both;"></div></div><div class="post-footer" style="background-color: #303030; border-bottom-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #888888; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: -2px; margin-right: -2px; margin-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px;"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Our Missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898536363281511390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827921927807905385.post-33829360825791913702011-04-10T13:00:00.000-06:002011-04-10T13:00:38.540-06:00We Live to Die and Die to Live - a Joyful Message<div>Missionaries helping clean cemetery<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBVWkAC2VhxOFuKYv9yA1Tl2BwBtMZFiLy1Rv5t_OH0nLfSqESRXC2ybw5IO6zMh7PldBXrtah8a4kbDe1ZBBM-zujIr1Y54UKEAkK0g7iqUeUCuSZf1mSuauxOt0VYOSX1FR24aDvpHGZ/s1600/032.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593213045232766578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBVWkAC2VhxOFuKYv9yA1Tl2BwBtMZFiLy1Rv5t_OH0nLfSqESRXC2ybw5IO6zMh7PldBXrtah8a4kbDe1ZBBM-zujIr1Y54UKEAkK0g7iqUeUCuSZf1mSuauxOt0VYOSX1FR24aDvpHGZ/s400/032.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints gather at a huge cemetery in Taichung, Taiwan to give service and participate in the Qing Ming tomb sweeping festival. This is an annual event and LDS missionaries give service at many cemeteries throughout much of Taiwan. The city leaders and many families were very appreciative of the four hours of service that we gave and the city provided a lunch for us when we finished our work. <br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUX9VIj2cnNmgiz3tbnHEOzuaf7gMYkk2sV8xvgys9YUdjhJeZYzs4iXhzHBqoGrPDG4B5qgk0LEtQwnwNe8wI43z03oRpqPeOuqbqDNXbIuIOqgHx_Cuh84PRowH804gy7WX0PbNsCPTG/s1600/034.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593213037748771186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUX9VIj2cnNmgiz3tbnHEOzuaf7gMYkk2sV8xvgys9YUdjhJeZYzs4iXhzHBqoGrPDG4B5qgk0LEtQwnwNe8wI43z03oRpqPeOuqbqDNXbIuIOqgHx_Cuh84PRowH804gy7WX0PbNsCPTG/s400/034.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> President and Sister Bishop are great at leading by example. <br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigzaY6kORNcZpDqXLYSlVapvo3uGQg-KOAabX5MmR1UqraJRoGnp7nhnX-Z6UeeTtCy6zsfaKBAHfJiGWM0rUcqe0QIw0Mq4xACiE8tCcfY8Q2pg3W_e8GraRrpnVoxYQ0yYTu_2-8io12/s1600/April+2011+008%255B1%255D.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593213032140451538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigzaY6kORNcZpDqXLYSlVapvo3uGQg-KOAabX5MmR1UqraJRoGnp7nhnX-Z6UeeTtCy6zsfaKBAHfJiGWM0rUcqe0QIw0Mq4xACiE8tCcfY8Q2pg3W_e8GraRrpnVoxYQ0yYTu_2-8io12/s400/April+2011+008%255B1%255D.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a> Elder and Sister Greene had to work hard to keep up with the Elders and Sisters. <br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqfgPzte8zMcNrtDzscv3Sb2tQphMZ8ggesIOx4Nxmj6XnTTH-MDZIqIQM2xAa6g0UGrHwihi_YolSKhf3uyMEMPSwkuyYnBBR16WADaP4hye5H52JjfudXyoTkuoVYIL8-rFnZjbxN9Tr/s1600/051.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593213029147068210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqfgPzte8zMcNrtDzscv3Sb2tQphMZ8ggesIOx4Nxmj6XnTTH-MDZIqIQM2xAa6g0UGrHwihi_YolSKhf3uyMEMPSwkuyYnBBR16WADaP4hye5H52JjfudXyoTkuoVYIL8-rFnZjbxN9Tr/s400/051.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> Elder Maua'i from Hawaii hard at work. <br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2nFfCAYyOhbgYrASieQ1LG6hInVHOSZTpFbfGLz9L62y9FA3eM6ND1I6VCW5IYqcmE86R_0vktjRGeuoF4BI4xmvFJkCuCxIob99cxAgDIVWtonTY4W-kstMvrq3wSnfXVNYUvycnelF/s1600/060.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593213024184013890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2nFfCAYyOhbgYrASieQ1LG6hInVHOSZTpFbfGLz9L62y9FA3eM6ND1I6VCW5IYqcmE86R_0vktjRGeuoF4BI4xmvFJkCuCxIob99cxAgDIVWtonTY4W-kstMvrq3wSnfXVNYUvycnelF/s400/060.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> Elders Mutton and Johnson learned that work is easier, more enjoyable, and they accomplish more when two people work together. In the background many abandonded tombs, burial plots, are in disrepair because there is no one around, or perhaps still living, to care for the final resting place of family members. <br />
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<div>As we saw the numerous abandoned tombs, we felt sad that no one was there to remember the deceased. But we know for a surety that our Heavenly Father is aware of them and that their spirits and bodies will be reunited in the resurrection because Jesus Christ overcame death. Every living soul will receive this free gift from the Lord, and as prophesied in Isaiah 25:8 -<em>He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces. . </em>Our Heavenly Father, who notices even the tiniest sparrow, loves all His children and will not forget even one. A little children's song tells the whole story:</div><br />
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<div><em>Did Jesus really live again? Yes when the third day came,</em></div><br />
<div><em>He wakened and He left the tomb, He called Mary's name.</em></div><br />
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<div><em>Did Jesus walk with those He loved? Yes people touched His feet, </em></div><br />
<div><em>And of the fish and honeycomb, He did truly eat.</em> </div><br />
<div><em>And there were nailprints in His hands and a spear wound in His side, </em></div><br />
<div><em>Did Jesus really live again, after He had died? <strong>Oh yes, and so shall I.</strong></em> </div><br />
<div>There were over 500 witnesses to the resurrection!</div></div></div></div></div></div>Our Missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898536363281511390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827921927807905385.post-50288094907347828762011-04-10T12:59:00.000-06:002011-04-10T12:59:53.779-06:00MISSIONARIES GIVING SERVICE Qing Ming Festival in Taichung<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-V4Z0rO2EX8gqvHFciQtetlZor2t1eOcdzjOZNRCF7sRZ4ty3XLVF1H_96N8YZg36zk3CQqDBepfsNbKSpV-Jn_13TtbDRn1E9pxjKCSox44FzqoA4h7vjBnFB1y4JGFdulTGWql1Wpna/s1600/055.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593211274765857298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-V4Z0rO2EX8gqvHFciQtetlZor2t1eOcdzjOZNRCF7sRZ4ty3XLVF1H_96N8YZg36zk3CQqDBepfsNbKSpV-Jn_13TtbDRn1E9pxjKCSox44FzqoA4h7vjBnFB1y4JGFdulTGWql1Wpna/s400/055.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> Sister Greene with a delightful group of Sisters who love to give service. <br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVviQYRJxwuAlLAq7TkhJXz99afFoEAH1Lvh1DC22l-JiCS7rWbou18s6OL4VinxhEi4Z9R2vCqoLYu5EsFele0j-ZAhwt9aURs6ndrNMQNQwY4zoo78takjvsYxp5mrHJeiIfIW2dxykE/s1600/058.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593211266579566322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVviQYRJxwuAlLAq7TkhJXz99afFoEAH1Lvh1DC22l-JiCS7rWbou18s6OL4VinxhEi4Z9R2vCqoLYu5EsFele0j-ZAhwt9aURs6ndrNMQNQwY4zoo78takjvsYxp5mrHJeiIfIW2dxykE/s400/058.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> Elder Wong, one of the Assistants to President Bishop, puts his whole heart into his work. Check out that fancy footwork! <br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmj-1qZVeLNNCmic524miRBNAZSqo9uttcGHg-fCgKV7T78G90QEnA5dV3qixrnLXoCqZ4P3h_Oo3syAorxnwS4EOcxE1oe1ZDpSdEZBcCQ-KpEWFaNNjJmEDzQ56wYWe6NJ6YgJVcDQ0N/s1600/046.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593211262910256354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmj-1qZVeLNNCmic524miRBNAZSqo9uttcGHg-fCgKV7T78G90QEnA5dV3qixrnLXoCqZ4P3h_Oo3syAorxnwS4EOcxE1oe1ZDpSdEZBcCQ-KpEWFaNNjJmEDzQ56wYWe6NJ6YgJVcDQ0N/s400/046.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a> Sister Greene is living up to the label of a Bag Lady. <br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnuLzCES5y2qmUoZhBn9tzqQtd7mwczff6RJe2WKA4tJMshhEOp0AMWncaz61baA8n4q2Y7h4fFzjaX9-KCLDPFSqE7VANJ-Q-3lZTfmoc2-0Op0A2yQqiRKO2HRmstnc6Ms2kslIlA2Gx/s1600/042.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593211259668389426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnuLzCES5y2qmUoZhBn9tzqQtd7mwczff6RJe2WKA4tJMshhEOp0AMWncaz61baA8n4q2Y7h4fFzjaX9-KCLDPFSqE7VANJ-Q-3lZTfmoc2-0Op0A2yQqiRKO2HRmstnc6Ms2kslIlA2Gx/s400/042.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> President Bishop and Elder Greene loading up the bags, which is much more enjoyable than lifting weights for exercise. <br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCRJV3ie3DN8ggI-hG3XPdsSO0gvQ4Mj1wjAsgfgOwTdVACJGce99be1yeGrIjXQQJR1UPp0ZHvHmLgslQn_FWKNJDntb8dyDedydepo3jVQFWG_O-PW_yWE8Im9ju0njdH5Gdhjr1-4a/s1600/April+2011+005%255B1%255D.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593211250169495458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCRJV3ie3DN8ggI-hG3XPdsSO0gvQ4Mj1wjAsgfgOwTdVACJGce99be1yeGrIjXQQJR1UPp0ZHvHmLgslQn_FWKNJDntb8dyDedydepo3jVQFWG_O-PW_yWE8Im9ju0njdH5Gdhjr1-4a/s400/April+2011+005%255B1%255D.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a> The bags of trash completely filled the truck which had to return a few times to cart off all that was bagged up. Our time was well spent in a worthwhile project. During our work a number of people expressed appreciation to us that we would come and clean up their cemetery. </div><br />
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<div>The Book of Mormon teaches us so much about the resurrection. We are so grateful for this knowledge in this sacred book of scripture. <em>The Son of God will come to redeem his people, and shall suffer and die to atone for their sins; and shall rise again from the dead, which shall bring to pass the resurrection, that all men shall stand before him, to be judged at the last day, according to their works. Alma 33:22</em> How fitting to have the opportunity to serve our Taiwanese brothers and sisters at a time when the whole world of Christendom will soon be celebrating Easter, when Christ rose from the tomb and saved all mankind from everlasting death! <br />
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One of my favorites things is ice cream in a crepe shaped cone, with two scoops of ice cream, banana slices, a rolled cookie, whipped cream, a dripping of chocolate fudge and a cherry on top.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcaoAQb4SMLi-UGsoIq8-peyCttkzNXYZ2Z0WpH7qs9JKH3EWDdjdq7fcKJ1o7N-PENx8r2T33OVygE7shKaMa246UHVlMKIWqJfcXyZqOW4F6bd7Nn34ywBnimyy8pgnbAIeWw67ojghr/s1600/Taking+their+dogs+for+a+stroll.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585680117760648018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcaoAQb4SMLi-UGsoIq8-peyCttkzNXYZ2Z0WpH7qs9JKH3EWDdjdq7fcKJ1o7N-PENx8r2T33OVygE7shKaMa246UHVlMKIWqJfcXyZqOW4F6bd7Nn34ywBnimyy8pgnbAIeWw67ojghr/s400/Taking+their+dogs+for+a+stroll.JPG" /></a> These three dogs were being pushed around the crouded streets in a stroller, and appeared to be enjoying the attention being given to them by almost everyone on the street. They have "Doggie" stores here where they specialize in clothing and toys for your dogs and the dogs are often given as much or more love and attention than the children receive.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvSpE6BZsb-Fr2j9iykO2lyyRV5b3iMO_0ummNv0JqcrIzbdGEdRp74NBh5SksP8qgH77KGbNGglnIBW-_77-znGhmHGlmfxdyzTvkpsiwy8GPonsVSuZM3JQIUqMMl0yN5aWZ895atwQ/s1600/Trying+to+get+into+our+van.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585680116913804306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvSpE6BZsb-Fr2j9iykO2lyyRV5b3iMO_0ummNv0JqcrIzbdGEdRp74NBh5SksP8qgH77KGbNGglnIBW-_77-znGhmHGlmfxdyzTvkpsiwy8GPonsVSuZM3JQIUqMMl0yN5aWZ895atwQ/s400/Trying+to+get+into+our+van.JPG" /></a> Underground parking garages are great but can be a problem at times, especially when someone parks so close to your car that it is almost impossible to get in your own car. I guess that I will have to either lose a little weight or learn to keep my window open for easier access to my van under these stressful situations.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik45LGc2zObwezS-DEBYBhBcKCJxUivy8wlvApsJdW-9W4IqBA09lyVOJLPBbOF4N6hEvbNZMxXwY1wV_jHL9KNC-Utcl0psL5mns8rIPhIeSFRr3K_qSNx0yeXaZwcQyGN6xh9sHagFbc/s1600/006.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585680110965239602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik45LGc2zObwezS-DEBYBhBcKCJxUivy8wlvApsJdW-9W4IqBA09lyVOJLPBbOF4N6hEvbNZMxXwY1wV_jHL9KNC-Utcl0psL5mns8rIPhIeSFRr3K_qSNx0yeXaZwcQyGN6xh9sHagFbc/s400/006.JPG" /></a><br />The local jade markets have an over-abundance of everything you can imagine in the way of Chinese jade and semi-precious stone jewelry, scrolls, artwork, statues, beautiful wood carvings and antiquities. It is a fun place to visit for a short time occasionally on our perparation days.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMUNIBVGH1FUUno2-90InZEUYin92hHt5SEwPfhpPu55D5IA57sZs8hZyvsVwfs3RnN1sFkPy1YTgm1T8vx8Jd7nHx-wQ3a_1OkqR0XJjiBllYFGjlaBCxKIrbyDO1ydjOFhn7nKuXjOF/s1600/Us+with+our+friends.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585680107387995890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMUNIBVGH1FUUno2-90InZEUYin92hHt5SEwPfhpPu55D5IA57sZs8hZyvsVwfs3RnN1sFkPy1YTgm1T8vx8Jd7nHx-wQ3a_1OkqR0XJjiBllYFGjlaBCxKIrbyDO1ydjOFhn7nKuXjOF/s400/Us+with+our+friends.JPG" /></a> This wonderful elderly couple, he is 83 and she is 82, live on the ground floor below our apartment next to a juice stand and when they hear us saying "hello" to the young workers in the juice stands they very often come out and give us fresh fruit. I repay them with bottles of home-made pork and vegitable soup that I cook up a few times each month. We have tried to introduce them to the Gospel of Jesus Christ by giving them church tracts and lots of hugs but they are Buddist and two of the most loving and kind people that we know. I often wish that my grandchildren could get to know them. They love to look at the pictures of our six children and 21 grandchildren and always have a smile and a twinkle in their eyes when they look at the pictures..<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Our Missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898536363281511390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827921927807905385.post-59149475700366442312011-02-19T00:50:00.003-07:002011-02-19T01:36:02.145-07:00A MORNING CONVERSATON & LEARNING FROM GRANDPA<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHolNtSZ9urPaAq159ViO-pROqWBWJbOXGGVVDm4Wrw6nIoK_gBgT4MzsA9r1d92EkM9Kytg2PbxF1pkFOwyNvwcZ3dfGmLzTrGuZgdxl3gY3gLx_FBREr9ovKPlLfGHGJwgOa6v8I0rae/s1600/DSCN4482.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575306419383304594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHolNtSZ9urPaAq159ViO-pROqWBWJbOXGGVVDm4Wrw6nIoK_gBgT4MzsA9r1d92EkM9Kytg2PbxF1pkFOwyNvwcZ3dfGmLzTrGuZgdxl3gY3gLx_FBREr9ovKPlLfGHGJwgOa6v8I0rae/s400/DSCN4482.JPG" /></a> These beautiful birds, the male with the blue feathers, must be having an interesting conversation at a lake near Kaohsiung, Taiwan.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQAZ9qUROyBq7ifFzAFopymijhxTvo1LVlmI_0GNoxdQbnVYEVGw7U0oowd4Zu8ACR3DAy-2NhvqOdhwqoBhJ9tlqjoeOKh69dYBZAjNIPBeFTS_cxPUQvYkpzOjgqV98YmnmGHgrRyBV/s1600/DSCN4502.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575306415089660514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQAZ9qUROyBq7ifFzAFopymijhxTvo1LVlmI_0GNoxdQbnVYEVGw7U0oowd4Zu8ACR3DAy-2NhvqOdhwqoBhJ9tlqjoeOKh69dYBZAjNIPBeFTS_cxPUQvYkpzOjgqV98YmnmGHgrRyBV/s400/DSCN4502.JPG" /></a> This young boy was taught by his grandfather how to crack the pigeon eggs with an egg cutter in his right hand and to place them in the hot greased cooking cups on the grill. He was only about six years old and already learning to support himself.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnpI6n52AVhjZUnvoX_pwUJedoPYl1snXFzUN_iOGCWdKEde7tBTNx2uFA8d5Uy3F7fi1SeD1GlCE-y7WHTP4fZ0f2FQPEiTh7d6Zq6d8154syeudxYqrHdsgAllTSI7ZhJitllfLP93q3/s1600/DSCN4501.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575306408320623602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnpI6n52AVhjZUnvoX_pwUJedoPYl1snXFzUN_iOGCWdKEde7tBTNx2uFA8d5Uy3F7fi1SeD1GlCE-y7WHTP4fZ0f2FQPEiTh7d6Zq6d8154syeudxYqrHdsgAllTSI7ZhJitllfLP93q3/s400/DSCN4501.JPG" /></a> As we watched we were fascinated at how the boy was so very attentive to his grandfather's continued training and example. The small pigeon eggs are in the yellow basket and after they are cracked and placed in the cooking cups they are turned over with a special spoon after they have cooked on one side for about a minute. The cooked eggs are only about one bite each. I don't think that they would be a hit in America.<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Our Missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898536363281511390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827921927807905385.post-6236931436055785372011-02-17T16:06:00.002-07:002011-02-17T16:26:06.018-07:00CHINESE NEW YEAR HIGHLIGHTS<em>What a wonderful privilege it was to be invited to speak to our young single missionaries at our zone conferences on the subject of how mission experiences can strengthen future relationships during the rest of their lives, including those in marriage. Our missionaries do not choose their many companions and so have the opportunity and challenge to learn to love each one through language, cultural and personality differences. We see bonds of friendship in these young missionaries that can last forever. Elder Greene taught the things that are most important to bring home from missions, especially increased faith and testimony.</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>While our Chinese New Year's week was filled with warm memories of enjoying the companionship of our President and his wife, visiting a new convert's extended family and seeing beautiful new places on this island, one of the most memorable times occurred at the end of the week. We were privileged to meet with a Taiwanese family who were totally unacquainted with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and after a lovely dinner by our kind hosts, we had the opportunity to teach Gospel principles. The joy felt in our hearts to testify of what we do know, through the Holy Spirit, is indescribable. And for most of us, that still small voice speaks to our mind and heart, not in the wind, earthquake or fire as Elijah describes it in the Bible (1 Kings 19:11-12).</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>The Book of Mormon, another Testament of Jesus Christ, teaches how to find real truth and it is not dependent on the opinion of any man (Moroni 10:4) but by direct revelation from God. It was wonderful to testify to a family who we think had no idea that prayer is a two way communication with a Heavenly Father; that He loves us and will answer our prayers offered in faith and in the name of His son, Jesus Christ, the Mediator. We know God answers prayers for He has answered our pleadings. The father, in his mid-fifties, was taught how to pray and then he offered a simple and heart-felt prayer for the first time in his life. This family can discover the truth of the restored Gospel as they study the Book of Mormon, a companion to the Bible, and pray to know if it is true.</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>On Finding Truth - "For behold, the spirit of Christ is given to every man, that he may know good from evil; wherefore, I show unto you the way to judge; for everything which inviteth to do good, and to persuade to believe in Christ, is sent forth by the power and gift of Christ; wherefore ye may know with a perfect knowledge it is of God." (Book of Mormon-Moroni 7:16)</em>Our Missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898536363281511390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827921927807905385.post-12780568869766111832011-02-11T07:10:00.007-07:002011-02-12T01:56:23.263-07:00WELCOME TO TAINAN, TAIWAN AND THE EXTENDED LIN/SU FAMILY<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaJMC34U-1rERDYQBjDTWByPxbXVqWllmdNwCwwk1VwUCCqbe_KNt30m-GDaULSVERPmn7JTOrhCRAjiSTwdnEIY1W5aAEQXl4NUIbvLCJrRZJ33pxEDyMqXbdP2DRghSYgTPBYGbVYR5/s1600/DSCN4563.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572435831550040322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaJMC34U-1rERDYQBjDTWByPxbXVqWllmdNwCwwk1VwUCCqbe_KNt30m-GDaULSVERPmn7JTOrhCRAjiSTwdnEIY1W5aAEQXl4NUIbvLCJrRZJ33pxEDyMqXbdP2DRghSYgTPBYGbVYR5/s400/DSCN4563.JPG" /></a> Many members of the Lin/<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Su</span> families at a New Years banquet.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcZZzsrh5y0R8tqgFKFvrd4LVrZ46gFt5C0DNLU8y_Lvp6JSbhmnty-NilRq7WHWTCGV1vrMxHg4PNTTtcam4Hu5jbuzA35kZHYD2a8GYIOY8jGMsv9zXPtC0Ow_iE68DItN9ODDyvVfp/s1600/DSCN4555.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572435823966394002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcZZzsrh5y0R8tqgFKFvrd4LVrZ46gFt5C0DNLU8y_Lvp6JSbhmnty-NilRq7WHWTCGV1vrMxHg4PNTTtcam4Hu5jbuzA35kZHYD2a8GYIOY8jGMsv9zXPtC0Ow_iE68DItN9ODDyvVfp/s400/DSCN4555.JPG" /></a> Elder and Sister Greene looking through a vase shaped doorway at a restored Dutch fortress in Tainan.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdD3ft1RxSnPCFAh5RYSCR2nHETuS1Uy8vuNeLYKZIB3BSwabfbLy5ZHkfHTdLGMHSluYx8VnGDcHqIxxsFN3uF6ppnUMcIRW62mAzfmX8YTC71CcRR4IqZv6iwHSQrtRStKKYhBnv9JZ/s1600/DSCN4553.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572435820551650338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdD3ft1RxSnPCFAh5RYSCR2nHETuS1Uy8vuNeLYKZIB3BSwabfbLy5ZHkfHTdLGMHSluYx8VnGDcHqIxxsFN3uF6ppnUMcIRW62mAzfmX8YTC71CcRR4IqZv6iwHSQrtRStKKYhBnv9JZ/s400/DSCN4553.JPG" /></a> Beautiful water falls and fish-filled streams on the site of the Dutch fortress.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-IojIzyTUjXF3lMvIdFvdehyphenhyphenmvejMN6LRSgnfOnT-22o9ueL7m-Dn9dgCAqqLSHgtKoVFRELJEuXUz8SwCaKSVrpxn9-x9pTiEmVgbhmbWkATsZb4XQEBNH2Vhr7kKQeAq1jWz0Gh6MA/s1600/DSCN4538.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572435813815963698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-IojIzyTUjXF3lMvIdFvdehyphenhyphenmvejMN6LRSgnfOnT-22o9ueL7m-Dn9dgCAqqLSHgtKoVFRELJEuXUz8SwCaKSVrpxn9-x9pTiEmVgbhmbWkATsZb4XQEBNH2Vhr7kKQeAq1jWz0Gh6MA/s400/DSCN4538.JPG" /></a> Welcome to Tainan, in full emperor attire, although it is quite obvious that there is a huge difference in the size of my head and that of the emperor.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Our Missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898536363281511390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827921927807905385.post-5229471532561294392011-02-11T07:00:00.005-07:002011-02-12T02:17:53.842-07:00CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION IN TAINAN<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDthG9Rmyvaqgcb2Zgm1wMo9BBd5FKFA1G113z059KNoYilxvlb2mhfo6GIP5b-gBh-kxgO-t2O92EXx5NNhXrTGbkB57gvVwDTNo67EbJl1Nqn8jhktYrcfyaQ8hLhlju-QAkdZJQ8ni/s1600/DSCN4551.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572433733240570514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDthG9Rmyvaqgcb2Zgm1wMo9BBd5FKFA1G113z059KNoYilxvlb2mhfo6GIP5b-gBh-kxgO-t2O92EXx5NNhXrTGbkB57gvVwDTNo67EbJl1Nqn8jhktYrcfyaQ8hLhlju-QAkdZJQ8ni/s400/DSCN4551.JPG" /></a> Sister Greene and I with Sister Lin's 83 year old mother. After attending and speaking to about 85 missionaries at a missionary zone conference in Kaohsiung we traveled to Tainan and spent two days celebrating New Years with a wonderful convert and his extended family, many of whom were nonmembers. We helped teach Brother Lin the gospel a few months earlier and, as mentioned in an earlier post, he was finally baptized. His wife had patiently waited for 27 years for him to be baptized. At one of the sites they insisted that I put on a traditional Emperor's robe for some pictures. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_33Hf4xhVUA2kXuTiK3LljvVE27PJbRnohiJATor4n7dPxvT4m64x9eMSylv-epe2ap__p9MrhBFoYsMC8_d6JFYkuKyY0q6-VPGkU49bwnkmx03_x3mDIkFArhmXaVPMpaV9uZFw5aF/s1600/DSCN4528.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572433729585924482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_33Hf4xhVUA2kXuTiK3LljvVE27PJbRnohiJATor4n7dPxvT4m64x9eMSylv-epe2ap__p9MrhBFoYsMC8_d6JFYkuKyY0q6-VPGkU49bwnkmx03_x3mDIkFArhmXaVPMpaV9uZFw5aF/s400/DSCN4528.JPG" /></a> Sister and Elder Greene with Brother Lin's five grandchildren from his son and his daughter's marriages.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJdNBnoLmk3doIFTZ07KJwp_YnpgAHGnb_9SHPq67oSV9Gp-wgNcmqwcQaZnkRcSj6bdaeW32hoGc7XIXNOR3sPjHFtoKyrlZC3bUcbRVdtiBxN9fMm6JxfgwuPTS7d9aIhXQl2S303Ry_/s1600/DSCN4573.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572433721576142098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJdNBnoLmk3doIFTZ07KJwp_YnpgAHGnb_9SHPq67oSV9Gp-wgNcmqwcQaZnkRcSj6bdaeW32hoGc7XIXNOR3sPjHFtoKyrlZC3bUcbRVdtiBxN9fMm6JxfgwuPTS7d9aIhXQl2S303Ry_/s400/DSCN4573.JPG" /></a>Taken on the ship's bow of one of two destroyers given by the United States to China and later brought to Taiwan by Chaing Kai Shek in 1949. They later purchased about thirty more ships from the U.S government<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mDcB7ZvWnZSI80npXUWURcodaDSr006nzwY015UEU3jzT82ho0ynSqs2j3M8xzvCdvQ7b8uei2a4IrpoFe6oZqSH-pSEgXwZcq_um8lihF4BfH3Eum0ODTm0Co3GOb_pjhyphenhyphen84Bzpr_uH/s1600/DSCN4578.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572433717155142082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mDcB7ZvWnZSI80npXUWURcodaDSr006nzwY015UEU3jzT82ho0ynSqs2j3M8xzvCdvQ7b8uei2a4IrpoFe6oZqSH-pSEgXwZcq_um8lihF4BfH3Eum0ODTm0Co3GOb_pjhyphenhyphen84Bzpr_uH/s400/DSCN4578.JPG" /></a> A mural of the U.S. Destroyer in the officer's meeting room.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUSW_dcYwbJqWYshDoEJhD0HwutJuz4uoSXtxZWdKwi5rHAZMYIX7H2vohyuRvykwMfg4LaFhjXJ3vAyUdjsJ7pUvF082HObdorWALvKwtC_ZZmE7lpKkPWloH8quc16nWGKQM42kGqnE_/s1600/DSCN4586.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572433713808636514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUSW_dcYwbJqWYshDoEJhD0HwutJuz4uoSXtxZWdKwi5rHAZMYIX7H2vohyuRvykwMfg4LaFhjXJ3vAyUdjsJ7pUvF082HObdorWALvKwtC_ZZmE7lpKkPWloH8quc16nWGKQM42kGqnE_/s400/DSCN4586.JPG" /></a> Brother and Sister Lin on the destroyer. Since his baptism he has become a great missionary and shares the gospel of Jesus Christ with everyone he meets.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Our Missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898536363281511390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827921927807905385.post-73186174586394624562011-02-11T06:52:00.004-07:002011-02-12T02:30:51.138-07:00A TRIP TO KAOHSIUNG, TAIWAN<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiclOs0fRHXvTXIYOW5fwqnNoJqUCYL69mMSTw6K7oL57ktsKEswv4t3v8AypXFrsgIumUJSWTPRq4VbqZqySXTVLq3vBBMG7zWeASa26n7PvT8y02Zm78tbT74iBtO02ZAJ8cD_uvye6Px/s1600/DSCN4523.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572430837692395874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiclOs0fRHXvTXIYOW5fwqnNoJqUCYL69mMSTw6K7oL57ktsKEswv4t3v8AypXFrsgIumUJSWTPRq4VbqZqySXTVLq3vBBMG7zWeASa26n7PvT8y02Zm78tbT74iBtO02ZAJ8cD_uvye6Px/s400/DSCN4523.JPG" /></a> Overlooking the Kaohsiung harbor from our 70<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> floor room at the Splendor Hotel.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYieqvwlanrYGoBi3xbl6V2ofIAKTrvBxrAPvjeDE7cmm719OC8ZJzSJal_q4I2Mc6bZkahCSkYpXvK5pjMbZKoHVo9FpLZlNQEeJ_HPXWneBINElLtHmJk7TB4W_kDKFHI4Hdrz9RRFiU/s1600/DSCN4522.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572430832235393522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYieqvwlanrYGoBi3xbl6V2ofIAKTrvBxrAPvjeDE7cmm719OC8ZJzSJal_q4I2Mc6bZkahCSkYpXvK5pjMbZKoHVo9FpLZlNQEeJ_HPXWneBINElLtHmJk7TB4W_kDKFHI4Hdrz9RRFiU/s400/DSCN4522.JPG" /></a> The hotel has 85 floors and we took three elevators to get to the 70<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> floor from the 5<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> level of the underground parking lot. We viewed the fireworks taking place in the city below us during the middle of the night on New Years Eve.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8KIiAeB14fEgSwvcEqKSAdOGKkaNHrBk-iNhxOB-l4jz4ann_DcY-Tx6_wkFYU2PBP7JZDEdm3qDS92GRPhLeBNHh8OpQ2Dn9O7QQ5XCJ3GoL07EiolSc7LSNKcI-LuUWJ1VIll1gBvs0/s1600/DSCN4509.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572430828558409282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8KIiAeB14fEgSwvcEqKSAdOGKkaNHrBk-iNhxOB-l4jz4ann_DcY-Tx6_wkFYU2PBP7JZDEdm3qDS92GRPhLeBNHh8OpQ2Dn9O7QQ5XCJ3GoL07EiolSc7LSNKcI-LuUWJ1VIll1gBvs0/s400/DSCN4509.JPG" /></a> We took a ferry across the harbor to a small island and took in the sights watching surfers riding the waves in to shore. You can see our hotel in the distance. On the island they had many seafood stalls so we tried the shrimp and small deep-fat fried crabs, eating them cut in pieces, shell and all. Sitting on a wall surrounding the old British Consulate building on the mountain side we watched the sun set over the China Sea.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjercZa-nMjKvybi2imAdbpY5o_h4cXg3JZck2N60T8CCPg2B6_3dv3cBFlYtJJf1RL7e7XcPq1NCL86WiBmTuhJ507zL_FKDIcJZa3Lb1yfyZC6gdaZCmK8z2m4XFHvVQEKbV1mV3OU7cF/s1600/DSCN4486.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572430823936485602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjercZa-nMjKvybi2imAdbpY5o_h4cXg3JZck2N60T8CCPg2B6_3dv3cBFlYtJJf1RL7e7XcPq1NCL86WiBmTuhJ507zL_FKDIcJZa3Lb1yfyZC6gdaZCmK8z2m4XFHvVQEKbV1mV3OU7cF/s400/DSCN4486.JPG" /></a> Sister Greene on the bridge over the waterway with many sailboats, speed boats and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">yachts</span> moored along each side.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyFtPBAR7E2oXgQhi7hMMO8MrYEQ9P3O-WLx0r74BqYapSY7Yznifcf8hNWNWFyqCM75yuJPtYdEucefHHPv1E6HwVVdjoWj9ew4150U5r-bzcz8OCPpGkh_qV1mvxTkWp363LD9T2sJpY/s1600/DSCN4478.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572430820236206914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyFtPBAR7E2oXgQhi7hMMO8MrYEQ9P3O-WLx0r74BqYapSY7Yznifcf8hNWNWFyqCM75yuJPtYdEucefHHPv1E6HwVVdjoWj9ew4150U5r-bzcz8OCPpGkh_qV1mvxTkWp363LD9T2sJpY/s400/DSCN4478.JPG" /></a> At the foot of a huge tree with hundreds of exposed roots.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Our Missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898536363281511390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827921927807905385.post-53150337797919608182011-01-22T04:06:00.004-07:002011-02-12T02:39:38.198-07:00TIME IS WINDING DOWN SO QUICKLYThe Marihuana Restaurant right next to our chapel. The name means everything here in Taiwan. Many times words are placed on shirts here which would be very obscene and unacceptable in the United states and those wearing the shirts don't even know what the words mean.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFtkeBoMASI4PMMfaS7su-ppt8hf0m1nIb_SIQVkDWx-qGaC_tTCn7piVL7LqXUWtXakqKi2qv7iTqSkVapQxR30g8xVLviqnl9O2-tB53Dk725jEhEO1R0AcCjIvVwPfIzlXnTFyudgcZ/s1600/DSCN4367.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564967921868632146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFtkeBoMASI4PMMfaS7su-ppt8hf0m1nIb_SIQVkDWx-qGaC_tTCn7piVL7LqXUWtXakqKi2qv7iTqSkVapQxR30g8xVLviqnl9O2-tB53Dk725jEhEO1R0AcCjIvVwPfIzlXnTFyudgcZ/s400/DSCN4367.JPG" /></a> Another one of our Taiwan friends. He is a guard at the bank where we deposit funds and transact business for the mission and he always goes out of his way to cheefrully welcome us and to practice his beginning English.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCjHQjxD8mIP3TCevFi2Edc8NAXGvhjxsWYhYlycGaKNE_3eCbdg008x4eEsQRiO6OXbexQ1-iaEIhqvfQ72Jctd1rJoqxKcOJNBlP-YrC9SjxIPacbA9Bv0t5v529Lg7jJjCLouijXjk/s1600/DSCN4268.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564967913525908834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCjHQjxD8mIP3TCevFi2Edc8NAXGvhjxsWYhYlycGaKNE_3eCbdg008x4eEsQRiO6OXbexQ1-iaEIhqvfQ72Jctd1rJoqxKcOJNBlP-YrC9SjxIPacbA9Bv0t5v529Lg7jJjCLouijXjk/s400/DSCN4268.JPG" /></a><br />There are beautiful parks all over Taichung and this is one with huge indoor and outdoor botanical gardens. Behind us is a giant butterfly about to carry us away.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpwSMbiQvOqA3zxmDMcX60UN9I3FwH81SPgOe-A1TAsw93eSeTwZVAQXyZ916AD7_UZTK2x_MJtkJg4gCj-ueyLkf8oV_8_m1xe0mgJCXDmPlr1jDXecPKT9RVk_NfRRiYAtl8L-bavV9/s1600/IMG_0140.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564967909813757026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpwSMbiQvOqA3zxmDMcX60UN9I3FwH81SPgOe-A1TAsw93eSeTwZVAQXyZ916AD7_UZTK2x_MJtkJg4gCj-ueyLkf8oV_8_m1xe0mgJCXDmPlr1jDXecPKT9RVk_NfRRiYAtl8L-bavV9/s400/IMG_0140.JPG" /></a><br />My sister in Paradise, California is a tremendous person who supports us with communications of love and prayers and a lot of humor and laughs while on our mission.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yZonwYIXKjzyrobfbsft0DeqYjGytWElq2QtX3sX8zIL30ko7A0de3wz1hdrGrZATJaBa5j4yn370uZhrDA_MtRcEgGFYuIC-5Ix2yAam5w1HM_bFCuigM2gKp5yUvaNOiPe7DZ8GpCM/s1600/loretta.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564967902433798738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yZonwYIXKjzyrobfbsft0DeqYjGytWElq2QtX3sX8zIL30ko7A0de3wz1hdrGrZATJaBa5j4yn370uZhrDA_MtRcEgGFYuIC-5Ix2yAam5w1HM_bFCuigM2gKp5yUvaNOiPe7DZ8GpCM/s400/loretta.jpg" /></a> One of our recent zone conferences with some of our missionaries, President and Sister Bishop and Elder Pratt, a member of the Area Presidency, and his wife on the front row. We have great respect for these young missionaries; they are worthy, obedient, and diligent and exercise great faith. We know they are tools in the hands of the Lord, sharing the gospel message and plan of happiness through the Holy Spirit to prepared souls.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSaB6d8fF_tFUzqMK20bW5XFme6oUNYxqaX_h3WcmIB-9v_K3C52EM4d-uA6HEb1NJ-PVcQrUKPfVV2WZHZo54_w4awWzJfLG6Y7qFB8_ZwFyUgHXsnlFEZwjwQDs1pC2YoV82mvgtLH6/s1600/Far+North.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564967898030302130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSaB6d8fF_tFUzqMK20bW5XFme6oUNYxqaX_h3WcmIB-9v_K3C52EM4d-uA6HEb1NJ-PVcQrUKPfVV2WZHZo54_w4awWzJfLG6Y7qFB8_ZwFyUgHXsnlFEZwjwQDs1pC2YoV82mvgtLH6/s400/Far+North.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Our Missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898536363281511390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827921927807905385.post-23881486641272468102010-12-27T06:54:00.005-07:002010-12-27T16:47:10.284-07:00THE TAIWAN, TAICHUNG MISSION 2010 CHRISTMAS PICTURE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNuRez_zkM-CC0z5Vo73RNLxzFfUNe2zzb_n0sxTBDR6DJ9T5M7tsOwlm-kHDOE1fUB6mHcIoUgV-NLdzb4fOKRFVmoWQURs9Bu1QuTVYRhbVl0ItZndjM5uZCUJt8rv33nHtPSHQEqn7/s1600/the+third.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555361073488027154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNuRez_zkM-CC0z5Vo73RNLxzFfUNe2zzb_n0sxTBDR6DJ9T5M7tsOwlm-kHDOE1fUB6mHcIoUgV-NLdzb4fOKRFVmoWQURs9Bu1QuTVYRhbVl0ItZndjM5uZCUJt8rv33nHtPSHQEqn7/s400/the+third.jpg" /></a> An "all mission" photo opportunity at Baguashan in Zhanghua. Elder and Sister Greene are tucked away in the back at far right. There are 150 missionaries here.Our Missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898536363281511390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827921927807905385.post-78842546691376616692010-12-27T06:24:00.005-07:002010-12-27T16:42:21.103-07:00CHRISTMAS 2010<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Bu-M23jDGWMrFVq9gT0BMeHI0d2eJW-QGuaEtg48IqwZ875IG9toKK8lw5o8AIzBaiDPYnPc8_HBy-UxuiRUBkM7evq6O3zTHvT6y0k1XrxEuREEMUQyjJFAjFPKCx9qLiMfrXBfelvi/s1600/IMG_0883.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555355155297467682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Bu-M23jDGWMrFVq9gT0BMeHI0d2eJW-QGuaEtg48IqwZ875IG9toKK8lw5o8AIzBaiDPYnPc8_HBy-UxuiRUBkM7evq6O3zTHvT6y0k1XrxEuREEMUQyjJFAjFPKCx9qLiMfrXBfelvi/s400/IMG_0883.JPG" /></a> The Sister missionaries at the huge Buddha with Sister Bishop, Sister Greene in back at far right. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08IerSqOOHcdaSyYqjkeFt2Uj7SLXLzipyyqAEgxaxV9-pXFfib661sWYkDnStz2fzZVyaPEHGZaVgd50CRHnlJ0h_AKyUwm1QyeVG3rvJEXCIjPZt1RVW8NqR_WA_biWzGSRAbv-Np75/s1600/DSCN4321.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555355149948201170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08IerSqOOHcdaSyYqjkeFt2Uj7SLXLzipyyqAEgxaxV9-pXFfib661sWYkDnStz2fzZVyaPEHGZaVgd50CRHnlJ0h_AKyUwm1QyeVG3rvJEXCIjPZt1RVW8NqR_WA_biWzGSRAbv-Np75/s400/DSCN4321.JPG" /></a> A group of young Chinese girls performing a dance at the mall where we sang Christmas carols.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEici8IaIPms0L8GEsIy8353CqQIjp1ZMvwo62EMI4d8bYCngAMBn_FOreOVPj0_hQ6qWmZH_v-YZ81IzN3XusMU15utB04Y-6bYa86C0hyphenhyphenzpbUfkQssXThID2QWyx7COagiXdCGUD6zIJIC/s1600/DSCN4398.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555355147526950882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEici8IaIPms0L8GEsIy8353CqQIjp1ZMvwo62EMI4d8bYCngAMBn_FOreOVPj0_hQ6qWmZH_v-YZ81IzN3XusMU15utB04Y-6bYa86C0hyphenhyphenzpbUfkQssXThID2QWyx7COagiXdCGUD6zIJIC/s400/DSCN4398.JPG" /></a><br />The Greenes with Sister Morey and Sister King<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivfkzta6OS7SXWKkdqFarfXBqyqFKQtdfMVDyev6u1jELZNu8pRWGlFPRalitPiyEQZ99ti9K2d0KLnpZwG6jUrbr3wkCSNqikiubgHVCXQCJ09SiX_YfGfOgdIVLYAtVBneJgNTdZt8dW/s1600/DSCN4399.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555355138213809538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivfkzta6OS7SXWKkdqFarfXBqyqFKQtdfMVDyev6u1jELZNu8pRWGlFPRalitPiyEQZ99ti9K2d0KLnpZwG6jUrbr3wkCSNqikiubgHVCXQCJ09SiX_YfGfOgdIVLYAtVBneJgNTdZt8dW/s400/DSCN4399.JPG" /></a> Sister Ko, our fellow Idaho missionary.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeP5Hw2gfiBNypkenRXMWmbJ5wg883jmcEGIfiNf8SMaSYo45gg9dRVAtFi0_ina0c4EKOPyKvIxM_aJorMcep6B2qjejffWwcOWO-qwo4zJ2x4WloAeAdVUeUhb4MXcZviBVEWpUdKk8T/s1600/DSCN4420.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555355135310869826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeP5Hw2gfiBNypkenRXMWmbJ5wg883jmcEGIfiNf8SMaSYo45gg9dRVAtFi0_ina0c4EKOPyKvIxM_aJorMcep6B2qjejffWwcOWO-qwo4zJ2x4WloAeAdVUeUhb4MXcZviBVEWpUdKk8T/s400/DSCN4420.JPG" /></a> A small Buddhist Temple in Lugang, Taiwan, where remains of ancient Chinese culture still exist. This is a popular place for tourists to shop in a multitude of small stores and from street vendors. It is fun to try many authentic foods, including an oyster omelet many missionaries love. Some shop keepers are willing to bargain a little and others not at all. An artist in Lugang is very popular for he paints pictures of LDS Temples on Chinese fans; he has quite a business going with missionaries! <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Our Missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898536363281511390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827921927807905385.post-55689809965898489962010-12-26T08:30:00.004-07:002010-12-26T15:47:16.007-07:00AN ALL MISSIONARY CHRISTMAS ACTIVITY<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieruVaoXmbchtxISv6PJCdr8hFahk33Zwmrk2f6EjVDUSMh24iQXFQr-2F0rXavl2p70RPuv6W1meo_c1n9lmsVMGUvJ_WNHLK9r14O14jBHe9rNg4QP8-kk6xjWsWFhunm8SyXGcJ8kl5/s1600/DSCN4417.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555014772341287794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieruVaoXmbchtxISv6PJCdr8hFahk33Zwmrk2f6EjVDUSMh24iQXFQr-2F0rXavl2p70RPuv6W1meo_c1n9lmsVMGUvJ_WNHLK9r14O14jBHe9rNg4QP8-kk6xjWsWFhunm8SyXGcJ8kl5/s400/DSCN4417.JPG" /></a> President & Sister Bishop with son Nick, his wife Christina & infant son, with the Greenes and all of the Taiwan, Taichung missionaries at the Taichung Steak House. All 152 could not fit into this picture but they all enjoyed a fantastic, all you can eat, dinner.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4kdQBfrZ-z0QXtg4X-iH9UvgO-jKO1ucg-HyPoFKf-0PJwrLrVzaikaIzr746MmK8rfKuYYAUC3ZRsxD0LLkRl7ELz2WLegp3OmrFU_yEWPwy4aqBZGTE9w2eD24_rfR6Vgwlrks4-MF_/s1600/DSCN4409.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555014767327825762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4kdQBfrZ-z0QXtg4X-iH9UvgO-jKO1ucg-HyPoFKf-0PJwrLrVzaikaIzr746MmK8rfKuYYAUC3ZRsxD0LLkRl7ELz2WLegp3OmrFU_yEWPwy4aqBZGTE9w2eD24_rfR6Vgwlrks4-MF_/s400/DSCN4409.JPG" /></a> Sister Greene knocking at a door in the old section of Lugang where we spent a few hours seeing the sights and doing a little Christmas shopping.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWcQ4zxY04QAiw0guEVExMh2B_qPfhSB-g6j5sDEimkmF3b1aBxmtBMGwrvSJnXjUuustwsc64o8tF6cC-LhJm3tRiX6C51VJcs7v_KNlFL7L_KMZA6Bua6yLK8oe7m0JVXrD6zzL4ZPKg/s1600/DSCN4402.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555014760323414210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWcQ4zxY04QAiw0guEVExMh2B_qPfhSB-g6j5sDEimkmF3b1aBxmtBMGwrvSJnXjUuustwsc64o8tF6cC-LhJm3tRiX6C51VJcs7v_KNlFL7L_KMZA6Bua6yLK8oe7m0JVXrD6zzL4ZPKg/s400/DSCN4402.JPG" /></a> Sisters Liu and Brownell on the bus heading for the Christmas dinner. It was surely something to smile about.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE39dTX2mlLX3paR72t6KGljt_hMjeCJlPVqZKnyXmwRv74_kaUOItPORK4e4N-gE8dPJX-9nwgmOmocud3-FUYYBXJ56PP_ErCpjSPoNO7F88aWLQCET5sEN1aqwocfiDXafOW4pGZ3cT/s1600/DSCN4386.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555014759092037218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE39dTX2mlLX3paR72t6KGljt_hMjeCJlPVqZKnyXmwRv74_kaUOItPORK4e4N-gE8dPJX-9nwgmOmocud3-FUYYBXJ56PP_ErCpjSPoNO7F88aWLQCET5sEN1aqwocfiDXafOW4pGZ3cT/s400/DSCN4386.JPG" /></a> In front of a huge elaborate three story Chinese temple at Baguashan.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7lsVA6wtRmh3MHSO51nIgxhhiMpj4jgmiPo23YbRybtfhEKTSh1Qnpq0NjXEnPoftHOCAAP1d4xc_TPgFLKrNNQ42mBgBGWI3PI69QKmAhHpDuvttwfxIwGV7yuZxJxLKZnVH0FfQrX6/s1600/DSCN4380.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555014747521041954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7lsVA6wtRmh3MHSO51nIgxhhiMpj4jgmiPo23YbRybtfhEKTSh1Qnpq0NjXEnPoftHOCAAP1d4xc_TPgFLKrNNQ42mBgBGWI3PI69QKmAhHpDuvttwfxIwGV7yuZxJxLKZnVH0FfQrX6/s400/DSCN4380.JPG" /></a> Our sister missionaries in front of the huge Buddha at Baguashan.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Our Missionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12898536363281511390noreply@blogger.com1