Tag: China
An International Church with More Visibly International Apostles
A familiar face for longtime members of the Church in Shanghai and the Asia Area in general has just been called as an Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ…
Where Horses Can Take You, and My Quest for Li Jing (李荆)
Li Jing, China’s Greatest Long Distance Rider and the Subject of My New Quest One of the great things about publishing articles on a blog or at places like Meridian…
“Here, Take My Camera”: Responding to the Miraculous Message and Convincing Power of the Book of Mormon
The Shanghai International District Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was held March 17 and 18, 2018, in Shanghai. The highlight by far was the musical…
Jimmer Fredette, the “Lonely Master,” Might Be Doing Better and Doing More in China than the Deseret News Thinks
Salt Lake City’s Deseret News recently published a thoughtful, nicely written, but rather downbeat article about China’s most popular basketball player, Jimmer Fredette, the star who once stunned US crowds…
Lengthening Our Stride: Globalization of the Church: A Valuable Book for the Increasingly International Church
The day I learned of the passing away of President Monson was a rainy day here in Shanghai. It was a day on which I would contemplate his legacy and…
Two Christmas Gifts in the Same Week, After Months of Worry and Prayer
There are two people we have been especially worried about for the past five months or so. Almost daily these two people have been in our prayers. One is a…
A Thanksgiving Gift: Our Maid Is Out of Jail, At Last
Just a few days after Thanksgiving came a gift we have been praying for daily over the past six months: the release from jail of our friend and our part-time…
Freedom to Be Thankful For: My Pilgrimage to Xiaogang, Birthplace of China’s Latest Revolution
One of the most touching and courageous moments in China’s recent history is depicted in the painting below of a secret meeting of farmers in a tiny village that few…
The Secret Behind Guanxi: Earned Trust
In China, everything in the business world and in much of life seems to be based on guanxi (pronounced like gwahn-shee), the Chinese word that is often interpreted as “relationships”…
Learning from Russell M. Nelson’s Response to an Inspired Recommendation from President Kimball
In the October 2017 General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles shared a story on…
