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The Blessing of Blackberries: Side Effects of a Joyous Baptism

In May I had one of the most joyous days of my life as two friends of ours, a courageous and very talented mother from Africa and her intelligent, faithful…

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“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…

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The Broken Tooth: Guest Post from Sister Deb Roundy, New Missionary in Vanuatu

One of Shanghai’s most interesting and famous foreigners, Debra Roundy from Idaho, has left Shanghai to serve with her husband, Carlos Roundy, as a missionary couple in Vanuatu. She was…

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For the Glory, the Biography of Eric Liddell: Why a Gold Medalist Gave Up Everything for God and China

You may have seen the highly acclaimed movie Chariots of Fire about the 1924 Olympics victory of Eric Liddell (rhymes with “riddle”), the Scottish runner and devout Christian who was…

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David Archuleta Makes China a Better Place

Long after the devotional was over, David was still talking with fans and giving autographs. David Archuleta made a brief visit to Shanghai last weekend and as a result, China…

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MyMission.com: A Great Way for Missionaries and Families to Preserve and Share Mission Experiences

One of the things I love most about living in Shanghai is opportunity to meet so many interesting people from all over the world, in addition to the millions of…

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Halvor and Hannah Ronning: Inspiring Missionaries to China

One of my favorite books on China portrays Chinese history in the past 120 years through the experiences of a remarkable family. The book, China Mission: A Personal History from…

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From the Nauvoo Times: I Survived Switzerland (Mission Reminiscences)

This is a recent post from the Nauvoo Times: This week I had to dig into some information about a company in northern Switzerland, including looking up its location on…

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“And Their Numbers Were Few”

“And it came to pass that I beheld the church of the Lamb of God, and its numbers were few….” – 1 Nephi 14:12 Here’s a common question that LDS…

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Facing the Fear of Sharing the Gospel

In Job 31, Job states that he has not been a sinful man, and did not have to hide his transgressions. In verse 34, he rhetorically asks his accusers if…

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