Announcement for Reunion in Utah

On Wednesday, August 28, 2013, from 6pm to 8pm, a reunion will be held for alumni and friends of the Montgomery Chinese Branch in the Utah area, including former missionaries who served in the branch and their families.  The event will be held in Room 3238 of the Wilkinson Center on the BYU Provo campus.  A light meal will be provided by BYU Catering (no outside food allowed).  RSVP by August 10, 2013 (hard deadline for caterers and facility managers) to President Patrick Shen at gocougars1@gmail.com for the formal head count (to prepare for the food).  In addition, we encourage you to register for this event at this link.  Please spread the word.  Come and enjoy an evening with former members of the branch.

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Linger Longer for Jones Family

After 3 years in Maryland and finishing law school, Brother Tommy Jones is taking his family to better and newer heights on the West Coast.  In Sacrament Meeting, Brother Jones, along with Brother Mu,were released as counselors in the branch presidency.  Then Brothers Mu and Chang were called as counselors in the branch presidency.  After church, a linger longer activity was held for the Jones family, in which we had an opportunity to thank their family, while enjoying some refreshments.

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Branch Service Auction Night

The first ever branch service auction was launched at the home of Sharon Xu.  On a beautiful evening on July 6 in her back yard, the event began with a chicken barbecue dinner, grilled by our dedicated chefs, Brothers Azucena and Shen.  About 50 folks enjoyed this outdoor picnic, running on the grass of the spacious back yard and friend shipping one with another.  Sister Alexis Chang announced the auction and gave instructions.  Brother Mu and Sister Jones alternated as the auctioneers for the evening.  Participants were given $500 in play money and a decorated sign on a Popsicle stick to announce intended bids. The coveted prizes were items of service to be performed for the higest bidders.  Admittedly the process was far from perfect this first time through, but everyone had a lot of laughs and fun in bidding, offering service, and watching the bidders and auctioneers in action and Chinese speech.

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