New Branch Presidency

On this auspicious day, our stake president, President Harrison, visited our branch along with his counselor, President Holmstead and high councilor Kent Mikkelsen. President Harrison was the only scheduled speaker. He stood up and using Mandarin first explained the Confucian saying: 修身齊家治國平天下, which means cultivate oneself, put family in order, govern the state, and pacify the world. He then encouraged us to prepare ourselves and to "press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men, ... feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end." (2 Nephi 31:20) He also taught us to prepare our families and to "talk of Christ, ... rejoice in Christ, ... preach of Christ, ... prophesy of Christ, and ... write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins." (2 Nephi 25:26) After his short sermon, President Harrison released the current branch presidency: Patrick Shen as president, James Mu as first counselor, David Chang as second counselor, Matt Ward as executive secretary, and Greg Ly as clerk. He expressed his sincere appreciation for the presidency. Then he sustained the new branch presidency: Charles Huang as president, Da Zhao as first counselor, Thomas Jeng as second counselor, Jameson Fox as executive secretary, and Greg Ly as clerk. The following persons, according to President Harrison's request, spoke in this order: David Chang, Meili Shen, Patrick Shen, Thomas Jeng, Da Zhao, Sarah Huang, and Charles Huang. What an amazing meeting! We thank President Shen for his extraordinary service during these past four years, along with his counselors, past and present: Tommy Jones, Haoming Guo, James Mu, and David Chang. We are also grateful for his executive secretaries, David Chang and Matt Ward, and clerks, Charles Huang and Greg Ly. We now look forward to sustaining and supporting the sixth branch president of the Montgomery Chinese Branch, President Huang, and his new presidency. May the Lord continue to bless this Chinese Branch, that it may be means of salvation for many Chinese speaking people in this area and throughout the world.