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8/26/2009

Relief Society Activity at Elderly Day Care Center



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In the morning at 11:30 am, on Tuesday, August 26, the Relief Society sisters invited the Young Women and Primary kids (total of about 25 people) to visit the Elderly Day Care Center located at Chinese Bible Church on Muncaster Mill Road in Rockville, Maryland. We provided a one hour program for them and presented them 20 healing packs. After lunch with them, Sister Tsai taught them to make crafts. It was a wonderful and successful community service. We all felt the spirit while we met with the approximately 60 Chinese elderly men and women. We know they were very happy to have a good time with us because they invited us to visit them again.

The program included the Drum for Spring Dance by Megan Tsai and Molly Carbonell; piano playing by Alex Carbonell; music performance by Jessica, Jonathan and Joshua Tsai; and singing of three hymns (“There Is Sunshine in My Soul Today,” “I Need Thee Every Hour,” and “Love One Another”) by the Relief Society and the Young Women. Pictures included here were published in the local Chinese newspaper, the World Journal, on August 29.

After we shared the hand and brain exercises with them to stimulate their mind, Sister Charlotte Shen presented them the healing packs, which were warmed in microwave ovens and used for healing the back, neck, hand, and leg. We want to thank Sister Tsai for teaching us how to make the healing packs and the Relief Society sisters for preparing the 20 healing packs for the elderly people before we visited them. We hope that all sisters will know how to make their own healing packs in the future. Most important, we want to thank all participants for giving up their time to share their talents with the elderly in Day Care Center. We want to thank Sister Charlotte Shen for making contact with the manager, Mr. Lee, to coordinate such a nice community service. We will always remember this special activity for the love that we have felt towards each other and to those whom we have served.

Betty Azucena

8/23/2009

2009-08-23 Chang Ya-chih's baptism

8/22/2009

Missionary Fireside/Missionary Farewell


On Saturday, August 22, at the Washington DC Temple Visitor Center, we enjoyed a delightful evening during our branch fireside. Orchestrated by our very own Brother Charles Su, our branch mission leader, and our full-time missionaries, Elders Chang and Lin, the firside featured inspirational talks from Elder & Sister Willey of the Visitor Center, informational tours by Sisters Yu and Linsukong, and a contest led by Elders Chang and Lin with special prizes for those who gave correct answers for questions about the temple and the Gospel. The second part of the fireside was a farewell to our missionaries who will departing in September for the MTC. Sister Jessica Tsai, who will be serving in the Denver South Mission, first bore her testimony. Then Elder Jonathan Tsai, who will be serving in the Melbourne West Mission, then shared his testimony. President Tsai then said a few words on behalf of the branch for the missionaries. Brother Charles Su did a fabulous job in conducting the fireside and prepared the refreshments, which we enjoyed in the Stake Center.

8/18/2009

Tony & Yi Wen's Wedding

8/01/2009

New Baby Girl for Yamashita's

To all of our friends and family,

On the morning of July 29, 2009, we had a baby girl! Her name is
Olivia Miki Yamashita and she weighs 7lbs and 8oz and is 20 inches
long. Angela and the baby are doing great. Ethan is excited to be a
big brother as you can see from the picture.

We hope all of you are doing well.

Brandon, Angela, Ethan, and Olivia Yamashita