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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New Address for Elder Tsai

The Australia Sydney Mission, where Elder Joshua Tsai has been serving for a year, will be splitting into two missions.  Consequently, the address for Elder Tsai will be changed to the following:

Elder Joshua Jr-Syan Tsai
Australia Sydney North Mission
P.O. Box 2723
Carlingford NSW 2118
Australia

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Elder Lee in Australia

Elder Lee Ming-Chieh is now serving in the Australia Melbourne Mission.  Elder Lee was baptized into the Montgomery Branch in 2011.  He was trained in the New Zealand MTC.  Here are some photos from Elder Lee.

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Primary Activity for Father's Day

At the end of this school year, the Primary led by Sisters Huang and Ly hosted a special activity to prepare for Father's Day. Brother Tsai was invited to share his thoughts about a father in the scriptures. He chose to discuss the many ways in which Lehi was a good and righteous father. The children were split into two groups, one to create paper hands with candy and the other to make paper bowties with M&Ms. By the end of the activity, there were 26 children in total, in addition to one baby and twelve adults. After the hands-on activity and prayer, the children enjoyed some refreshment. Thanks to the Primary leaders for a well-planned meaningful activity. Happy Father's Day to all of the fathers.

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Baptism of Sharon Xu

Sharon Xu was baptized on May 5 by Benjamin Tsai. Her family, including her daughter Sarah and her brother's family, were there to support her, along with the whole branch.

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