2026-08-16 New Branch Callings

In Sacrament Meeting, to our surprise, the whole stake presidency attended and sat on the stand. Brother Ryan Frewin conducted the Sacrament Meeting. He gave President Raul Quintanilla time to announce stake business and to sustain the following calling changes:

Release Jason Liu as Branch Presidency 1st Counselor
Release Wesley Wei as Elders Quorum President
Release Lizhong Huang as Elders Quorum President 1st Counselor

Call Wesley Wei as Branch Presidency 1st Counselor
Call Lizhong Huang as Elders Quorum President
Call Wayne Pan as Elders Quorum President 1st Counselor

Brother Wei is the first branch presidency counselor who was released and then called later as a counselor to the same branch president.
Brother Huang serves as the branch's 17th elders quorum president.
In addition, Brother Adam Fugal was called as a stake high councilor by President Quintanilla.

Congratulations to all of these brothers in their new callings.

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2026-07-26 Michelle Zheng's mission call announcment

 Michelle Zheng was baptized on February 11, 2017, with her brothers Steven and William. She then received own temple endowment on July 3rd, 2026. 

On Thursday July 23rd she received her mission call. (Typical day to receive mission calls are on Tuesday). She requested to announce her mission call on Sunday 7/26/26 right after Sacrament in the Kentland's culture hall in front of more than 70 members from both Montgomery Branch and Kentland's Ward along with Jason Liu, Liz Huffaker, Bro and Sis Tsai, Chelsea Allen, and Elder Clayton Zhao on zoom! 

She is called to the Hawaii Honolulu Mission, Mandarin speaking.

Everyone cheered!

It was as a very very special day for Michelle!

From her very own words:

Heyyyyy guys!!! Sister Michelle Zheng here!

I cannot believe that the little girl who has grown up in the Chinese Branch watching her peers and friends serve a mission is now receiving her own call to serve. I want to first thank Montgomery Chinese Branch's very own beloved President Da for helping me coordinate this exciting moment, and secondly thank everyone who came to my mission call reveal mini-gathering! I remember getting so excited and shaky as everyone gathered in the gym and online; I could feel the spirit among us and the beautiful love shared within that room.

Getting called to serve in Honolulu has been one of the most spiritual and motivating moments of my life; for those who don't know, I was accepted into Brigham Young University Hawai'i and chose to go there. I've never traveled to Hawai'i, let alone lived so far from home for an extended period, which makes me excited yet anxious and nervous about that future decision. I prayed consistently to Heavenly Father that I would be comforted and persistent in the places I choose to go and am called to; He answered my deepest prayers with this mission call.

Now I have the chance to get to know the place I will be studying in by serving my mission exactly there! Choosing to serve God will provide you many blessings that we might not expect or see; I know I will be blessed further throughout my mission and am excited to start preparing to become a messenger of Christ.

Lots of love,

Michelle Zheng

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2026-07-19 Baptism of Tony Hong and Emay Ren

Today after church at 11:30am was the baptismal service for Tony Hong and his wife, Emay Ren. This was the first branch baptismal service with more than one person being baptized in 9 years. It was also the first branch baptismal service with a husband and wife being baptized together in 12 years.

Brother Benjamin Tsai conducted the baptism.  Sister Suzie Hu shared a talk on baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost.  Elder Evans baptized Tony and Emay, and President Da Zhao confirmed both of them.  Tony was welcomed to the Elders Quorum by Brother Huang Lizhong, while Emay was welcomed to the Relief Society by Sister Ella Chong.  Then Brother Jason Liu welcomed them to the branch.  The prayers were offered by Sister Gower and Elder Abbott.  Attending in person was Elder Banks, and attending online was Sister Allen, both of whom previously taught Tony and Emay.  Congratulations and welcome, Tony and Emay, on becoming the newest members of the church today.

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2026-07-19 New Young Women Presidency

Liz Huffaker was released today as the branch Young Women's President.  She and her family will be moving to Nigeria for the next 2 or 3 years.  Her counselors, Sisters Yangyang Deng and Lynn Xu were also released today.  The new young women presidency was called today.  They are Sisters Catherine Frewin, president; Sophy Fugal, 1st counselor; and Margery Anderson, 2nd counselor.  Congratulations to the new young women presidency.  In the history of the branch, they now compose the 13th branch Young Women Presidency.

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2026-07-14 Branch Sports Night

Every Tuesday evening the full-time missionaries host a branch sports night, in which members come to play pickleball, ping pong, or even mahjong or chess.  Or they come just to socialize.  Tonight we took a group photo, just to show a snapshot in time.

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