Mission Possible Brisbane

 About a boy. . . . On the 8th of March. 2025. Weijie Chu, (Lorenzo), was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  He is from mainland China and has an amazing story.  Last night he talked for over an hour about his path to baptism.  I won't tell you everything but try to hit some highlights.  This is somewhat a continuation about an earlier blog entitled "about a girl". Just before covid Lorenzo had graduated from high school but due to covid he could not travel and was to shelter in place like we were here in the United States. With so much time on his hands he spent time on public media. Keep in mind that in China the people are limited to viewing only those things that the government approves of.  However, Lorenzo had a friend that showed him how to get around the government blocked sites and was able to watch American youtube. He came across a Chinese man with a youtube channel that talked about his experiences living in S...

  Ties that bind. . . We had a great opportunity to travel to Brisbane for a mission conference with Elder and Sister Jaggi.  He is a general authority 70 and is also a councilor in the Pacifica Area Presidency. It was very inspirational! I have learned that part of the job of a mission President and visiting authorities is to motivate the young missionaries.  Daily life as a missionary is hard and providing spiritual, uplifting meetings is one way to inspire them to be the best they can be.  Music is always inspiring to me and when the Chaple full of missionaries sang one of the new songs #1011 "Holding Hands Around the World" it was stirring. It may be primary song, but it fits missionary work very well.  Especially in a mission where there is so much diversity. There were many wonderful things said but what struck me most was when our mission president and his wife talked about the binding power of covenants. They had a missionary come up and began putting th...