This Great Work

 One advantage of being an online branch is that little to no money is ever expended on organizational activities.  So, the entire budget can be spent flying the youth to Hong Kong for youth conference.  Youth from all over China (our branch+Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou branches), and from the English speaking branches in Hong Kong and Taiwan met up.  The girls were quite hesitant to go, but they had the very best time.  I am still amazed at how good this experience was for them.  Online church has been so very difficult for them.  (I will just say that I have been so grateful for Come, Follow Me to keep them engaged in the gospel this past year.)   Meeting and connecting to people in real life changed everything for them.     Tom and I also flew to Hong Kong with them, but then we went and did our own thing.  (Two reasons:  I didn't feel comfortable letting my girls fly to Hong Kong by themselves and *I* wanted to go to the temple too!)  A girl in our branch who isn't 14 un

I’m amazed at human intersections.  How our paths cross.  How we bless each other’s lives.  How sometimes intersections are lengthy and others are just a pinpoint in time.  And how often these intersections are pivotal and vitally important. We likely won’t fully understand the importance of these intersections and how they trickle divine love and guidance into each of us until mortality has passed.     Elder Rasband said, “Our lives are like a chessboard, and the Lord moves us from one place to another—if we are responsive to spiritual promptings. Looking back, we can see His hand in our lives. Think of those times, some daily, when the Lord has acted in your life—and then acted again. Treasure them as moments the Lord has shown confidence in you and in your choices.” Here are a few of my intersections here in China:    ⚙Meet 6 year old Forin.  We meet weekly over Zoom.  I work with his aunt  (Lily) at the school.  Forin's parents heard about me through Lily and they asked me to t