Sunday, May 3, 2015

Tokyo Temple and Home Coming





The Tokyo Temple is located on a small piece of land between many buildings so it is hard to get a picture.







We were so happy to see everyone again, 18 months is too long
to be away from our grandchildren.  But it was worth it to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 





Imperial Gardens






Tokyo, Japan - last stop before home

Modern Tokyo









Old Tokyo

The Hong Kong Temple

The Hong Kong Temple

Outside of the Hong Kong Temple


Happy Mother and Sleep Child in Hong Kong
It was not an usual site to see a mother or father
on a bicycle with one or more children
in Taiwan or Hong Kong.

On Our Way Home - 1st Hong Kong



"Taipei Airport"  President Phillip He and Sister Maggie He

November 18, 2013 Last day of our Mission

The Taipei Airport - we were always amazed that everyone
was on their phones, and were not talking to one another.

Hong Kong - bright lights and high buildings


Hong Kong from the top of Victoria Peak


Good Bye Taipei Temple Mission November 2013



It was very hard to say good-bye to President and Sister He and the Second Counselor and his wife, James and Kathy Yu


This is our friend who sold fruit to us, and was just around the corner from where we lived. We walked by him every day for 18 months and when he was not busy we would stop and talk and buy fruit. We introduced the missionaries to him and his wife, but they were afraid of the missionaries. He spoke a little English and we wanted to stop one last time and say good-bye.

Across from our friend who sold fruit was the Chinese game players who played almost every night

This is our Landlords, Wendy and Herman Huang, and their son, Hugo.  They took us to a very nice restaurant to say good-bye.

Sunday, April 26, 2015

Last Few Days of our Mission






President and Sister He took us to dinner to thank us for our mission service to one of Taipei famous restaurants.
The restaurant is known for its dumplings and was only a block from where we lived.  Each day we would walk by it and wonder why people were lined up outside of the restaurant from 11am to 10pm. The name of the restaurant is DIN TAI FUNG and this is the original location; with 3 others in Taipei, and locations in Hong Kong, Shanghai, New York, Paris.

The dumplings come steamed in bamboo baskets
 stacked 10 or more high.

Phillip and Maggie He are wonderful friends, devoted to the
 Lord, and are great leaders.  They served as Taipei Temple President and Matron from October 2012 to October 2015

The workers making the delicious dumplings

Our fun evening with the He's