History of HK and LDS

1853: First missionaries arrive in Hong Kong; they stay four months.

1921: Elder David O. McKay visits China and dedicates it for the preaching of the gospel (read the prayer here--so neat!)

1949: China Mission organized; Hilton A. Robertson, mission president, arrives in Hong Kong.

1950: First missionaries since 1853 arrive in Hong Kong; later those missionaries are relocated to other missions after Korean War begins.

1955: Missionary work begins again with the organization of the Southern Far East Mission.

1964: First district created in Hong Kong.

1965: Second district created; complete translation of Book of Mormon printed and made available to members.

1974: Chinese edition of the Doctrine and Covenants is published.

1975: President Spencer W. Kimball presides over the first Hong Kong area conference.

1976: Hong Kong Stake is created.

1980: Hong Kong Stake is divided into Hong Kong Island Stake and Hong Kong Kowloon Stake.

1984: Two more stakes are created: Hong Kong Kowloon North Stake and Hong Kong New Territories Stake.

1992: Elder Kwok Yuen Tai is the first Chinese called as a General Authority.

1994: Ground-breaking ceremonies for the Hong Kong Temple are held; a fifth stake, the Hong Kong Kowloon West Stake, is organized.

1996: Hong Kong Temple is dedicated.

Called to Serve Him

THE MISSION CALL










Thursday, November 4th, 2010









Dear Sister Darcey:

You are hereby called to serve as a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.


















You are assigned to labor in the China Hong Kong Mission.









It is anticipated that you will serve for a period of 18 months.

You should report to the Provo Missionary Training Center on Wednesday, February 16, 2011. You will prepare to preach to gospel in the Cantonese language. Your assignment may be modified according to the needs of the mission president.

You have been recommended as one worthy to represent the Lord as a minister of the restored gospel. You will be an official representative of the Church. As such, you will be expected to maintain the highest standards of conduct and appearance by keeping the commandments, living mission rules, and following the counsel of your mission president. As you devote your time and attention to serving the Lord, leaving behind all other personal affairs, the Lord will bless you with increased knowledge and testimony of the Restoration and of the truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Your purpose will be to invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and His Atonement, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end. As you serve with all your heart, might, mind and strength, the Lord will lead you to those who are prepared to be baptized.

The Lord will reward you for the goodness of your life. Greater blessings and more happiness than you have yet experienced await you as you humbly and prayerfully serve the Lord in this labor of love among His children. We place in you our confidence and pray that the Lord will help you become an effective missionary.

You will be set apart as a missionary by your stake president. Please send your written acceptance promptly, endorsed by your bishop.

Sincerely,
Thomas S. Monson