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BYU-Hawaii Alumni from Taiwan Featured in LDS Church News

Two Taiwanese families and graduates from BYU–Hawaii, Ben and Shirley Tsai (pictured right with their daughter Kelani), along with Eric and Kate Weng, were featured in the Church News along with other couples in the Church in Taiwan who had served missions and were married in the temple.

Each couple had a unique story and shared testimony of the blessings of following the teachings of the Gospel. Shirley attended BYU–Hawaii and left for her mission after deciding to follow some returned-missionary classmates' good examples. Ben met the missionaries shortly after his military service and was baptized six weeks later. Shortly after, he heard a talk from Elder Dallin H. Oaks and decided to serve a mission.

Ben and Shirley met after their missions and were married in the Taipei Taiwan Temple on July 2, 2005.

Eric and Kate Weng (pictured right with children Matthew, Iris, and Faith) both served missions and were married in the temple in July 2000. In the fall they moved to Hawaii where Eric attended BYU–Hawaii and graduated in accounting. He is now a senior accountant for the Church finance department in Taiwan.

Both families are active in the Gospel in Taiwan and hope that their own children will follow the same path of serving missions and getting married in the temple.

For the full story in the Church News: http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/57346/Blessings-in-Taiwan-along-correct-course.html

--Photos courtesy of LDS Church News