Deseret News
Date: Sept. 23, 2017
By: Megan Jensen

In their book, “Voice of the Saints in Taiwan,” Po Nien “Felipe” Chou and Petra Chou

Po Nien “Felipe” Chou and Petra Mei Wah Sin Chou are the authors of “Voice of the Saints in Taiwan.”

tell the stories of the first LDS members in Taiwan, and the ways in which these pioneers helped establish The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a well-looked-upon part of the Taiwanese community.

When the first missionaries arrived in Taiwan in 1956, they were welcomed by LDS American servicemen and their families, who were stationed on the island. There were no Taiwanese members, and only a small American branch in Taipei.

While missionaries and American servicemen acted as leaders initially (including one of the first missionaries, Elder Melvin C. Fish, who was called as the first Relief Society president in Taiwan), baptism of faithful members soon made possible the calling of Taiwanese leaders who would continue the work of strengthening the members within their own country.    [FULL  STORY]