Hello Everyone, We hope you are having a great week. We thought you might like to meet our Asia Area Presidency. Unfortunately, this blog isn't publishing as nicely as normal so the lines aren't all straight and the links kind of disappear as you go to click on them. Just click where the words were and the sites should come up. If not, you can copy and paste the URL after and find it.
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Elder Funk is the President of the Asia Area, and he is pictured in the middle of the photo. On his left is the 1st counselor, Elder Chi Hong (Sam) Wong, and on his right is his 2nd counselor, Elder Siu Hong Pon. They are all extremely kind and wonderful men. Their wives are just as
wonderful, too.
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If you would like to see or read a talk that
Elder Funk gave in LDS General
Conference, click on this link: Elder Randy
The following is from the news release that
was posted in January 2016:
Elder Randy D. Funk was serving as First
Counselor in the Asia Area Presidency
when he was called to serve as the Asia
Area President, replacing Elder Gerrit W.
Gong. Prior to his calling into the
India Bangalore Mission. In addition to
mission president, he has served as a full-
time missionary in Indonesia, bishop, high
councilor, stake president and Area
Seventy.
Elder Funk received a Bachelor of Arts
degree in history from Utah State
University
and a Juris Doctorate degree from the
University of Utah. Professionally he was
an attorney and partner in a law firm in
Denver, Colorado. He also served on the
board of directors of several community
organizations.
Elder Funk was born in Logan, Utah (USA)
and is married to Andrea Clyde. They are
the parents of six children.
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Here is a link to a wonderful talk given by
Elder Wong. Just click on it if you want to
see or read his talk.
Elder Wong "Rescue in
Unity" https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/10/rescue-in-unity?lang=eng
Elder Chi Hong (Sam) Wong was the Asia
Area Second Counselor and is now
serving as First Counselor. He was serving
as an Area Seventy in the Asia Area when
he was called to the First Quorum of the
Seventy. Since joining the Church in 1982,
Elder Wong has served in numerous other
Church callings, including ward financial
clerk, ward clerk, Sunday School
president, Young Men president, bishop’s
counselor, bishop, stake president’s
counselor and stake president.
He received both a Bachelor of Science
degree in accounting and an Associate of
Science degree in computer science from
Brigham Young University-Hawaii. He also
received an MBA from the Hong Kong
Open University. In his professional life he
was the founder and partner of a business
and quality consulting company and also
worked at a materials testing and
inspection group.
Elder Wong was born in Hong Kong. He is
married to Carol Lu and they are the
parents of four children and have one
granddaughter.
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Elder Siu Hong Pon was named a member
of the Eighth Quorum of the Seventy of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints on March 31, 2012. He is currently
serving as Second Counselor in the Asia
Area Presidency.
Elder Pon received a master’s degree in
Business Administration from the
University of East Asia in 1993. He began
his career working for the Church in
February 1980 and has served in several
management positions in the Asia Area
Finance Department. Prior to his
retirement on March 1, 2015, he served in
the Asia Area Controller position for 15
years.
Elder Pon has served in numerous Church
callings,including bishop, branch president,
mission president’s counselor, and stake
president.
Siu Hong Pon was born in Hong Kong on
July 2, 1958. He married Cindy Wai King
Chiu in October 1982. They are the
parents of four children. Elder and Sister
Pon reside in Hong Kong SAR, China.
We hope you were able to click on the links and watch the videos of their great talks, too. Have a nice day! |
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