LDS Church News: Taiwan welcomes Elder Bednar

TAIPEI, Taiwan — At the conclusion of a five-day visit to Taiwan, April 16-20, Elder

David A. Bednar praised the faith of local church members and missionaries.

\"We have felt the strength of their testimonies and the power of the

Spirit in every gathering,\" he said. \"This has been a faith-promoting

experience for Sister Bednar and me.\"

Elder Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve began his Taiwan tour meeting

with the Mormon missionaries of the Taiwan Kaohsiung Mission on the south end of

the island. It concluded with a meeting with the missionaries of the Taiwan

Taipei Mission in the island's capital city of Taipei in the north.

Sandwiched between those meetings were a half dozen member and

missionary meetings, plus a stake conference. In total, approximately 5,000

Taiwan members and missionaries were taught in the presence of one of the

Lord's apostles. Hundreds more witnessed the various meetings by

closed-circuit television broadcasts to outlying meetinghouses.

\"We loved the people,\" said Sister Susan Bednar, who accompanied her

husband. \"They've been warm, they've been friendly, and they have strong

testimonies of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.\"See the rest of this story at ldschurchnews.com.

This story is provided by the LDS Church News, an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is produced weekly by the Deseret News.