April 2017:  Abram Opening his Mission Call

Abram invited friends and family over to hear him open his mission call to find out where he is going. The joy and excitement for him was overwhelming and wonderful! His mission President is Maurice Lam and his wife Elizabeth Lam, both born and raised in Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Here are some interesting facts about Hong Kong: 

Hong Kong is made up of 235 islands and part of mainland China.  It is 63 square miles smaller than the Salt Lake Valley.  40% of it’s land mass has been set apart as parks and open space. In the remaining part of land it is home to nearly 8 million people, making it one of the most densely populated cities in the world.  Hong Kong was a British territory until 1997 when it was turned over to China.  It is governed differently than mainland China with pro-democracy and mainland China governmental ideas often clashing. The main religions are Buddhism, Toaism and Chinese Folk religion.   Approximately 12% of the population is christian of which 24,000 are mormons--only a quarter of which are estimated to be active members.  Cantonese Chinese is the most common language in Hong Kong followed by Mandarin Chinese and English.