Item Detail
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30271
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2
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1
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English
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The Cultural Impact of Mormon Missionaries on Taiwan
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BYU Studies
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Winter 2004
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41
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4
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Provo, UT
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Brigham Young University
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103-114
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"I grew up in a multi-ethnic neighborhood in the San Francisco Bay Area, so from a very early age I was aware of China and things Chinese. In 1961 at Modesto Junior College, I met two international students from Hong Kong and was fascinated by their culture. When I heard a young man from our stake speak about his mission to Hong Kong, I said to myself, "That's where I would like to go!" When I applied for a mission, I was interviewed by a General Authority, who asked, "Would you be willing to serve overseas and learn a foreign language?" I replied, "Yes." He then asked, "Which language?" When I answered, "Chinese," he started making notes. I was thrilled to be called to the Southern Far East Mission and serve in Taiwan from 1962 to 1965 (fig. 1)" [Publiusher]