Whether you want a good STEM activity for your child or something to keep your teens busy on Sundays, Brick Em Young building sets are a great way to pass the time together.
Whether you want a good STEM activity for your child or something to keep your teens busy on Sundays, Brick Em Young building sets are a great way to pass the time together.
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Although she would have loved to have an in-person experience at the Missionary Training Center, Sister Tess Jones said Heavenly Father had a different plan for her as a missionary serving during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was difficult to miss out on traditional missionary experiences, she said, but she could see the miracles accomplished despite the changes.
“I totally see why Heavenly Father needed that to happen. . I wouldn’t take that back, knowing what Heavenly Father needed.”
After she completed the MTC online, she said she was released for a month while she was preparing to go out and serve. “There was certain family members I got to build really good relationships with who lived far away but came for that month.”
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Jonathan and Kierra Lopis holding their son Jawaii
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An intercultural couple from BYU–Hawaii said they named their son “Jawaii Shen Lopis” so he would remember he was born in Hawaii with Indonesian and Taiwanese roots.
Jonathan K. Lopis, a senior from Indonesia majoring in cultural anthropology, said one does not have to fully understand their partner’s culture to have a successful intercultural marriage. He said respect of the other’s culture is what’s most important.
Kierra Shen Lopis, a senior from Taiwan majoring in TESOL, said when she was still dating her husband, she felt the love of Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father because of the way he treated her.
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Photo by Joshua Sanchez
After following their own individual inspiration to make the scriptures in Hawaiian more accessible, three locals said they worked together with more than 30 volunteers to digitize the scriptures in Hawaiian. They said this project required meticulous effort but was also transformative as they witnessed the Lord’s hand throughout the process and in the lives of those who helped.
Robert Lono Ikuwa, Keali‘i Haverly and Alohalani Housman each shared their stories of how they got involved in the miraculous effort.
A BYU–Hawaii associate professor in the Faculty of Culture, Language & Performing Arts, Housman oversaw the digitizing of the Doctrine and Covenants and Pearl of Great Price in Hawaiian.