I think, like what I mentioned about Singapore, I think Singapore has a very strong core group of members. They, like my parents being among them, I think they grew up together, they were converted, probably about the same time, and they support each other. What I’ve heard lately is that missionary work is difficult in Singapore, because people are very engaged with their ambition and their work and they’re living. It’s hard to find time for things like going to church and religious stuff. But I think the members in Singapore do have a lot of faith. And I’m really excited for the temple that’s going to come to Singapore. I think it’s always been my parents’ dream. They always talked about it, always talked about having a temple in Singapore one day and a lot of members in their age group, I think, are very focused on that. That’s something that I can respect. I think also in Taiwan, the members are also very impressive in their faith.
I think with their cultural background, there’s some elements of superstition that can sometimes seep into testimony meetings, so there’s always a little bit of that, but I think the Taiwanese people are very receptive to the gospel and they’re very kind, by nature and very respectable, and so I think they’re doing really well with the church there. Yeah.
I’m trying to think of a good example, because I just remember hearing some interesting things in church. Like I think Erin, my wife, told me one time that one of the bishopric members tried to use doTERRA oil to do a priesthood blessing. I don’t know if that counts as superstition, but I think they’re probably, you know, trying to kind of learn. My mom, being someone like that too, and I don’t know if I can call this superstition as well, but they talked a lot about dreams that they have and how it translates to revelation. And I think that’s pretty common in Taiwan, not to say that revelation doesn’t come in the form of dreams, but I think my impression is sometimes they can be a little far-fetched. But yeah, I don’t remember specifics