“Bring the church into the neighborhood,” is how Stake President Jay Cheng described the Ma On Shan Chapel Open House held on Saturday, 26 July 2008. Not only is the chapel in the neighborhood, it is also in one of the well known shopping malls in the heart of the neighborhood. Located in the midst of several apartment complexes, many church members find it convenient to walk the short distance from their homes to church.

After a long day of work, Yale Layton was exhausted and stressed. But he didn’t take a rest right away. Instead, he turned on his computer and started writing an entry for his blog.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints “Helping Hands” volunteers delivered bread and water, and helped residents clean up after the June 7th worst-ever rainstorm that caused devastating floods and landslides that cut road access and water supplies to Tai O in Lantau Island.

HONG KONG │June 12, 2008│ Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hong Kong are always thrilled to have the visits of Church General Authorities coming from Church Headquarters. The Saints were particularly pleased this time of having Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Presidency of the Seventy making his trip to Hong Kong on June 11th.

Hundred of members prepare thousands of emergency kits for those in need

Shortly after a call for help from Church leaders, over 600 Hong Kong members of all ages traveled to nearby Shenzhen, China on May 23rd and 24th. The call was to assemble 10,000 daily necessities kits for earthquake victims of Sichuan, China. Said one Shenzhen news reporter covering the event, “I have not seen so many Hong Kong residents come all at once to China to help.” (Full Text)

Thomas S. Monson is the new President of the Church, with Henry B. Eyring as First Counselor and Dieter F. Uchtdorf as Second Counselor. English archives of the news conference announcing the new First Presidency are available in audio and video. For the latest official information, visit the Newsroom.

The Church president died at his apartment in downtown Salt Lake City at 7:00 p.m. Sunday night from causes incident to age. Beloved Church President Gordon B. Hinckley, who led The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through 12 years of global expansion, has died at the age of 97. President Hinckley was the 15th president in the 177-year history of the Church and had served as its president since March 12, 1995.

In the 177th Semiannual General Conference Saturday morning session of general conference, Elder Henry B. Eyring was sustained as Second Counselor in the First Presidency, and Elder Quentin L. Cook was sustained as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

President Lee H. Van Dam has been serving as the mission president of the China Hong Kong Mission since 1 July 2006. President Lee was born in an LDS family in Utah. He and his family left Salt Lake when he was a young child and his father was called to be a mission president in Holland. Hewas baptized in Holland. Sister Holly Hemming Van Dam’s parents are also Latter-Day Saints. She was is from Oklahoma. conducted on 2 August 2005.