General | Scriptures | Missionary | History | Taiwan | Mainland China | Hong Kong | North America

My name is Erik Peterson (Kong Yurui in Chinese) and I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as the Mormons). I served as a missionary with the Chinese people of the Houston, Texas area during the early 90's, a time which greatly impacted my life in many ways (including learning the language which helped me find my vocation).

The teachings of Jesus Christ through his latter-day prophets have been a great comfort in my life. I know where I came from, why I am here, and where I want to go after this life. I provide the following links to those who might be more interested in learning more.

Chinese LDS Resources

General

• Mormons and China: Gives information for PRC Chinese members returning to China, including whom to contact for information, attending Sunday Church meetings and encouragement to observe relevant Chinese laws. Also provided are links to online Church resources in simplified Chinese, information for expat members visiting China and for church leaders outside China with Chinese members.
• ChineseSaints.org: unofficial site for Chinese members and friends of the church.
• LDSChinese.com: includes various Chinese church documents with pinyin annotation, meeting house addresses in Taiwan, glossaries, Chinese church news, Chinese hymns, etc.
• Mormon.org: Official Information in Chinese about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Chinese and the Church: Anything related to Asia and the LDS Church
• Teachings of the Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith in Chinese with Mandarin MP3 files.
• Teachings of George Albert Smith: Traditional Chinese PDF.
• Duties and Blessings of the Priesthood, Basic Manual for Priesthood Holders, Part B (in simplified characters)
• Searchable English-Chinese dictionary of LDS terms.
• Articles of Faith in Chinese and English.
• The Family: A Proclamation to the World (bilingual version)
• The Living Christ: The Testimony of the Apostles (bilingual version)
• General Conference Audio Archives in Mandarin and Cantonese
• Similarities and Differences between Mormonism and Buddhism and Confucianism.

Scriptures

• Official LDS Chinese Scriptures site (traditional characters)
• Triple Combination in Chinese (PDF)
• Chinese 3-column (Chinese/Pinyin/English) Book of Mormon for missionaries (from "Language", scroll down to "Mandarin 3-column")
• Chinese Book of Mormon Glossary, both simplified and traditional characters.
• MP3s of chapters from new Chinese translation of the Book of Mormon (site in English).
• KJV English-Chinese Pin Yin Bible Cantonese (New Testament)
• Chinese Bible from Amazon.com
• Chinese New Testament with Pinyin (for PalmPilot, Windows)
• Chinese Phonetic Bible: Chinese Bible with bopomofo.

• Full Book of Mormon in Chinese (with pinyin)
• Chinese+Pinyin/English Bilingual Book of Mormon
• Chinese+Pinyin/English Bilingual Pearl of Great Price
• Chinese+Pinyin/English Bilingual New Testament
• On-line Chinese versions of the Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, Pearl of Great Price.
• Frang Tang's On-line Chinese Bible.
• Chinese Triple Combination in Palm DOC format
• Pocket PC Chinese LDS Downloads, also has a version in DOC format for Palm Pilots.

Missionary

• Taiwan Taichung Mission Language Study Materials:
  • Phase 1 Workbook: Chinese/Pinyin/English Preach My Gospel Lessons.
• Chinese Preach My Gospel (in PDF).
• Chinese Preach My Gospel from BYU Bookstore.
• Mandarin Romanized Preach My Gospel: (Product# 36617264) In page, from "Language" select "Mandarin Romanized". "Cantonese Romanized" also available.
• Mandarin Missionary Vocabulary and Phrases: Includes words and phrases pertinent to the missionary vocabulary.
• The Book of Mormon Selections in Chinese annotated with Pinyin. (needs Internet Explorer 5; for Netscape 7 or Mozilla add RUBY support)
• Mandarin Missionary Reading Companion (trad. char. edition) (simp. char. edition)
• Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, Pearl of Great Price in pinyin
• Common missionary scriptures annotated with pinyin. (needs IE5)
• 23 Questions Answered by the Book of Mormon
• Looking Through the Gates of Hell: Examining a Curious Linguistic Claim: Clearing up a misconception about the translation of "Mormon" in Chinese.
• Plan of Salvation Puzzle in Chinese

Music

• Full Size Hymnbook Chinese (Hard Cover)
• Pocket Size Hymnbook Chinese/Romanized Cantonese
• Chinese/English Hymn Title and Number Chart
• I Believe in Christ - Chinese Hearts: CD with popular hymns in Mandarin and Cantonese.

History

• Brief history of the church in Asia (mirror site)
• Even briefer history of the church in East Asia.
• From the East: The History of the Latter-day Saints in Asia
• A history of the Chinese translation of the Book of Mormon.
• Chinese Translation of the Book of Mormon: Deseret News article on the process of the original translation.
• An interesting article dealing with the challenges of translating the Book of Mormon into Chinese.
• Chinese Christianity since 1949 : implications for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A BYU Master's Thesis on Mormonism.
• History of the Chinese translation of the Bible: in Chinese, in English at Wikipedia
• Report from Hugh Findlay: early missionary to Hong Kong.

Some Chinese LDS Sites:

• Chinese Latter-day Saint Facebook group

Taiwan

• Official Website of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Taiwan
• Free English Classes in Taiwan
• Unofficial Taiwan LDS Site
• Statistics and new reports on the church in Taiwan.
• The Rock: Taiwan website with lots of church-related resources.
• Information on the Taipei Taiwan Temple
• Taiwan Taipei Mission Alumni page: Find mission alumni.
• Taiwan Taichung Mission Alumni Page
• Taiwan Kao-Hsiung Mission Alumni Page

People's Republic of China

• Statistics and news reports about the church in China.
• LDS Church News article about expatriate branches in China
• Shanghai LDS Facebook Group
• Dedication of China for the Preaching of the Gospel: Text and background on January 9, 1921 dedication by David O. McKay.
• Getting to Know China: Speech delivered in 1991 by Dallin H. Oaks.

Hong Kong SAR, China

• Official Website of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hong Kong, China
• Statistics and news reports about the church in Hong Kong.
• The Hong Kong China Temple; temple schedule (similar site in Chinese)
• Hong Kong Mission Alumni Page

United States

• Bridging Cultures: Asian American Mormons. Book on the experience of Asian Americans in the LDS church.
• Latter-day APAs: Article about Asian-Pacific American experiences in the LDS church.
• Asia Cyber Ward: A news and announcement list for current and former members of any Asia-based English-speaking unit of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• A Mormon in Chinatown: an article a Chinese-speaking LDS missionary in Brooklyn.
• Kendall Square Branch (Mandarin)
• BYU Chinese Ward
• Hacienda Heights 5th (Chinese) Ward Hacienda Heights California Stake
• Flushing 2nd Branch, Queens New York West District
• Gardland Third Chinese Branch in Dallas, Texas.
• Plano 1st Ward, Plano Texas Stake
• Salt Lake University 39th (Chinese) Ward, Salt Lake University 1st Stake
• Canal Street (Chinese) Branch, New York New York Stake
• Dyker Heights 4th (Chinese) Branch, Brooklyn New York Stake
• Maplewood 3rd (Chinese) Branch, Houston Texas South Stake
• Montgomery Chinese Branch, Washington DC Stake, (auxiliary website and blog)
• Twin Lakes (Chinese) Branch, Centreville Virginia Stake
• Mountain View (Chinese) Ward, Arcadia California Stake
• Oakland 7th (Chinese) Branch, Oakland California Stake
• Penasquitos 5th (Chinese) Branch, Penasquitos California Stake
• Peninsula (Chinese) Branch, Palos Verdes California Stake
• San Francisco Chinese Branch, San Francisco California West Stake
• Seven Springs (Chinese) Branch, Saratoga California Stake
• Yale (Mandarin) Branch, Irvine California Stake
• Dublin 2nd (Mandarin) Branch, Pleasanton California Stake
• Seattle YSA 2nd Ward has a small Chinese group.
• Twin Cities Chinese Group (Minnetonka Ward), Minneapolis Minnesota Stake

Canada

• Bayview (Chinese) Ward, Toronto Ontario Stake
• Bow River (Mandarin) Branch, Calgary Alberta West Stake
• Mount Royal (Mandarin) Branch, Montreal Quebec Mount Royal Stake
• Markham (Cantonese) Branch, Toronto Ontario Stake
• Richmond 2nd (Chinese) Branch, Surrey British Columbia Stake
• Vancouver Wah Yan (Chinese) Ward, Vancouver British Columbia Stake

Australia

• Sydney, Australia Ashfield Chinese Ward
• Bankstown, Australia Bankstown Chinese Branch

Selections from the Book of Mormon in Chinese (Big5)

• 3 Nephi Ch. 11 An account of the visit of the resurrected Christ to the Americas.
• Alma Ch. 32: A prophet talks on the process of developing and nurturing faith.
• Moroni Ch. 10 : Advice for those who want to know if the Book of Mormon is true.

General LDS Links

• The official site for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provides authoritative information about church doctrines and policies.
• Mormon.org: An official site for anyone interested in learning more about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
• The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ. The history and testimony of a group of Israelites on the American continent, including the resurrected Christ's visit to them.
• The LDS Standard Works. Four books, including the Bible and the Book of Mormon, considered to be the word of God by the members of the LDS church.
• Information on Mormon temples
• Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Stake
• About.com's LDS Page:
• LDS Today: Has a listing of recent news articles concerning the church.
• A directory of the missions of the LDS church is maintained as a resource to those who have have served missions but also provides a number of contacts of people knowledgable about LDS church doctrine all around the world.
• The Texas Houston Mission, where I served as a Chinese-speaking missionary.
• The Yahoo Listing of LDS links provides many other sources (of varying reliability) of info about the LDS church.
• Little Lit: Bible and Book of Mormon Quiet Books and Quiet Book Kits (which happens to be run by my exciting and vivacious wife).

And of course, I'm more than happy to answer questions and direct you to local resources. E-mail me at erik AT chinesetools.com (replace AT with @).
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