Chi Hong (Sam) Wong

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Chi Hong (Sam) Wong
First Quorum of the Seventy
5 April 2014 (2014-04-05) –
Called by Thomas S. Monson
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BornChi Hong Wong
25 May 1962
Hong Kong
Spouse(s)Carol Lu
Children4

Chi Hong (Sam) Wong (born 25 May 1962) has been a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since April 2014. He is a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy.

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Wong was born in British Hong Kong to Ngan Kan and Fat Wong. His future wife introduced him to the LDS Church and he became a member in 1982. In 1983, Wong moved to Oahu and attended Brigham Young University–Hawaii, obtaining degrees in accounting and computer science. Wong then returned to Hong Kong, where he founded a business and quality consulting company. He later received an MBA from the Open University of Hong Kong.

In the LDS Church, Wong has also served as a bishop, stake president, and area seventy. He became a general authority during the church's April 2014 general conference. [1] He served as a counselor in the presidency of the church's Asia Area [2] from August 2014 to August 2020, when he was assigned to serve as a counselor in the North America Central Area. [3]

In the October 2014 general conference, Wong delivered a sermon in Cantonese, becoming the first speaker to give a general conference address in a language other than English. [4] Prior to the conference, the LDS Church had announced a new policy of allowing conference speakers to give addresses in their native languages. [5] [6] [7] [8] Since August 2019, Wong has been serving in the church's North America Central Area, initially as first counselor and then since August 2022 as president.[ citation needed ] [9] He has also served as an assistant executive director of the church's Family History and Temple departments.[ citation needed ]

In 1983, Wong married Carol Lu and they have four children.

Notes

  1. ↑ Pugmire, Genelle. "LDS Church names new leaders in Sunday School presidency", Provo Herald , 5 April 2014. Retrieved on 6 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "LDS First Presidency announces area leadership assignments", Church News , 2 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "First Presidency Announces 2020 Area Leadership Assignments", Church News , 16 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Mormon leader reiterates gay-marriage opposition", Associated Press , 3 October 2014. Retrieved on 6 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Mormon leader speaks in Cantonese — translation: history", The Salt Lake Tribune , October 4, 2014
  6. ↑ Walch, Tad (October 4, 2014), "Cantonese-speaking Saints thrilled by historic LDS conference talk in their language", Deseret News
  7. ↑ Walch, Tad (October 5, 2014), "Global LDS diversity, growth on display at general conference", Deseret News
  8. ↑ "Several Native Languages Spoken in General Conference", LDS Living , October 6, 2014
  9. ↑ This area supervises operations of the church in all or part of about 14 states in the mid-west, the Great Plains and Rocky Mountain areas of the US, including most of Idaho and Wyoming, along with all of three Canadian provinces, parts of two others, and two territories of Canada.

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