Annie Wong | Never Underestimate Your Influence

Latter-day Saint Women Podcast

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

5 • 670 Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Born in mainland China and raised in Hong Kong, Annie Wong was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after meeting missionaries as a teenager. Annie now works as the Church Communication Director over the entire Asia Area, the first native Chinese woman to serve in this position. In this episode, Annie shares how the influence of missionaries, friends, and gospel mentors helped deepen her personal conversion to the gospel and prepare her for important opportunities in education and leadership. Annie shares what personally motivates her to build the reputation of the Church in Asia, and offers her perspective on the powerful influence of women who lead with love and by example. Transcript: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/inspiration/latter-day-saints-channel/bc/mormon-channel/images/audio/lds-women/pdf/Annie-Wong.pdf

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Latter-day Saint Women podcast, where we share the legacy of women of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
0:11.5	You'll get to know the faithful women who shaped our past and hear from inspiring women of faith today.
0:16.6	I'm Shailen Back.
0:17.8	And I'm Carly Geiman. We are your co-hosts. And today we are thrilled to be on the line with Annie Wong, who is based in Hong Kong. Annie, welcome.
0:25.6	Hello. Thank you so much for joining us. Thank you so much for the invitation. It's such an honor to be here.
0:31.0	We're so excited to talk to you. We're so excited and we feel really lucky to have you. so thank you so much. It's exciting but nervous at the same time.
0:39.1	That is okay. We're just so excited for people to get to know you and to hear your story.
0:44.1	To briefly introduce Annie, Annie Wong has worked as the church's Asia Area Communication Director since 2018,
0:51.3	and she is the first ever native Chinese woman to hold this position. She works with
0:56.0	senior church leadership across the area to manage interfaith, government, and media relations for 22 countries in Asia, which is the largest area of the church geographically.
1:06.3	And Annie studied at BYU Hawaii and BYU, earning a bachelor's degree in public relations, and later received a master's degree in international and public affairs from the University of Hong Kong.
1:17.6	So we are so excited to talk with Annie and learn more about your work in Asia and also your personal experience as a member of the church living in Hong Kong.
1:26.0	Wow, I feel like you already know my life in the nutshell.
1:28.9	Well, we're excited to hear what else you have to share.
1:33.1	So just to jump right into the questions, Annie, you're a convert to the church.
1:37.5	And we just always think it's so interesting to learn how people find the church or even how the gospel finds them. And your story is particularly
1:45.9	unique. You were born in mainland China. Your family moved to Hong Kong when you were just two years
1:50.8	old. And your family chose to enroll you in Christian schools growing up, although you came from a
1:55.8	traditionally Buddhist background. So we would just love for you to share with us and our listeners
2:00.6	how you came to
2:01.4	learn about the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. It is very interesting how Heavenly Father
2:06.8	prepared each of his children to receive the gospel. Like for every person, their stories are different.
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