Surprise

What a blessing to have 21 missionaries arrive in Taiwan this week (no, not Chase yet) but these missionaries have been waiting quite a while for Visas that finally came through. As I was reading through Sister Blickenstaff's blog, who is the Mission President's wife,  I was surprised to see a picture of my missionary! Sister Blickenstaff's mother just entered the MTC at age 84, and will be serving in Taiwan. There are 3 generations serving at the same time....Mom, Sister Blickenstaff, and the Blickenstaff's daughter in Korea. Cool that Chase was able to take a picture with Sister Blickenstaff's mother.

Three Generations of Sister Missionaries Serving Concurrently: My Mother Has Entered The Mission Field!

At age 84, my mother was called to serve in the Taichung Taiwan Mission!!!

On November 10, Sister Madeline Jin Chao (far right), entered the mission field as a Senior missionary. She was the first one in my immediate family to accept baptism thirty eight years ago, in 1976. Our entire family was sealed in the Los Angeles temple in 1978, leading the way for all of her four children and three of her grandchildren thus far (soon to be four) to establish their own eternal families:) Sister Chao has had two sons, one daughter, two grandsons, and two granddaughters serve full-time missions.

What a legacy she has established for the Chao family!