No Longer as Strangers

On August 30th, the LDS Newsroom posted an announcement that Church officials are involved in talks with Chinese government officials in an effort to “regularize” church functions in China. The following essay from our Fall issue, by Chase Kimball, poignantly describes the difficulties members have faced in complying with restrictions on Church activity.
No Longer as Strangers
by Chase Kimball
When I knelt down to pray with John, we were committing a crime. When we spoke about the Book of Mormon, we were cautious of who might be listening. We were brothers in the truest sense, yet we could not openly call each other “Brother.” This story is about my friend John, the Church, and China.
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