Fresno Hmongs Highlighted in Mormon Publication

Hmong people in the Fresno area who have converted to Christianity (the LDS flavor) were recently featured in an LDS Church New publication: Hmong examine role of traditions in gospel life.

Learning of the Church may be the first time for some Hmong to have heard of Jesus Christ, [Christine] Lor said. "For many of the older Hmong people, who come from a non-Christian culture, they may have believed in a God higher than us, but did not know of Jesus or of Heavenly Father," she said.

Nhia Bee Lor (no relation to Sister Lor), first counselor in the Pioneer Park Ward bishopric, drew similarities between the struggles and the migrations of the Hmong people to that of the Israelites in ancient Egypt. In a workshop session, he said many of the older Hmong generation lived through persecution and killings in China, Laos and Vietnam. Just as the Israelites were led to a new land, he said, he and many of the Hmong people were brought to the United States after living for months in a refugee camp in Thailand.

 THere's a nice photo of some Hmong people in traditional attire at the Church event. Hello, Fresno! Nyob zoo!

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