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Family & friends,

Reminiscing through this year's events has reminded us of the bounteous blessings that our family has enjoyed. Here are some of the memorable events for our family this year:

At the beginning of the year, our oldest, Jessica, embarked on an amazing adventure through a Study Abroad experience in New Zealand. In addition to an awesome journey in studying and touring the country, she managed to squeeze in some valuable introspection time to herself far away from the distractions of family and friends.

Meanwhile in March, our youngest, Megan, chose to be baptized soon after she turned eight. Since this was to be the last baptism of our family, we were touched and very grateful that all of our children have entered into this path.

Also, in March, we celebrated Joshua's sweet 16 birthday at Guapo's -- very apropos for the celebrity.

This year we were fortunate to have at least 20 people grace our home with their visits: Cousin Larry and his family, the Chou family, the Theodore family, the Brown family, Brother Yang from Taiwan, and Grandpa and Grandma from California. Each visitor brought us fond memories, new and old.

During the summer, we took advantage of the interest rates and built a family room addition to the back of our home. We love the new look.

One of the greatest blessings in our family has definitely been the decisions of Jessica and Jonathan to choose to serve a full-time mission for the Lord. They worked hard in preparing themselves and now are engaged in the service of their fellow men. Jessica, Sister Tsai, is now serving in the Colorado Denver South Mission. She is loving her mission and working very hard. Jonathan, Elder Tsai, is wrapping up his training in the Missionary Training Center in Utah. He is diligently learning his Chinese so that he can preach the Gospel in the Australia Melbourne West Mission. We are so proud and excited for the both of them and pray for them as they labor to share the Gospel message with others.

We hope you also have had a wonderful fulfilling year and wish that the next year may bring even more happiness and peace to you and your family.

Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year to all!

The Tsai family,
Ben & Li-Fang, Jessica, Jonathan, Joshua, Melinda, & Megan

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