At the age of 12

At the age of 12, I was baptized and became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, of the India-Bangalore Mission. Since then I started my spiritual life as well. I served in the Church in many callings such as Deacon, Teacher, Priest, Elders Quorum President, Branch Clerk, Seminary teacher, Institute teacher, Counselor in the Branch Presidency, Branch President, District Councilman, Branch Employment Specialist, and many more callings. I mastered the scriptures such as the Holy Bible, The Book of Mormon, Doctrine & Covenants, Pearl of Great Price, and many more church doctrines and grown-up spiritually.

The Church doctrine taught me lots of ethics and excellent spiritual and life lessons such as how to live a perfect and honest life, how to serve people, how to develop humanity and integrity, and many more life lessons. As I grew in the gospel I acquired many more skills such as leadership skills, communication skills and etc., I reflected all of these skills in my teaching. Since I moved to China in 2015, I have been continuing to serve in the Church in China as well. I served as an Elders Quorum President, First Counselor cum Branch clerk in the Chengdu International Branch, China from 2015 to 2019, and currently, I have been serving as a District Clerk in the CCID (Central China International District) of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latte-Day Saints since September 2019. Through these Church callings, I have been extending my volunteer service not only to the Church members but also to the community until today.

This is a photo taken in the year 1988. I am standing with Sister Neff, the couple missionary of the LDS church who was serving in our Erode branch.

This photo was taken in the year 2001 at my home. Our church missionary Elder Jala from Hyderabad is presenting me with a bouquet on my birthday when I was serving as a Branch President of Erode Branch.

This photo was taken in the year 2001 at my home. One of the church missionaries is presenting me a bouquet on my birthday when I was serving as a Branch President of Erode Branch.

This photo was taken in the year 2002 at the LDS church, Erode on my birthday celebration. The first counselor in the India-Bangalore Mission Presidency, President Wilson participated in the program. In the photo, I am giving a cake to President Wilson. My father Isaac, my elder brother Isaac Rajkumar with one of our Church missionaries are standing on the right side.

This photo was taken in the year 2002 when I was a Branch President of Erode Branch. I attended one of the district conferences at Coimbatore. From left to right: Myself (Isaac Devakumar, Erode Branch President), President Vincent Paul (Branch President of Coimbatore Branch), and President Raju (Branch President of Ettimadai, Coimbatore Branch)

This photo was taken in the year 1998 when I was the first counselor in the Erode Branch Presidency attending the Youth Conference of the LDS Church. From Left to right: My self ( Isaac Devakumar, first counselor), Brother Amirtharaj (Branch Clerk), President Rajesh (Branch President), and Brother Selvakumar (Second counselor in the Branch Presidency)

This photo was taken in the LDS chapel in Erode in the year 1995 with the India-Bangalore Mission President, President & Sister Twitchell, and one of the Asia-Area authorities along with my family members during their visit to Erode Branch. Front row from left to right: My younger sister Sutha, My eldest sister Vasantha Selvi, My father Isaac, My mother Saroja, and my second elder sister Suguna. Back row from left to right: Asia- Area authority and Sister & President Twitchell.

This photo was taken in the year 2005 at the Erode railway station when I was receiving the new Elder missionary to the Erode Branch.

This photo was taken in the year 2019 at President Brock Fox’s apartment in Chengdu when President Fox’s family offered a send-off dinner for my wife Jency and me on our leaving for Hebei Province. President Fox was the Branch President of Chengdu International Branch, China and I was his only counselor cum branch clerk. From left to right on the back row: My self (Isaac Devakumar), My wife (Jency), President Fox with his little boy baby, and Sister Fox. Front row from left to right: Two of President Fox’s sons.

This group photo was taken in the year 2018 at the Chengdu International Branch of the LDS church, China with our branch members. I am standing in third place from the right on the back row and my wife Jency is sitting in third place from right

This photo was taken at the Chengdu International Branch, China LDS Church in the year 2017 during the District Presidency visit to the Chengdu branch. From left to right: Counselor in the District Presidency, My wife Jency, Myself (Isaac Devakumar), District President, President Blattman, and President James Strait (Branch President of Chengdu Branch)

This photo was taken at the Chengdu International Branch, China of the LDS church in the year 2017 with our branch members. Left to right: My wife Jency, church member-couple, and myself (Isaac Devakumar)

This photo was taken at the Chengdu International Branch, China of LDS church in the year 2018 with BYU students’ visit to our Chengdu Branch. My wife and I are standing in third and fourth places from the right.

This photo was taken at the Chengdu International Branch, China LDS Church in the year 2018 during the church building cleaning activity. In the Chengdu branch, every member’s family was assigned to clean up the church building every week in turns. My wife Jency and I cleaned the church building during our turn. In the photo, I am cleaning the church building.

This photo was taken in the year 2017 in Chengdu, China. I am practicing guitar for the church hymns.

This photo was taken in the year 2017 in Chengdu, China. I am teaching piano to the Primary Children of the Chengdu International Branch, China.