Anyanghasaeyo: November 2009

Monday, November 30, 2009

More Baptisms!

This is just a smidgeon of the recent baptisms. In the month of November we had 24!

Don't you love the new blog design?! A big Thank You goes to Helena Ahlstrom Jole, former Taejon (92-93) missionary, with a whole lot of wonderful artistic talent and generosity! I hope she doesn't mind that I found this old, fuzzy photo! I love it!

Saturday, November 21, 2009

The Perfect Missionary Apartment

We are visiting every apartment in the mission this transfer, and this one in Suncheon blew me away, I just had to document it! Most missionaries live in rather old and well worn buildings and this one is no exception. I have been to this apartment several times, but it has been transformed by these two sisters who demonstrate how lovely and comfortable even an old house can be when cared for with simplicity and an eye single to the work they are engaged in. We are only a little more than half finished with our visits, but so far, every apartment has been quite clean and acceptable! You can rest assured that your children are not living in squalor!

Sunday, November 15, 2009

A Short Slideshow from Zone Conferences

Sorry there aren't more pictures this time!

November Zone Conferences

Jeonju Zone

West Gwangju Zone

East Gwangju Zone

Saeng Il Chooka Hamnida Elders Bardsley, Kang In Hee, Blotter and Ha Young Soo

Cheongju Zone

Daejeon Zone

Happy Birthday to Elders Huffaker, Pierce, Gygi, Stimpson, Bardsley, Lim Sung Jin, Ahn Min and Hill!

November Zone Leader Council

Front to back, L to R: Elders Cha Yo Na, Baek Seung Ik, Ha Young Soo, Gambles, Lish, Boyce, Barzee, Duckworth, Crosland, Pres. Perriton, Elders Millard, Hill and Richards.
Zone leaders enjoyed a full day of planning for the next week's zone conferences.

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Music Fireside

Some of the missionaries in the West Gwangju zone planned a wonderful fireside with music and testimonies interspersed by both missionaries and new converts. The music numbers chosen told the story of the restoration of the gospel. There were many investigators in attendance, and the program was wonderful!

Monday, November 2, 2009

Dearly Departed Missionaries!

We wish the very best to this group of good looking, hard working missionaries as they return home. Left to right: Sister Alder, Elders Brandley, McCaffree, Messegee and Sister Bourgeous
We love you!

Welcome

A short history about us:
President Alan G. Perriton was born in Christchurch, New Zealand. He served a mission in Korea from 1965-68. He and 3 other elders opened the Daejeon area to missionary work in 1967, so this area has a special place in his heart. After his mission he attended BYU where we met and were married in the Salt Lake Temple in 1972. After graduation, he began a 34-year career with General Motors Corp. that kept the family mobile with assignments in New York, Korea, California, Tennessee, Michigan, back to Korea, and Japan before retiring in 2006.

I, Mary Perriton was born and raised in San Diego, California. I completed my college education and graduated from BYU in 2006 after taking a 34-year break to raise a family of five children! Our oldest 3 children are married, the youngest 2 are single and still attending school. We are the proud grandparents of 7!