Naju Building Nears Completion

It was exciting to see how far along the construction on the new Naju Ward Chapel has come. Absolutely breathtaking! Hopefully it will be finished in about 60 more days!Naju/Mokpo District Missionaries: L to R: Elders Cook, Sumsion, Hansen, Cox, Sisters Moffat and Jo Hyun Ah.

LunchBreak at Zone Conference

Special Zone Conferences - click on pictures to enlarge

Cheongju Zone
3rd from left on front row is Kim Dong Hwan, 2nd Counselor in the Mission Presidency

Daejeon Zone

West Gwangju Zone
Front row left is Bae Young Chul, 1st Counselor in the Mission Presidency
Front row 2nd from left is Pres. Lee Chul Oh, Jeonju Stake President

Jeonju Zone

East Gwangju Zone

We were blessed by a special visit from Elder and Sister Richard G. Hinckley for a mission tour last weekend. They spent a quick and delightful two days with us, giving us advice, council, support and even some praise! As the Executive Director of the Missionary Department, he is the expert Preach My Gospel authority, and as we are continually striving to be a perfect Preach My Gospel mission, we were so happy to feel like we are doing alot of things right, and pleased to receive tips on how to be even better.

Departing Missionaries

We said a sad goodbye to 4 more seasoned, sensational missionaries:
Elders Kevin Mulcahy, Tanner Shaw, Ryan Quinton and
Sister Heo Hyo Jin

With Elder Mulcahy's departure, Elder Mathis joins the APs and office staff as our new Supply Manager and Statistician

Last minute shopping for spiffy, matching carry-on bags!

New Arrivals in October!

We were thrilled to greet 4 new Elders this transfer: Elders Brian Burton, David Morin, Jackson Richards and Kody Thompson

Enjoying ice cream after a traditional Korean lunch!

About to depart to their new areas with their trainers.
L to R: Elders Krall, Ahn Min, Morin, Thompson, Richards, Bailey, Jordan Hill, VanGenderen and Burton.

September Zone Conferences

Happy Birthday to Elders McCaffree, Haycock. Sisters Perriton, Choi Sang Mi and Healey

Cheongju Zone

Daejeon Zone

Happy Birthday to Elder Shaw, Sisters Alder, Mitchell, Perriton, Elders Cianflone, Skabelund, Cox and Cha Yo Na!

Jeonju Zone

West Gwangju

East Gwangju

This month we were happy to have our Area Medical and Mental Health Advisors and their wives visit from Tokyo - Elder and Sister Jarvis and Elder and Sister Brown. They were able to give missionaries wonderful advice on how to stay physically and emotionally healthy.

Happy Chusok!

Left to Right: Elders Mulcahy, Perriton, Brown, Sister Brown, me, Elder and Sister Avery, Elders Ha, Greene, Lyman.

Background is our embroidered screen acquired back in the 70's depicting the Ten Signs of Long Life

Chusok is the 2nd most important holiday in Korea, next to Lunar New Year. It is the celebration of the Fall Harvest. Traditionally, everyone returns to their ancestral homes, pays homage to their ancestors and feasts together. In this modern age, families still honor the centuries-old tradition and gather together despite horrendous traffic restraints. It is delightful to see the beautiful native costumes that some don for the special occasion.
We (the Mission office and Elders) had our own little celebration feast to enjoy and try our hand at making some favorite Korean delicacies.

September Zone Leader Council

Pres. Perriton, Elders Shaw, Ahn Min, Byun Chung Ki, Quinton, Brandley, Boyce, Haycock, Cianflone, Lyman, Greene, Baek Sung Ik, Ha Young Soo, Kim Hui Jae

New Zone Leaders and AP's enjoyed another great day of planning for upcoming zone conferences.

September Arrivals

New Missionaries and their Trainers

After a day and half of training from President Perriton and the AP's, the new missionaries meet their new companions and are off to their first areas of service.

Front row L to R: Sisters Lee Se Ri, Lutz, Burgess, Lee Sul Gee, Choi Yun Jo and Blazzard
Row 2: Elders Shrack, Robinson, Stephens, Ence, Millard, Brown
Row 3: Elders Bulloch, Doty, Soukup, Han Gi Seok, Sumsion, Saunders
Top: Elders Duckworth and Sealy

Food, glorious food! Eating on the floor, using chopsticks, exploring new tastes is such a great adventure, and a nice break in a long day of new missionary training.

Wow! What a dynamic group of new missionaries we received this week. We are so blessed!
Sisters Lee Se Ri, Choi Yun Jo, Burgess and Elders Sumsion, Han Gi Seok, Stephens, Bulloch, Duckworth and Millard.

A Fond Farewell

We bid a fond farewell and best wishes to Elder Handy! We love you!