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!

Ponbu Birthdays

"The District" Sisters Chong and Healey, Elders Robinson, Lish, Jeong, Ha, Mulcahy, Byun, Treuhaft and Haycock

Both of our office Elders - Mulcahy and Byun - celebrated birthdays in the past couple of weeks. A convenient tradition is a quick lunch and birthday dessert at the nearby Costco!

New AP

With the departure of Elder Bergeron, the effervescent Elder Greene is assigned as a new Assistant to the President and companion to Elder Lyman!

Early Dismissal

Oh, my aching heart! How we will miss these absolutely stellar missionaries! This was/is our most unusual transfer yet, with 5 missionaries departing two weeks early to accommodate the start of the new schoolyear. Our new arrivals won't arrive until September 2nd. In the meantime, things are a bit discombobulated!

Sisters Henrie and Knowles

Elders Bergeron, Adams and McWhorter

Heading to catch the train to Seoul to begin the homeward journey.

Elder Adams' 21st birthday fell on the evening of our farewell dinner and testimony meeting. He's looking fine even with the accidental scalping during his last haircut!

English Camp Dance Instruction

This is a belated video post to highlight the indefatigable Sister Missionaries we have! Sisters Chong and Healey taught 12 dance sessions during the day !! and then called out the line dancing during the evening dance. Elders enjoyed the chance to join in and help demonstrate!

August Zone Conferences

Jeonju Zone (Friday)

Daejeon Zone (Friday)

Happy Birthday in the Daejeon/Jeonju zones to Sisters Lutz, Koo, Elders Mulcahy, Byun, Bergeron and Adams

Happy Birthday in the Gwangju Zones during this next transfer to Sister Bourgeous and Elders Mathis and Boyce!

East and West Gwangju Zones (Tuesday)

One birthday to celebrate in the Cheongju Zone - for Elder Quinton- one of our few Canadian missionaries!

Cheongju Zone (Wednesday)