I remember receiving my mission call to serve in the Seoul Korea mission. I was quite excited. I had to remember exactly where Korea was. I found out that Jeff Griggs and Rocky Ricks from my high school would also be serving in the Korea mission. I had met Terry Rock from Rexburg at Ricks and found out that he was going to serve in Korea as well. I had laryngitis right as I was supposed to give my missionary farewell. I had to whisper at my talk and also had to wait one month before I could go. I eventually left in July. We spent 4 days in Salt Lake City at the mission home and then headed to Hawaii where we spent 8 weeks learning Korean. People are so jealous now days when they hear that the mission training center for the oriental missions was in Hawaii at that time. I remember arriving at Seoul, Korea and being picked up by the AP’s and them putting us in a taxi and explaining to the driver where to take us. I couldn’t believe that someone could drive so fast and needless to say I was scared to death. After I had served on my mission for one year and most of the time in Seoul 2nd ward our mission split. I was sent to the newly formed Pusan, Korea mission. My mission president was Han In San. I served 8 months in Chin Hae and then finished up the last part of my mission in Suncheon. My favorite experience occurred in Soon Chun where I served as the Branch President and also senior missionary. While there I served with Elder Larsen and Elder Gray. Upon arriving in Soon Chun we met with Brother Cho Joong Hyun who was really the only member there. We taught his sister, Cho Sungja, and she wanted to be baptized, however, her father was against it. Therefore, we decided to have a fast for her to receive permission. It was such a miracle. He gave his consent and she was baptized. Later Brother Cho and his sister Cho Sungja’s story was published in the Ensign. It was in the August 2007 Ensign in the article entitled “It Started With A Pamphlet”. The article was written by Don L. Searle. I recorded the following statement in my missionary journal which was later published in the above mentioned Ensign article of August 2007. “Her father was against her joining the Church, but finally, in answer to her prayers, he gave his consent. She was baptized and confirmed in 1976, at age 16.” This turned out to be my last area. When Matthew began his mission in Korea he got to serve his first 6 months in Suncheon.
Mom and Dad report that they sold the milk cows when Terry and Mike went on their missions. They had built the milk barn when Tammie was born and the family milked cows for 15 years.
I remember receiving my mission call to serve in the Seoul Korea mission. I was quite excited. I had to remember exactly where Korea was. I found out that Jeff Griggs and Rocky Ricks from my high school would also be serving in the Korea mission. I had met Terry Rock from Rexburg at Ricks and found out that he was going to serve in Korea as well. I had laryngitis right as I was supposed to give my missionary farewell. I had to whisper at my talk and also had to wait one month before I could go. I eventually left in July.
ReplyDeleteWe spent 4 days in Salt Lake City at the mission home and then headed to Hawaii where we spent 8 weeks learning Korean. People are so jealous now days when they hear that the mission training center for the oriental missions was in Hawaii at that time.
I remember arriving at Seoul, Korea and being picked up by the AP’s and them putting us in a taxi and explaining to the driver where to take us. I couldn’t believe that someone could drive so fast and needless to say I was scared to death.
After I had served on my mission for one year and most of the time in Seoul 2nd ward our mission split. I was sent to the newly formed Pusan, Korea mission. My mission president was Han In San. I served 8 months in Chin Hae and then finished up the last part of my mission in Suncheon. My favorite experience occurred in Soon Chun where I served as the Branch President and also senior missionary. While there I served with Elder Larsen and Elder Gray. Upon arriving in Soon Chun we met with Brother Cho Joong Hyun who was really the only member there. We taught his sister, Cho Sungja, and she wanted to be baptized, however, her father was against it. Therefore, we decided to have a fast for her to receive permission. It was such a miracle. He gave his consent and she was baptized.
Later Brother Cho and his sister Cho Sungja’s story was published in the Ensign. It was in the August 2007 Ensign in the article entitled “It Started With A Pamphlet”. The article was written by Don L. Searle.
I recorded the following statement in my missionary journal which was later published in the above mentioned Ensign article of August 2007.
“Her father was against her joining the Church, but finally, in answer to her prayers, he gave his consent. She was baptized and confirmed in 1976, at age 16.”
This turned out to be my last area. When Matthew began his mission in Korea he got to serve his first 6 months in Suncheon.
Mom and Dad report that they sold the milk cows when Terry and Mike went on their missions. They had built the milk barn when Tammie was born and the family milked cows for 15 years.
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