More of the Process for Creating Good Men and Women

The journey keeps going faster and faster!  One day our own kids gave President Turner a birthday card that said "Life is like a roll of toilet paper, the closer to the end you get the faster it goes."  That is so true for our mission time here.  Things are going too fast. 

We were primarily about interviews over these two weeks.  Lots of pictures here.  There won't be a lot of commentary, but we hope you'll see the faces you desire:
Incheon District Council skit

 Lunch

  Gimpo/Cheongna District Role Playing Activity

 Post district council activity to invite high school students to EnglishConnect classes.  We got about two dozen numbers

 One sister visited with this older lady and shared a Melon Bar with her.  She has a great smile!

 Bucheon/Yeongdeunpo District Council

 Gangnam District Council with a special welcome for us... The two on the far left are President and Sister Turner .

 Anyang/Ansan District Council

 Suji/Shingal District Lunch and Council

So many amazing things are happening in the mission.  They are finding  many incredible individuals with great interest and faith.
Two in Incheon

 One in Sinpung

 One in Yeongdeunpo

 A young man in Anseong, a tiny branch with few people to help the missionaries.  They are baptizing pioneers!

 Another one in Singpung

While traveling between interviews one day, Terri and I passed a Buddhist University that is preparing for Buddha's birthday.  There a lots of lanterns hung in preparation.  We love these places and stop whenever we can!

 A protective guardian

 The one that looks the most like Pres. Turner...

As we've said before, one of our most favorite things is to share moments with missionaries who have completed their service and returned to visit their mission parents.
One of the tallest we've ever had in our mission!  Brought his lovely bride with him.

 This one brought his father,

 These two both served with us and now are a wonderful married couple!!!

During my morning run I found a "Masters Moment"

We know it is spring when the fish start acting funny...

This is all for today's update.  It represents the majority of two weeks.  We hope you find the faces you are seeking if you didn't see them in previous weeks.  We hope you copy and save any pictures you like.  Until  next time, thanks for the continuing prayers and support.

The Zone Conference and Interview Cycle Begins Again

Zone Conferences are a special time for us to be with the missionaries.  This is the last one of our tenure that will be done in a building.  We spent time talking about repentance, submissiveness, and consecration.  We had wonderful music, training, skits, role plays and discussions.

 This is the Seoul South Zone

 The like to be posed by Sister Turner

 On the same day the Seoul West Zone also met

 They pose as well.

We surprised them all with their favorite meal, Nae Nae Chicken.  Boy, did they eat it quickly!

 We then met with the Gyeonggi and Suwon Zones with even more music

 You will really like this one!

 
This is Suwon Zone  


 This is the Gyeongi Zone

This elder was so excited he had to celebrate!

This is what happens when you give the phone to certain someones!

We're in the cycle of visiting each missionary to evaluate how they're doing and to visit district councils and seeing how we can help each missionary and companionship.  They are all so amazing!

We also had lunch with several missionaries who passed off their language certification in the past week.

This week we had several visitors from previous days!

 This couple were the final mission president and wife of the Seoul West Mission before it was closed for three years.  It was then reopened as the Seoul South Mission.    What a blessing they are to so many.

Our Military Relations Couple at Camp Humphrey received special recognition for their volunteer service on the base. 

As for unique things we saw, one family we had dinner with has a daughter living in Provo with her husband and son.  Grandma and grandpa like to know what time it is in both places.  We like this idea!

 One amazing thing we found in our journeys was a true cemetery.  It's very hard to use the sides of hills to farm so most burial plots are on the sides of hills or mountains.  Families with large land holdings may have a special place on a hill or mountain side for their family plots.  With so many people living in high rise buildings, many now use a cemetery such as this one.  We have driven by it many times and not been able to find the entrance.  We finally did and drove around  to see how it is done.  They bury their dead in the ground and typically put a mound over them and then a granite stone or pillar to recognize the family member.

Sorry to be so far behind again.  More coming as soon as we can.  Busy times for the next eight or so weeks.  So much to catch up on and to do.  We enjoy being with and sharing experiences with our missionaries and less time posting the pictures.  This is a fun photo journal for us and we hope for you.