Christmas

Christmas Eve phone call

I loved being able to talk with David on Christmas eve.  Michael and Sara joined us through speaker phone.

Some of the things that I learned from David:

2 sets of Elders and 1 set of sisters in Mokpo.
They use TP for everything--that is what they use as a napkin
Deliver any kind of food, not just pizza.
It takes them about 1/2 hour to get to the church.  It is 2 floors.  Upstairs is chapel and large room.  There is 1 building in Mokpo.
He fell on the ice and got a bruise the size of a tomato on his rear.

Christmas Eve dinner

For Christmas eve, we always do finger foods, so this is David's version of that.  Along with cabbage salad.

District meeting

Ward Christmas party

 Singing Angels We Have Heard On High

 

Mokpo Apartment

 Washing machine

 

 Study area

 

 Kitchen

 

 Bathroom

 

View from apartment

Jin island

I got this wonderful letter this morning, January 18, 2015.  I am so grateful for people who look out for my missionary.  I am grateful for people who remember the missionaries Mom.

HELLO !!!
I'm DAE SUNG LEE in MOGPO south KOREA.
I'm serving ward mission leader. Last month, I went to Jin island with missionaris.
at that time, we took some pictures. here is your lovery son. I like him. He has generous heart and good appetite.
Now in korea It is severe winter. but your son is serving strongly with testimony of God. I am very thanks his serving.
I saw your family. someday I want to see you and Elder skouson's banana tree.   Bye  

Elder Aoyagi

Elder Koichi Aoyagi of the 2nd quorom of the Seventy and his wife Shiroko Aoyagi came to Korea to give a training to all the missionaries.  Elder Aoyagi's Training was translated from Japanese to Korean.  The theme of the meeting was, "missionaries from the Book of Mormon," but he also talked about the love of God, and spiritual self-reliance.

Mokpo

Scenery

 

On the bus out there,  Jindo (the island), and on the bus back, I got to see lots of cool stuff too.  I got to see lots of Korean cabbages in the fields and see things that they do to grow them.  I got to see three different types of power sources.  I saw a wind turbine, several solar panels, and a building that said something about tide power.  The other thing was a couple banana plants.  They were on a hill that we drove around so it was really quick but they were definitely banana plants.



Batting cages

New group of missionaries

New companion

Elder Driggs and Skouson