Christmas in Russia

The Magills had us and the Vlad Elders over to their apartment on Christmas Day. We had a nice lunch and exchanged White Elephant gifts. It was lots of fun.

Elder Pratt received some Holodets!

Christmas Morning...actually evening. We got a couple of new games from the Alaskans. Thanks Steve & Cammie. We enjoyed playing Scrabble & Scattercories

Christmas Lunch at the Magills

Christmas Caroling with the Vlad Elders and a few members and investigators.

We did it for FHE and then went back to the church for hot chocolate.

We sang at the square and gave out a church Christmas Video.

The Elders talked to lots of people.

It was cold but fun.

Korea Trip

Arrival of the New Elders, Thellman, Kildew & Fife. They were on our flight home from Korea with Elder Pratt. They were pretty surprised to see us in the airport.

We were able to do a couple of sessions at the Seoul Korea Temple

Ready to head out after a wonderful dinner at TGI Fridays

It was 21 degrees in Korea. Extra cold for them.

We finally found the real DungDeMoon Shopping Center and found some nice ties, a pair of slacks and a couple of new white shirts for Elder Pratt. The scarf and hats we are wearing and the yummy french fry/corn dog from a street vendor.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from all of us in the Mission.

Missionaries from Vladivostok, Ussurisk, & Nahodka.

Adventures With Elder Pratt

New Shopka Shopping

Multi-Zone Conference

Elder Pratt taught us how to teach "baptism" on the first contact. He used the picture of Christ being baptized by John the Baptist in the pamphlet, The Gospel of Jesus Christ.

He said there are three important things to teach using that picture.

1. That we must be baptism by immersion.

2. That you must be older.

3. That it must be done with the proper authority.

In his mission in Chile when they used this approach, they doubled the number of baptisms per month in their mission.

Elder Pratt & Mom in Korea!

Elder & President Pratt

"Happy Reunion!"