Blog Challenge Day 3: My Parents

Wow...what can I say about my parents???  There is so much to tell but I will do my best...here goes:)
Jeanie is from Korea. She is the 2nd oldest of 7 children.  She lived through the korean war and still doesn't speak much of her experiences.  I have heard a few stories and let's just say that I woudn't wish that life on my worst enemy...let alone my Mother.  She worked as a beautician to earn money to help support her family when she was 15 years old. 
Jim is from Manderfield, Utah.  He is also the 2nd oldest of 7 children.  He grew up on  a dairy farm and had the typical farmer upbringing.  He comes from a long line of LDS members and his Father was english and his Mother was Danish.  ALthough in recent family history search, I doscovered that we have Scottish ancestry as well!  He got called to serve in the back then Asia mission and served three years as the Assistant to the President in Korea. 
One day when she was about 16 years old, Jeanie ran into a friend who was like a Brother to her and he said he was taking English lessons from some Americans.  He gave her their card and told her to check it out.  So she went to the address listed and came upon a large locked gate.  She rang the buzzer and no none answered so she started to walk way when a tall, blonde haired, blue eyed american in a white shirt and tie called out to her in Korean.  He said they were closed but if she came back that evening they had free classes.  That tall Blonde was my Dad and he was a misisonary:)  He said that he was't even supposed to be at the chapel that day or time and heard the bell and ran out to see who it was.  So Mom started taking English lessons...then the discussions...and after getting permission from her Father, was baptized by my Dad.  Dad left his mission and Mom told me that she didn't know she loved him until the day she saw him off at the train station.  As the traing pulled away, her heart broke as she realized that she would never see him again.  
Well Dad went straight home to Manderfield Utah and enlisted in the Army and requested to be sent to Korea since he could speak the language fluently.  He was in Army Intelligence and as soon as he got to Korea, he went looking for my Mom.  She told me that the day he came back, she was sick as a dog and was living above the beauty salon that she worked at.  She looked and felt horrible when she heard a kncok at the door.  She looked out the window down below and saw my Dad and couldn't believe her eyes!!!  She said that she tried to fix herself up but went downstairs and well they started dating.  Back then, if a Korean woman was seen with a military man...well lets just say they weren't thought highly of.  So my dad would drive past her salon and honk the horn three tiems and Mom would conveninetly ned to take a break.  Her lady friends would always tease her about that honk:) 
So Dad knew he wanted to marry her and knew that he wanted to tak her home to Utah so he started work on getting her a Visa.  At the time, he was also a Branch President in Korea for the Church and President Hinkley was the area authority.  So he enlisted President Hinkleys help and was told very sternly that eh better have good intentions for this sweet little girl!!!  He did...so they returned to gether on a leave to Utah, were married and then Dad left Mom with his parents in Manderfield and returned to Korea to finish his military duties.  They lived in Utah for a few years while Dad finished his Bachelors and Masters degree (about 5 years) and then got a job at Chruch College of Hawaii in 1969 teaching Business Management. Mom stayed home to raise us and then started a little flower shop at Turtle Bay.  She later opened a jewelry store as well and we still have that Jewelry Store today:) Dad retired in 2007after 38 years of teaching in the School of Business.

Both of my parents taught me very important things...
Jeanie:  Taught me how to work hard and smart!  She also toaught me the meaning of family.  My mother ALWAYS had my back and taught me that you fight for the people you love and that family always comes FIRST.  I knew that no matter what kind of trouble I was in...even though I would GET IT from her, Jeanie would alwyas take care of me and help me through any situation.
Jim:  Dad taught me unconditional love.  I was totally Daddy's little girl and still have him wrapped around my pinky:P  He taught me compassion and forgiveness.  I learned about what true faith is from my Dad.  He is a shining example of someone wh oloves the gospel and lives it! I also learned how to love my Husband by watching how my Dad loved and treated my Mother:)

I could go on and on but I am already a day late.  Bottom line...I LOVE MY PARENTS.  We have had our differences...especially in my crazy youth...but they have provided me with a wonderful life and have always TO THIS DAY stood by my side and my husbands side through thick and thin.  I will never be able to repay their love and I thank Heavenly Father every day for them raising me right!!!  I LOVE YOU MOM AND DAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!