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HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY

May 12, 2013

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Dear Mom,

Happy Mother's Day Mom! I want you to know that I care about you and love you.

Thanks for your unceasingly attentive care you give to Dad each day. I really appreciate

your endless hours of hard work taking such good care of him. I know it is not easy and

that your days revolve around making sure that he takes his many medicines, takes his

blood pressure, eats properly, drinks enough liquids, exercises, gets to his doctor

appointments, etc.

I have watched you

throughout my life

and I have seen you

care for the elderly

and down-trodden

and that has always

been a great

example

to me. I

know

that life

has been

filled with sore trials and challenges for you but you continue to press forward

and endure. I hope that you can find comfort and peace in knowing that your

children and grandchildren love you. I know you worry a lot about our family

but it is because you care. Thanks for caring. Thank you for being so good to Megan.

She feels special and has fond memories of the times she has spent with you and Dad.

This past week when I was at Megan's graduation she commented how much she loves

you and is excited to see you and Dad this summer.

Thank you for talking to me on the phone when I call. It means a great deal to me. No

matter our similarities of differences in how we see things or do things, we are family

and you are my mother and I am your daughter. Thank you for raising me and taking

care of me when I was growing up. Thank you for your love, sacrifices and efforts as a

mother. Happy Mother’s day! I love you, Jenny.

P.S I came across this Jewish proverb that made me laugh and happily think of you.

"No joy without wine." Jewish Proverb

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Happy Mother’s Day

Dear Mom, I hope you know how much I love you. I am so thankful for all you’ve done

for me my whole life. I know you sacrificed a lot for me. Thank you for driving me

everywhere I needed to go especially in college when I couldn’t drive for a while. Thank

you for proof reading and typing all my college papers for me too. I was always so

impressed with how much faster you could type than me. I know that I wasn’t always

the easiest child, and I’m sorry about that. But I hope that you know that I always loved

you and I always enjoyed our time together. I could always count on a good time with

you. I loved our time together when we went shopping and eating morning glory

muffins, and sipping coffee, and laughing and talking for hours. Didn’t you like it that I

was always willing to skip school to join you for lunch

too?

Thank you for always

caring for me too. I

remember how you

drove out to Lincoln and

brought me food and

helped to clean our

apartment when I was

sick and pregnant with

Jake. Thank you for

caring for me whenever I

was sick too. I can see why children need a mother because no one else quite feels your

pain like a mother. I remember growing up how sometimes you would surprise us with

something special on holidays, like one year for Valentine’s you decorated the breakfast

table and then carefully placed a pretty wrapped little package on the table for each one

of us with our name on it. You even decorated the name tags. I really loved it when you

did things like that for us. You are so talented and creative too, and you always make

things look so pretty. You are very good at making a nice presentation, whether it’s

with food, a gift or decorating our home. I remember when you came to Utah to visit us

and how we took you to the fabric store in Salt Lake City and you loved it. You let Jake

and Savannah pick out any fabric they wanted and you sewed curtains for their

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bedrooms. Savannah chose a kitty print and Jake chose a Pokemon print and you even

made them their own little pillows. Boy, did they love those pillows. Jake and Savannah

slept with them every night. And not only did you sew curtains for Jake and Savannah’s

bedrooms, but you also made curtains for our living room and our downstairs family

room too. They were so beautiful and I always got a lot of compliments on them.

Thank you. You are so talented. I wish I could sew like you.

Mom, you are a very compassionate

person. You care not only for us, but

you do a lot of nice things for other

people too. I remember how you

would sew curtains, decorate homes

and bring food to others too. This was

a good example for me and taught me

the importance of serving others. I’m

so impressed with how you care for

Dad, preparing his food and making

sure he is taken care of in every way.

You have been very crucial to his

recovery. You worked so hard to take

care of us growing up too, and I

appreciate all the time you spent

cooking, doing our laundry and

cleaning the house for us.

Often times, motherhood is a

very thankless job because it’s

easy to take for granted all the

little things mothers do every

day to care for their families.

So thank you from the bottom of my heart. I remember how you always had a

meal prepared and waiting for us when we got home from school. That was

nice because I was always so hungry. Didn’t I have a good appetite? I always

tell everyone what a great cook my mother is. I love eating your food. I

especially liked it that you were always home after school to feed me too. Your

parmesan fish with broccoli, chicken noodle casserole, and spare ribs with

sauerkraut were some of my favorites. And I remember your fabulous carrot

cake, pecan pie and chocolate chip cookies. I’m always disappointed when I order

carrot cake anywhere because it’s never as good as yours. Your carrot cake is the best

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I’ve ever tasted. I could never understand why other people’s chocolate chip cookies

never tasted like yours. I loved the way you loaded them with nuts and raisins galore.

Your chocolate cookies were the best and that’s how I like to make mine now too. A

mother is truly the heart of the home. When you were happy, we were all happy. Thank

you for all our happy moments growing up.

You were always very good about giving praise and expressing your love to

us too. I always felt

loved as a child, and

I think that it one of

the greatest gifts you

can give to a child.

You always helped

me to feel good

about myself by the

way you always told

me I was

beautiful,

smart

and

talented.

Thank

you for

building me up. I think I've learned much about passion and enthusiasm

from you too. Whatever you liked, you liked a lot. When you are happy, you

are very good about getting silly and really enjoying herself. Remember the

time you came to Utah and you brought your hair wigs to play dress up with

Savannah. You and I and Savannah put them on and danced around the

living room acting goofy and laughing hysterically. Oh, what fun! We’ve

always had fun together, getting silly and acting crazy despite Dad telling us

to calm down. I’ve enjoyed all our time together. How many daughters can

say that? I’ve always thought I have such a pretty mother, and I want you to know that I

think you are very lovely Mom in every way. I love you Mom, and I hope you have a

wonderful Mother’s Day because you deserve it. Love, Tina

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Happy Mother’ Day Mom!

We love you !

Tony, Brady and Davis

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Dear Mom,

Happy Mother’s Day!

We want to wish you a

Happy Mother's Day!

You are a strong,

caring, and creative

person. Your will to

help others is inspiring.

The way you have

taken such good care

of dad is just

admirable. We thank

you so much for all the

help you have given us

when we have called

on you to help out with

Emma and Eric. You've

really been a lifesaver for us many times. We are so appreciative and blessed to have

you so close to us. We want you to know how much we love you! You are so very

special to us!

Love, Jason & Becca

Happy Mother's Day, Mom.

Thank you for all that you do for me and for

my family, Love, Jason

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Happy

Mother’s Day

Grandma Judi

I have so many

memories with

Grandma Judi. Some of

my favorite are

dressing Josh, Emma, and I up with her

Korean clothes, watching Black Cinderella,

going on shopping trips, going out to eat

for breakfast, going to the Mexican pastry

store, eating Korean food that she made,

going to a Jewish synagogue with her for

worship services, and talking on the

phone with

her about our lives. Some of

the memories that I treasure

are when I came to

Nebraska when Grandpa

was in the hospital. We

shared our

thoughts over

hospital salad

and stayed by

Grandpa's

side. I was so

impressed

how she was

always

preparing

things like non-salty soups

or food for Grandpa to eat and so diligently taking care of Grandpa. She was his angel

nurse.

I love how Grandma is so excited when I come visit. It makes me feel very special. She

even pampers me like a Queen, making sure that I eat enough and have fun. I love her

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sense of style...I love her international touch and love of languages. She is so caring and

compassionate. I love my Grandma Judi! Love, Megan

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Dear Grandma Judi,

I hope that you have a good

Mother’s Day. I just want to

let you know how grateful I

am to have you as my

Grandmother. I have a lot of

memories over the years of

visiting you and Grandpa.

Every time I go to Mimi’s

Café I think of you and how

good those muffins are. I

think every time I visit we

have to go to Mimi’s Café,

and it is always really good.

You have always been really

funny when I get to visit.

Every time I see you I know

that you and Grandpa will feed me very well. I remember when my family and I flew in

one time really late at night and when we got to your home you fed us rice and

seaweed and hot dogs. I remember they were kosher hot dogs too. I know that it has

been a while since I have been able to see you and Grandpa but I always enjoy getting

to talk to you two on the phone.

I am writing this before I leave for my mission. It is only three weeks away and I am a

little nervous, but I am excited to go and serve as well. My year here at BYU has really

helped to prepare me to serve a mission and I have really grown here. I think it’s really

cool that I am going to the same school as you and Grandpa. My mission is just north

of Nebraska so we will be in the same

time zone. I will just be a little farther

north. I know that Winnipeg, Canada

is where the Lord wants me to serve.

At first I was a little shocked to be

going somewhere like Canada when I

opened my call. A lot of people I

know have been leaving for Brazil and

Europe or Africa like Brandon. I have

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been thinking a lot about my mission lately and the best way I can serve. I know that in

Canada there are people waiting to hear the gospel and I have been chosen to be the

conduit for them to receive this knowledge. It is very humbling to know that I will be

literally a servant of God full time and will be able to labor to bring His children to the

knowledge of the gospel. I know that I will come to love the people of Canada.

I hope to make great friendships with those I meet and work with over the next two

years. Our church leaders have said that serving a mission will build the foundation for

the rest of your life. I want to build the strongest foundation that I can by not only

serving a mission, but doing so to the best of my abilities and giving forth all the effort I

can. I know that in the next two years there will be many challenges and trials I will have

to face, but I also know that know other work brings as much joy as bringing souls unto

Christ by spreading His gospel. I want you to know that I have a testimony of this

Gospel, that Joseph Smith is a prophet of God and he restored the fullness of the Lord’s

church on the earth. I know that families can be sealed

together forever in the temple. I have been able to go through

the temple and receive the joy that comes from there. I don’t

know everything about the Gospel of Jesus Christ, but I do

know that it is true and that our Father in Heaven loves us. I

know why I am going out to serve the Lord and I believe in the

message that I am going to proclaim to the people of Canada.

I miss you and Grandpa very much and hope that I will have the

chance to write and hear

from you over the next two

years. I will miss my family

a lot when I am gone, but I

know that we will be

blessed for the service I

plan to perform. I love you

and hope that you have a

good day too. I hope to

see you and Grandpa again

sometime soon. Love,

Jake

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Dear Grandma Judi,

I have 3 more weeks at home before

I leave for my mission to Sierra

Leone. I am excited to go and serve.

I get my last typhoid shot tomorrow.

I have been preparing and packing

and getting things ready. I will be

eating lots of rice and mangos for

the next two years! While I have been

home, I have been learning how to

cook meals with rice. Everything will

be ok so don't worry! I will see you

when I get back in 2 years!

Love, Brandon

Jake and Brandon at

BYU -Roommates in College

Happy Birthday Grandma Judi! Hope you have a great day.

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Grandma Judi,

Happy Mother’s Day! I hope you’re having a wonderful day! Thank you so much for

being such a great Grandma! I cherish the memories I have of spending a month of my

summer with you when I was 14. I had so much fun drinking ginseng tea and eating

Mexican pastries every morning! I love spending time with you, Grandma! We always

have so much fun talking and laughing. We get so silly! I really enjoyed playing guitar

and singing for you

too. I’m still playing

guitar, piano and

singing pretty regularly. Most recently, I learned to play “Somewhere over the Rainbow”

on my ukulele. It’s really a beautiful song.

School will be out for the summer in just two weeks! I’m almost a senior. It is crazy how

fast time flies. I’ve had a really great school year, with keeping up on my grades and

playing volleyball, basketball and doing track. We got 4th place in state for basketball,

which was really exciting! I love basketball so much. I had a track meet today, and it

was a very beautiful sunny day,

although it was only about 45 degrees.

We had snow on May 1st. Can you

believe that? I’m ranked second in 3A

state track for the triple jump, and that

is really exciting! I jumped 31’8 today.

We have regions in Nikiski this

weekend and the state track meet is in

Fairbanks next

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weekend. I’ve been really blessed to be able to be so active. My back feels great! It’s

almost like it was never

injured.

I really miss you! I hope I

can visit soon so we can go

out to eat at your favorite

Chinese restaurant, go

shopping, and you can

teach me how to cook

some of your best recipes

like Korean chicken. We

will have to visit the

Mexican pastry shop too. I

hope everything is going

great. I love you so much

Grandma!

Love, Savannah

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Dear Grandma Judi,

Happy Mother's Day! I hope you

have a great day! It was so fun to see

you last summer in Omaha. I really

enjoyed going to Starbucks and

eating your delicious Korean food. I

can't wait until I can see you and

Grandpa Yoo again! I will be a

senior in high school next year and I

look forward to going to college

soon. I have been very busy at

school and track. I just took my AP

tests for Physics and Calculus this

week. Hopefully I got a good score

to get college credit. Have a great

day!

Love, Andrew

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Dear Grandma,

I hope you have a great Mother's Day this

Sunday. I wish I could see you and visit you

and Grandpa more often. I always like

talking to you, eating with you and even

relaxing in the cozy beds that you prepare

for Davis and I.

Currently, I am finishing my sophomore year

and can't wait for summer. I plan on

running, playing basketball, visiting family,

and relaxing.

Love, Brady

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Happy Mother’s Day Grandma Judi! Dear Grandma Judi,

I hope you have a happy

Mother's day! It was great to

see you last year. I loved

eating your hot and spicy

Korean food! I have been

taking voice lessons and

singing in two select chorus

groups this year in 8th grade.

School has been very busy for

me. This Thursday we have a

spring concert. I have also

been running track. I run the

800 meter. Hope to see you

again soon!

Love, Michelle

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Happy Mother’s Day

Grandma Judi!

Dear Grandma,

Happy Mother’s Day!

I wish I could see you more

often.

There is only a few more weeks

left in school and next year I

will be going to high school. I

am a little nervous, but excited.

This summer I am going to basketball

camp at the high school. I didn't make

the 8th grade basketball team, but I

think I should have made the team so

next year I will make the team.

I hope I can see you soon and you have

a good Mother's Day !

Love, Davis

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Dear Grandma Judi,

I like it when I go to your

house and watch loud

movies and eat yummy

cheese, chips and sour

cream and drinking milk

out of fancy glasses. I love

you!

Love, Emma

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Dear Grandma Judi,

We love playing hide and go seek with

you, your yummy cheese omelets,

seaweed and rice, YUMMY CHEESE, and

steak that you cook for us. We always

know when we come and visit that it is

going to be a fun time. Crazy grandma

that "toots". You make us laugh a lot.

We love you!

Love, Emma and Eric