JuVene Farnsworth Brown

Computer Network Administrator

Conner, age 5 (2006);
Meghan, age 4 (2007);
Alex, age 3 (2008);
Jacob, age 2 (2009); and
Aiden, (2010) 16 months

Since my time in Korea, I finished college and graduated from BYU, then got married in 1984. I have seven children and was a stay-at-home mom until the youngest started school. I starting working part-time then, and work at the Murray Fire Dept. in the office, and as a tax preparer during tax season. My oldest child is 27, and the 2 oldest are married. I now have 5 grandchildren, who are very busy and lovable. I still have five children at home; my third daughter having served a mission in the Washington Spokane Mission, and is now at home working and going to school. My son Timothy, 21 is living at home and working right now. My son, Philip, is 19, and anxiously awaiting his mission call. I have a son that is 17, a Junior at West Jordan High School, and my daughter, Amelia (13) is in 8th grade. I stay very busy as a mom, and working, and being involved in church and PTA.

I served in Korea from Nov. 1980 to May of 1982.
I loved serving in the Korea Seoul Mission under President Clement, and had so many great experiences while I was there. It was a growing experience for me, and such a great foundation for the rest of my life. I loved the people that I met there, and look forward to seeing some again as each reunion comes around.

Dobong Dong
Sangkye Ward
1st Ward
8th Ward
Pildong
Hwa Yang
Mojindong
Chungnang
Myunmoke

Sister Kim Sang Soon
Sister Debra Findlay
Sister Wendy Bennett
Sister Bonnie Harris
Sister Helen Chipman
Sister Kim Suk Kum
Sister Gloria Shirley
Sister Kim Suk Ran

President Brent Clement
18 Months

I live in West Jordan, UT at the present time. I have lived around the Salt Lake Valley - Taylorsville and Murray, and also spent time in Provo and Logan while I (or my husband) attended college.
I went back to Korea once, 6 months after I returned home, in 1982, helping as a translator on a business trip.

Those that I see at Reunions.

I have had lots of Church callings - mainly musical - as Ward Organist, Primary and Relief Society pianist, Choir Director, etc. Also a Primary teacher, nursery leader, ward librarian, Enrichment Leader, and currently serving as a Counselor in the Relief Society.
I have also been involved in PTA quite a bit, as Treasurer, Legislative Vice President, Fundraising Chairman, and helping with school activites.

I love to read whenever I get a chance, and enjoy sewing and needlework. I guess my main hobbies are cleaning the house, taking care of kids and grandkids, driving carpools and running errands, helping people with taxes, and doing my church callings -- since that's how I spend most of my time.

Before my mission, I attended Ricks College for 2 years, then spent three years, before and after my mission, at BYU. I graduated with a B.A. degree in Music, with a piano emphasis.

I haven't traveled a lot since I've been married, but have been able to go to California- San Francisco and Disneyland; Seattle, Washington, and Yellowstone.
I went to Europe before my mission (1979), and visited Germany, France, Switzerland and Austria, while my brother was stationed there in the Air Force.

One fun experience I had a couple of years after I got home, was when I went to a BYU Fireside where Elder Kikuchi was speaking. After an enjoyable fireside, I decided I wanted to go up and thank him for his talk. When I went up to him, he looked at me and said, "I know you!" After several mission conferences where I had heard him speak (and maybe because I had played the piano at a few), I must have looked familiar enough to him that he recognized me after that long.

Pulkogi and chapjae.
I also like duk pogi and yakimandu.

After this many years, the memories are beginning to fade. But I still cherish the memory of a couple of golden families that I taught, and hearing from them later and seeing how much they had progressed in the church. And I will always remember how much I loved the beautiful country and the people. That's such an integral part of my life, and I have definitely had a love for anything Korean since then. The people are the best!

My goals are to get the rest of my children successfully to adulthood - then have time to enjoy grandchildren, hopefully serve another mission, and I'd really like go back to Korea sometime. I still have a long list of things I want to do in my life. I hope I get time to do many of them.