Sun Bock Miner

She was born as an oldest child on May 9, 1938, at Hamheung-si (함흥시), the capital of South Hamgyong Province (함경남도), in North Korea.

Her parents gave her first name as Sun Bock (선복): "Sun" means good or great; "Bock" means blessing or luck.

Sun Bock Miner (선복 마이너; 김선복) passed away peacefully on Friday, March 21, 2025 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Her father was Byung-Chun Kim (김병춘), and her mother was Jin-Ok Kim (김진옥). Her immediate family moved to South Korea before the Korean War (war broke out on June 25, 1950).

When she was 20 years old, she met two young American missionaries: Elder L. Edward Brown, and Elder Eugene P. Till. She was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on November 30, 1958 in Seoul, South Korea as one of the Korean pioneers in the Church.

She married Kwang-Lee Kim, and they had two children, a daughter, Serena Jung Ran Kim (세레나 김정란); a son, Sa Jin Kim (김사진). They later divorced.

She then attended the College of Music in the Hanyang University (한양대학교 음악대학) as a special scholarship student. Hanyang University is one of the leading universities in South Korea and has a highly competitive admissions process for students worldwide. After she graduated from the university, she became a music teacher in public middle school and high school in South Korea.

She loved to play tennis and table tennis with other teachers after her teaching hours in the public schools. She loved to play the piano and guitar. She loved to sing and dance (folk dance and square dance). She loved to see movies, and read books including the scriptures, especially the Book of Mormon. Most of all, she loved the gospel of Jesus Christ. She testified of the gospel throughout her life. She taught her two children when they were young about the importance of the prayer and keeping the Sabbath day holy.

She moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, in May 1983 to pursue her dream of becoming a music professor by taking English classes and more music courses. Even though she didn't become a professor, she taught junior high and high school students as a music teacher for a few years in Salt Lake City, Utah.

She remarried a handsome younger Caucasian guy, Lawrence A. Miner, in August 1984 in civil marriage. The following year 1985, they were sealed for eternity in the Salt Lake Temple.

On Tuesday, April 1, 1986, she reunited with her two children who came from South Korea, Serena and Sa Jin, at the Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC). They lived in Sugarhouse area, and then Liberty Park area as a family.

She had faithfully served in a variety of the church callings (especially anything music related) throughout her life.

She used to be like an "Energizer Bunny" who hardly gets tired of serving and caring for others as a mother, grandmother, and even daughter of God.

She is survived by her husband, Lawrence A. Miner; and her two children, Serena Jung Ran Kim and Sa Jin Kim. Including her five grandchildren: Serena's child, Jonathan Jin Kyu; and Sa Jin's four children: Michael Jin Ho, Andrew Jin Soo, Asia Mercedes, and Kaylin Ji Yeon.

• Funeral Date:

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025 at 2 PM

(Viewing: 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM)

• Location:

Memorial Mountain View Mortuary & Cemetery

3115 E. Bengal Blvd. (7800 S.) Cottonwood Heights, UT 8412