July 25, 2016

Here is the e-mail we got from Mason today with some pictures - only 21 more days until he is home!!

So this week has been good. Me and Elder Arave went to Dunnet's Head this morning in our kilts and got a ton of pictures so those will be uploaded today or tomorrow (pictures after the e-mail). 

So Tuesday we had district meeting and then we helped out at a funeral for a member who I think was in her 90's. We never meet her but it was a nice small funeral. Then we went out to Wick and chapped the rest of the day. 

Wednesday we chapped in Wick all day again.

Thursday we got up early and went down to Inverness we got there about 10 then we went out and GQed all day, GQ means street contacting. 

Friday we GQed all day again and then me and the DL's companion Elder Holberg went to Gail's for dinner. It was great seeing some people from Inverness again. 

Saturday we got up and headed back up to Thurso. We got back to the flat then went right to the charity shop and did service there. Then we did some chapping. But then we had the branch BBQ which was a lot of fun. 

Sunday after church we did our weekly planing since we were in Inverness on Thursday. Then we saw Lee and Naomi.

So that was our week not to much exciting but it was still a fun week. 

 Love and miss you.

Here are the pictures he sent from Dunnet's Head - 

July 18, 2016

Only 3 more blog posts from Mason after this one - 29 days to go!!

So this week we did a lot of chapping so much chapping. Monday after emailing we went to Wick and we went to the tartan shop and when we walked in Elder Arave saw a tweed kilt jacket and vest. The owner saw him but it on and how well it fit and made him a deal. He said the jacket and vest is normaly £300 but he said he would sell it to him for £200. Elder Arave also got a kilt belt and buckle so he spent a lot of money he didn't mean to.

Tuesday we had a lesson set up so we took one of the young men in the ward with us, Zach Winkle. But the lady wasn't in so we chapped the rest of the street with Zach. Just when we were about at the end of the street one girl named Fay let us in and we got to teach her a quick lesson since she was just about to go somewhere. So we are hoping to see her sometime this week.

Wednesday was chapping. Then we went to a members house for dinner, the Gallaghers. They are pretty cool. We had oven pizza and it wouldn't stop, we would finish one pizza and then they would bring out another. But we did manage to eat about 7 oven pizzas between all of us that were there.

Thursday we did weekly planing then chapping. Then we went and saw Lee and Naomi.

Friday the Tolworthys weren't feeling good so we chapped.

Saturday we did service at the charity shop and then we went and did service at the Winkles.

Sunday after church we chapped. Then we had dinner and a meeting at our branch Presidents house.

So it was a good week but we weren't able to see Rebecca and Arran. But this week is going to fly by - we are going down to Inverness on Thursday for a two day blitz.

That was this week. Love and miss you.

Bryn's blog

July 11, 2016

Here is the e-mail we got from Mason today! Only 4 more e-mails/blog posts before he is home - 5 weeks (35 days) from tomorrow!!!!

Hey Mom - We actually have a car again and it is the best! I don't know what they did with the Invergordon area they may have just split it in half, and if they did Inverness would be covering the branch itself and we would only have a good chunk of the area.

So this week Elder Arave (Mason's new companion) came in Tuesday morning we picked him up and we spent some time in Inverness before heading back up to Thurso. I got a new tartan tie, the Scott hunting which is really cool. I remember at the Scottish festival before I left I asked one of the guys if they had any Scott kilts and he said they only did the Hunting so I think I will get a kilt in the Scott Hunting next year. But then we got back to Thurso and Elder Arave unpacked and got settled in and that was it. 

Wednesday it was chapping all day long. 

Thursday we saw Rebecca and Arran which went pretty well. Then Brother Jones took us out to dinner which was awesome. It was just him cause his family were all at the temple trip this week, and he couldn't get off work. 

Friday it was croft service. 

Then Saturday we did service at New Start Highland and then we went and did some service for Lee and Naomi so that was a fun day. 

Sunday after church we put all the names on the branch directory into our GPS in the car. Then we had a meeting with our Branch mission leader then that was that. 

I also got an email about going home. It just said stuff like what we are supposed to do at the airport and all that I will forward it to you. 

Love and miss you. 

Bryn's Blog 

July 4, 2016

Here is the short e-mail we got from Mason yesterday - he will be staying in Thurso for the last 6 weeks of his mission but he is getting a new companion. He also forwarded the e-mail he got with his flight information - he will be coming home August 16 and his flight gets in Salt Lake City at 8:47 p.m. 

 

So my new companion is Elder Arave he is Elder Kinville's current companion. I'm really happy to be staying in Thurso. Elder Burgess is going to Bangor in Northern Ireland which is why we had to get to Inverness today. The Zone Leaders called us this morning and said to get on the next bus to Inverness. So for Invergordon Elder Sorensen is going home and Elder Roach is moving to Ireland and they are shutting down Invergordon!!! But we will be getting the Invergordon car.

 

So this week we did a lot of finding all day long. We werent able to see Rebecca and Arran this week cause Rebecca got a new phone number and we didn't get it until Thursday night. But we did get to see Lee and Naomi so that was good. But something really cool happened this week, we were going to Tesco to get something and right when we walked in a guy asked if he could talk to us. He told us about his life and how hard he was having things right now like how him and his wife are flat broke and so on. But we set up a time to meet him in town and he showed and we talked to him and gave him a copy of the Book of Mormon. He doesn't have a phone so he said he would talk to us when he saw us in town next but it was still good.

 

Other then that and dinner with the Jones' this week not much else happened this week.

 

For my flight plans I was surprised when I saw them cause every other flight plan I have heard of goes to London or Amsterdam from Edinburgh so it is cool I'm flying right to the states to an airport I have been to before.

 

Love and miss you.

June 27, 2016

Here is the e-mail and some pictures we got from Mason this week - it is now less than 50 days (47 to be exact) until he comes home!!

So this week we pretty much just stayed in Thurso except to see the people who live outside Thurso. And I do know I go home in 50 days I'm doing the Doctrine and Convents count down, that is where you read D&C starting from official declaration 2 and go to section 1. I hope I don't get moved I want to die in Thurso, If I die in Thurso my last Sunday on the mission will need to be in Inverness then I can say good bye to every one there and maybe do something with some of the members Saturday night. 

Things are going good with Elder Burgess. This week it wasn't too different we did a lot of finding, but we got a new investigator. His name is Neal and he seems like a really cool guy we have only seen him once and now he is on vacation for the week, so hopefully we will see him next week. Other than finding we saw Lee and Naomi on Wednesday, Rebecca and Arran on Thursday as well as another less active named Brenda. And we did some service on the Winkle's croft this week as well as the Tolworthy's. So its been a good week. Not a whole lot of really exciting stuff. But Invergordon is up today so we are going to have some more fun with them. 

Love and miss you guys.

These pictures are at Dunnett Head which is the mostly northerly point of the United Kingdom. Mason's new companion, Elder Burgess is on the far left. The other two missionaries are the elders from Invergordon.

At Loch Ness so Elder Burgess could become immortal.

Some place in Inverness.

Bryn's Blog

June 20, 2016

Here is the e-mail we got from Mason this week -

So for this week the Invergordon elders took us down to Invergordon. After emailing we went down to Inverness really quick so Elder Burgess could gain his immortality (by drinking water out of Loch Ness).

Then on Tuesday after district meeting we went to Inverness and pretty much just GQed all day. But while I was with the new greenie in Inverness we met some members from Utah. They said they were with a big tour group from Utah but then Elder Hollburg, the greenie, wanted to chap so we headed off to do that. But on the way from the other side of the road we heard a bunch of people yell out "hey Elders" and it was the whole group waiting at a bus stop to get picked up by their bus so we talked to them really quick and they took some pictures of us. One of them asked if you were on the facebook page mission moms or mission mamas, she said she would but the pictures on that page for you to see. (But I haven't seen it yet.)

Then after the finding we went to the Sutherland's which was great, then Sister Sutherland showed us a cool place which I took pictures of and will be on the Dropbox, we then went to the Culloden battlefield and I have a video of Sister Sutherland talking about it and that will also be on Dropbox tomorrow. So that was a fun day.

Wednesday it was more finding. But then all four of us got to go to Gail's which was great! Then we went to YSA there were only 4 of them but it was awesome to see them again so we just played some games with them and had fun.

Thursday it was back up to Thurso then after shopping and cleaning it was finding the rest of the day. Friday was croft service which was nice - I got to do some work with Alfie the bigger horse which was awesome. Sister Tolworthy said if it wasn't for the no horseback riding rule she would have me riding Alfie which would be awesome.

Saturday after the charity shop it was more finding.

Sunday after church more finding. But we did get to speak with some cool people and set up an appointment for Tuesday so hopefully that goes through. So this was a good week. But due to the blitz we weren't able to see Rebbeca and Arran or Lee and Naomi but we have it all set up to see them this week.

But for finding we have been told to just stay in Thurso but it is actually working pretty well. And with what you said about not getting trunky, yesterday I prepared my last planner. I will forward my travel planes to you when I get them.

Love and miss you guys.

Bryn's Blog

June 13, 2016

Here is the e-mail we got from Mason - only 9 more Monday e-mails (after this one) from him until he is home!!

Sorry I'm emailing a bit late - we are going on exchanges in Inverness Tuesday and Wednesday so we are with Invergordon right now. They came up and spent the night with us then drove us down this morning.  ZIT was good, but we aren't gettting the car back. President Donaldson told me that with the car they took fro, Inverness that was 11 cars taken from the mission and that now he is looking at Zone Leaders to possibly lose their cars. So its pretty crazy. 

But for this week it was a lot of travel and staying with Invergordon. We spent Wednesday and Thursday night with them. We had a lot of fun. Tuesday we saw Rebecca and Arran, as well as Lee and Naomi. Then on Wednesday we went and did service at the Winkles then Invergordon came and picked us up. Then Thursday was ZIT. Friday we went to the Tolworthy's croft. Saturday we went to the charity shop then updated the progress record and that was about that.  

Sunday after church we had a meeting with the branch mission leader and did weekly planing. Then Invergordon came up and it was another party. So its been a crazy week of travel. I got the "trunky email" but it isn't the full travel plans yet I just need to respond telling them were I'm flying to and all that so the travel plans will be coming soon.

Things are going good. Love and miss you guys. 

Elder Kinville and Mason made a video of them lip syncing to the song "Agony" from Into the Woods - it is pretty funny - if you want to watch it here is the link - 

Agony Video

Link to Bryn's Blog