May 27, 2019

From Mason's email:

Hey yall! It's been a busy week! Full of traveling all over and doing all sorts of fun stuff. I don't have a ton of time today because we went bowling as a district (I won one game) so I'll just give you some brief highlights.

So we were able to give 3 baptismal Interviews this week which meant a lot of driving around the zone to be able to do that. So that's always fun!

We were able to have dinner with a part member family and they made us delicious steaks and we taught them the plan of salvation and that was awesome!

We went on exchanges twice which is always fun to be with other missionaries. 

We went to church, learned more sign language and went to a baptism this past week. 

 

 

May 26, 2019

Art exhibits with Kenz.  Birds singing.  Mason's email, "I have learned 3 languages now!  English, ASL, and southern!"  Working all by myself at work.  Chick Fil A and Survivor with Camrie.  Granite Flat.  Good hike with Lorien and Sariah with lots of chatting plus cookies.  Also Friday night short hike with D and the dog.  Dance Festival (my last elementary dance festival - sniff).  Sadie getting the Awesome Attitude Award.  Watching Sadie have so much fun with her friens.  Also watcher her be so confident at 6th grade ALL graduation.  Swings at the park where we stop on a Sunday walk.

(Reese, Sadie, Kalani, Rhiana, Kenzie)

(Jordyn Bartholomew and Rylie)

(Lorien, Sariah, and me)

May 20, 2019

From Mason's email:

I was able to go on exchanges this week with my good friend Elder Broadbent this past week too so it was fun to work with him again. He's getting to the end of the road as a missionary but it'll be weird seeing him in Lehi too (that's where he's from as well.) We were able to give a blessing to a deaf lady so that was a super cool experience... For those of you who don't know, I'm learning sign language for a missionary in our district so that has been really fun to learn. All of my friends speaking foreign languages now can't rub it in because I have learned 3 languages now! English, ASL, and southern!

Other than that, it's been a pretty normal week, we've been teaching a lot of people about prayer and the Godhead and how God and Jesus Christ are different. Then we teach them who to pray to and how to pray and everyone notices a big difference. As my mom says, "Thank you Joseph Smith!" I am so grateful for the gospel and the peace it brings in my life and know it can do that same for yall! 

May 19, 2019

Quiet mornings. Rain. Waffle Luv. Green grass. Movie nights. Lemonade. Pictures from Canyonlands. Proclamation to the Family. Elder Holland - Laborers in the Vineyard.  A dog that catches frisbees.  Mason's mission Pday that included volleyball.

May 14, 2019

Hey yall! Sorry I don't have a ton of time to email today, we're having a big mission social and are having a good time together so I just wanted to send off a quick email.

The Southaven sisters had a baptism this past week and as we were giving the interviews, they all asked us to be the ones to baptize them. So on Saturday we were able to baptize a combined 4 people (2 each) which was really cool to be able to help them progress in the gospel and enter into the waters of baptism.

 

 (Elder Cluff and Mason)

May 12, 2019

Mason texts.  Costa Vida.  Ry being done with her AP test and feeling OK about it.  Mornings outside.  A good burger and fries.  Rain jacket.  Canyonlands.  Cool rock formations.  Playing cards in the tent with Sadie.  Seeing the sunrise.  Yellowflowers.  Watching the campsite light up.  Hot chocolate.  A day spent hiking.  Sadie's smile in the slot canyon.  Cairns.  The entire Canyonlands trip.

Ew - Baylie chewing hammocks and a sleeping bag. 

May 6, 2019

Hey yall! It's been another great week here in Mississippi. I was actually able to spend some time down at Ole Miss this week so I got to live the story of the blind side if you know what I mean. But it was a really good week. 

We were able to find a lot of new people to teach, Ed and Bailey came to church, and we did lots of exchanges and meetings and stuff. So it's been a busy week. But really good. The highlights were interpreting the sacrament prayers in sign language, taught an awesome lady about prayer, and talked to a ton of people. We're busier than ever and enjoying our time here in Olive Branch. 

May 5, 2019

Yellow flowers up Dry Creek.  Yellow flowers in Capitol Reef.  Waterfalls.  Driving to CR with my parents.  Hiking in CR with D.  Dinner dives in Nephi that are delicious - this time a Mexican joint.  Panda Express with D and Cam.  Kenzie wisdom teeth videos.  Taking a smoothie to Kenz.  Missionary Mason.