August 26, 2019

From Mason's email:

Being a missionary really is the best! We got transfer news and I will be getting transferred my last 6 weeks to Searcy, Arkansas. It'll be fun because that was the first zone I was ever in! I'm excited to see what happens for the next 6 weeks!

This week was such a good week. The highlight was definitely on Friday, we had a meeting with all the leadership in the mission and Elder Martino from the seventy came and taught us so much! He is really high energy and it caught me off guard a little. But it was such a spiritual meeting. After it ended he said it was one of the best MLCs he's been to, and I can definitely second that. We learned so much and it was a real testimony builder for me. It was really cool because I went into he meeting with a couple questions, but I didn't tell anyone the questions. Well, my questions were all answered during the meeting and it just goes to show that The Lord really inspires those who he calls. 

August 25, 2019

Summer evening. Good 7th grade day for Sadie.  Successful back to school. Cam. August waterfalls with quite a bit of water coming down. Good snack eating spot on a hike. Ry looking so pretty all dressed up for homecoming. Ry having a fun homecoming experience - paintball and Outback Steakhouse and the dance and the after party.

 (7th - 9th - 11th)

(7th graders - Becca Bell, Sadie, Jessie Elswood, and Cambri Burgon)

(Photo of me taken by Sariah)

August 19, 2019

Hey yall! It's already been a week? Wow. The days just kind of blend together for me and every day is super busy. Basically I remember what day it is on Sunday and that's about it. But it's a good busy and we're enjoying it.

This week we found an awesome firefighter named Billy. So we had 15 minutes before dinner, and we visited a part member family right before it. We could have gone right to dinner and just been a little bit early but Elder Horman asked if I had ever knocked on the house across the street before. I hadn't and we both felt like we needed to, so we did. Billy came out and he seems do prepared. He is a firefighter and is seriously so humble. We talked with him about church and they just moved in and are looking for a church to go to. We testified of the Church of Jesus christ of Latter day saints and talked a lot about how families can be together forever. He seems really interested and said he wanted us to come teach him and his wife. I'm so grateful for the spirit that guides us as missionaries as well as in everyday life for every one of us who is worthy of it.

 

 

August 18, 2019

Called to be the 2nd counselor in the stake primary presidency. Way cool setting apart by stake president Raines. He told me that the Lord is pleased with my life. That was such sweet assurance. I do love the Lord and the gospel and know that Jesus Christ is our Savior. President Raines also mentioned simplicity in the blessing. And building people up. I often feel so very different from the norm but I do think I’m good at simplicity and supporting people. It’s always nice to know your strengths are needed.

August 18, 2019

8-18-19. Mason countdown chain from Kelly. Kenz visit with more girls shopping - mostly the conversations. And the singing - “I need to tell you something. I don’t got a belly button.”  3 hike week. Roasted mallows. Pink sky sunset in the Uintas. Mountain mornings. R and C shopping success at Forever 21 (plus I found me some comfy pants). Mason having a fun zone pday. Old spaghetti factory. Sitting at a lake with Sadie.

August 11, 2019

My Kelty tent. Baylie on the tramp. Paul's Place for dinner. Uintas. Mountain lakes. Happy hiking dog. Mom/kid camping stuff. My Salomon hiking shoes. My green Columbia pants.  25 years of wed.  Backyard playing - croquet and Kubb.  Cam's iPad art.  Sunday dinner at K and T's - plus playing Jackbox games.

August 9, 2019

Draper/King/Pickle mom-kid camping at Granite Flat. Two nights in site 24.

(Sadie, me, Ike, Linc, Steph, Sam, Cam, Ry, Cassidy, Kelly, and Scout the dog)

Laughing in the tent. Beach babes. Shake it Up song singing. Biscoff s’mores. “You’re a lizard Harry.” Tent set up on tree roots. Baseball. Pudgy pie grilled cheese. Camp chair sitting. Painting and game playing. Rain. Loud, whistling, onesies wearing neighbor. Tent hanging with Sadie. Mud packing up early thanks to a pickle wet tent. Like Kelly said, “ There’s no one else I’d rather pack up camping with in the rain and dark....”

 The boys that let me play baseball with them.

 (Sadie, Linc, Sam, Ike, Garrett, Cassidy, and Scout)

(Kelly King, Steph Pickle, and me)

August 5, 2019

From Mason's email:

We had a ton of service opportunities this week. Seriously the whole day Saturday was spent going from house to storage facility to another house, moving people all day. So I'm definitely feeling the burn. We moved a lot of stuff! But it was cool because Richard showed up to help people move! He was just barely baptized and he was out doing the dirtywork, like 2 weeks after his baptism. He's awesome!

August 4, 2019

Shopping with my girls. Caramel apple. Seeing Tanner Beck home from his mission and thinking how awesome his family is to Mason. Gracee being baptized. Survivor watching with Cam. Date night of a Redbox (Best of Enemies) and costa Vida. Hiking with Kenz and seeing 3 moose. Hiking in flowers with friends and spotting a moose.  Baylie on the tramp. Snapchat filters - especially with Navy.