The Discussions

Elder Cortney Leroy Henrie; Korea Mission

Scott and Eric talk with Scott’s father, Cort, about his mission to Korea. Among topics discussed: receiving call when working at a bar in Idaho; changes to the missionary culture over the years; sense of duty to serve a mission; MTC in Hawaii; the smell of a foreign land; the power of the Book of Mormon; teaching famous Koreans; enjoying the suffering of the mission; and a mission visit from the prophet, President Spencer W. Kimball.

David Walker Stevenson; Cote d'Ivoire Yamoussoukro/Florida Ft. Lauderdale Missions

Scott and Eric sit down with David and talk about serving a mission in West Africa and Florida. Topics discussed include: receiving a call in high school, getting used to living in Africa, getting used to strange food, the Gospel of Jesus Christ as the answer to our difficulties, evacuating a mission due to COVID-19, "half-time" during the mission, getting back out, learning French Creole, and much more.

Sister Evelyn Johnson; France Bordeaux Mission

Eric and Scott talk to Eric’s maternal grandmother, Evelyn Johnson, about her senior mission with her husband. Topics discussed: learning French, serving as a couple, learning to love the people, cooking for the missionaries, babysitting the mission president’s kids, serving with Neil L. Andersen, and much more.

Elder Brad Chapple; Australia Brisbane Mission

Scott and Eric talk with Brad Chapple about his experiences down under. Topics discussed: conversion by the Book of Mormon and prayer; social lessons in the MTC; telling a friend that Australia is the only place Brad would serve a mission; big spiders; developing an Australian accent; having fun as a missionary; losing weight as a missionary; awkward back scratching in sacrament meeting; and much more.

Elder Irven Lund Henrie Jr.; New England Mission

Eric and Scott talk to our oldest missionary to date, Irven Henrie Jr., Scott’s paternal grandfather. Topics discussed: serving without purse or scrip; the conversion power of the Book of Mormon; using love to help people accept the gospel; miracles in the mission field; searching for shelter and food as a missionary, and much more.