Dustin Cluff served in the Scotland, Edinburgh Mission from July of 2000 through June of 2002. Dustin's adventures in Scotland included some incredible spiritual experiences, along with run-ins with NEDs, getting trapped by JWs, and bearing witness in a Church of Scotland funeral service. He loved the mission and his ability to bless people's lives. The stories he shares are some of our favorites we had enjoyed on the podcast!Dustin currently lives in White Mountains, Arizona, with his wife and their 4 children.Recorded August 25, 2024

Mauro D'Ottavio served in the Scotland, Edinburgh Mission from October of 2004 through October of 2006. Mauro joins us and shares how his mission changed his life. The stories and memories kept flowing to him throughout and there was a surprise visit to the podcast from his mission Dad (Brandon Osmond)! Mauro loved serving in Scotland!Mauro currently lives in Sydney, Australia, with his wife and their 2 children.Recorded August 23, 2024

Chase Crockett served in the Scotland, Edinburgh Mission from January of 2009 through December of 2010. His time in Scotland began with an interrogation from the APs and immediately he knew that this mission would be different. Chase loved his companions and worked his hardest to find some great success on his mission. His stories are epic and the fire one will have your jaw on the floor!Chase currently lives in Stansbury Park, Utah with his wife and their 4 children.Recorded August 18, 2024

Trevor Chadwick served in the Scotland, Edinburgh Mission from July of 2006 through July of 2008. Trevor shares his unique story of serving in Scotland, which included a 6-week return home to receive surgery on a heart condition. He learned so much from his companions and his love of each is transparent as we spoke. Trevor talks about his spicy chili mistake and also his experience with HammerTime!Trevor currently lives in Orem, Utah with his wife and their 4 children.Recorded August 15, 2024

Jeff Hofmann served in the Scotland, Edinburgh Mission from June of 1999 through July 2001. Jeff was a member of the first group of missionaries from America that begin their mission in the MTC in Preston. He shares his fun memories of companions' door approaches in his sleep, very indecisive & indecisive companions, and his joy of helping some great people join the church while he was serving. Jeff currently lives in North Ogden, Utah with his wife.Recorded July 29, 2024

T.R. Brooks served in the Scotland, Edinburgh Mission from September of 2001 through September of 2003. Arriving in the UK only days before the 9/11 attacks, T.R. found himself in the MTC and was excited to serve Scotland. His time in Scotland includes memories of pint Uno with a twist, tormenting the drunk passersby with items falling from flat windows, and collecting items thrown at him by local NEDs. T.R. also shares with us some of his talents in music that often reminds him of his time in Scotland.T.R. currently lives in Kuna, Idaho with his wife and their 2 kids.Recorded July 25, 2024

Aaron Briggs served in the Scotland, Edinburgh Mission from August of 2005 through August of 2007. He came onto the mission in his early 20's and is happy he did come in the time of "Preach My Gospel". Aaron shares many memorable experiences, most prominently how he learned the Glaswegian accent by working at a chip shop back home before the mission. He is grateful for his T-Book and all the wonderful testimonies he was able to receive from his mission favorite people! Aaron currently lives in Northampton, England, with his wife.Recorded July 14, 2024

Ben Bright served in the Scotland, Edinburgh Mission from September of 1999 through September of 2001. Ben made us smile and laugh throughout our conversation. He shared one of the most epic Motherwell experiences that we have heard on the podcast, as well as confirming that he held the record for gaining 9 pounds at a dinner appointment. Ben also shared how much he loved all the people he encountered in Scotland.Ben currently lives in Morro Bay, California with his wife and their 3 kids.Recorded July 11, 2024

Jack Bryce and Zack Hewlett sit down with a brief wrap up of the S.E.M. Podcast. It is 2 years ago this week that we started this podcast and it has been a huge blessing in our life. Many conversations and incredible relationships renewed and established through our common experience in the land of Scotland. The is not us announcing that we are stopping any time soon. We are very excited to continue having more of these conversations in the future. Have a great start to summer and we will be back with more great interviews very soon!

Sean Waite served in the Scotland, Edinburgh Mission from June of 2007 through May of 2009. Sean shares his experiences from Scotland that included getting off at a bus stop without his companion and finding a "Golden" investigator by himself until his companion returned, being in a car area with a chauffeur, and his experience from the infamous story of the 6:00 AM baptism. He also speaks about Hammer Time and how he has learned from that time in his mission.Sean currently lives in Chorley, England with his wife and their 1 daughter. They are expected to welcome another daughter at any moment following this recording.Recorded June 23, 2024