This letter is from Scott dated June 2, 2013.  I missed that part in the copy and paste.  Ooops. 

Forgive me, but I don't get the reference to the wild creature, the jaguar or why Scott would name him Phoenix. Maybe the PS....  Maybe because Murphy Choe works at the zoo... Maybe because I am late in posting this and I just don't remember the reference...  Scott had a pet lizard once, a bearded dragon.  This lizard had a new name on a fairly regular basis  most notably Santa Claus and Grizzly Adams.  He was never called Phoenix.

Yes Scott, zoos are legit.  Missionaries are even more legit.  Way more.  =)

Subject: When I have a wild creature as a pet, it will be a jaguar named phoenix


 Hey President!
This week was a long one and went by quickly at the same time. You know how missionary time is, something like the most confusing thing ever haha. This week, we had set maybe 10 or 15 appointments for various points during the week, but somehow all of them managed to cancel or not show up. Makes for a good test of your patience. It was also a busy week with a bunch of activities and the like.
That investigator we talked about last week was able to come with us to that hiking thing I called you about at 6:45 on saturday (i am very sorry about that by the way). He had a super good experience, and made lots of friends. He would have been at church, but he hurt himself during the hike in some way, and wasn't able to make it. We didn't get to meet with him aside from that this week, but he is the only one that will continually correspond with us.
Yesterday, while we were trying to go to the church for an appointment that ended up punking us, we walked past this kid, and just said hi, because we thought we needed to hurry, but then Elder Mumford turned around and talked to him, and he was super nice and willing to meet! He didn't know his schedule too well, so we couldn't set an appointment for an exact day and time, but it was still a miracle I'd say.
Study went well this week, especially when I was preparing for district meeting on wednesday. I didn't know where to begin, but I felt like looking at the 12 week training book, and there was a lot that I got from that! It was a really cool opportunity to see that there is somewhat of a parallel between that saying "Everything I need to know, I learned in primary", but for missionary work. I'd say it goes, "Everything I need to know, I [should have] learned in 12 week." Really cool opportunity for me.
Training has been going great! As this 12 week period draws to an end, Elder Mumford seems to be becoming very analytical of his missionary work. I think he does a great job, but every now and then I'd agree there are still things he needs growth on, but who doesn't? I still need a great deal of growth.
This period of training has been legitimately the best thing that could have happened to me during my missionary service. I have loved the opportunity to serve others both as district leader and as trainer. I am so grateful for the opportunity the Lords has given me, and I typically am not the type to 부탁 things, but if it's in the cards, I would love to train again. It was one of the greatest experiences of my life, and thank you so much for entrusting it to me.
Thank you so much for everything President! You're the best!
-Elder Clawson
Hey Everyone!!!
This has been a pretty busy week!  Pretty busy, but at the same time, like i said in the email to president, every single appointment that we had set in advanced didn't work out.  How neat is that?  To answer that question, not neat.  Not neat at all.  Twas a busy week nonetheless!
Lot's of fun experiences!  This week on tuesday, we had intended to do this service project, but when we got there it was at another church, didn't phase us, but as soon as we sat down to talk with the guy who would tell us what to do, this otherguy came over and told us to leave.  Fun experience.  What I learned from it, people at other churches in Korea don't want our help.  Also they are crazy and have like 65 year-old aerobics instructors for preachers.   Also these aerobics instructors are supposedly legally recognized students of theology... Who would have guessed that...
On wednesday, we had district meeting and English class.  district meeting was sweet, was not in a basement though... That was kind of a bummer.  Oh well.  It was super cool how I trained about something, and then did my best to adhere to it, but regardless I didn't even get an opportunity to adhere to my own training this week.  We were talking about keeping investigators at church rather than just getting them there once, and lessons with members and such.  All of our lessons this week were taught on the street so  that was somewhat harder to pull off haha.
English class is just English class.  Never really like it, never really dislike it.  This week was... interesting?...  The topic for discussion was fashion, and I was supposed to help out the men that attended the class to express interest in fashion.  That was a journey.  Fortunately I got on the topic of the middle east and got one of the class members to go off on a crazy tangent about how he used to be a muslim so that he could work for a company in Saudia Arabia, and his explanation was so that he could get money.  Fun guy.  Probably one of my favorite English class patrons as fate would have it.
Thursday we had a surprise mission conference sort of.  It was about the mission and the split that will occur on the first of July!  How crazy is that?!?!?!?!?!  I may  not return home from the same mission that I left America for.  That's kinda nuts.  Anyways, we got to wear P-day clothes to the conference, and it was really fun.  There was a bunch of fun activities, and we got to have chicken bakes from costco for lunch.  So awesome.  Also I realized that outside of the people that I came to Korea with, my friends circle in the mission isn't very broad... sad face... But then at the same time all the people I came to the country with are all super good buds so it's okay!
Friday wasn't anything super crazy, but was a good day for missionary work.  It's been tough lately because we are trying to go to literally every single less active in the ward records, and in trying to visit legitimately 30 less actives in the past 2 weeks, we've successfully made contact with maybe 3.  Maybe less.  Regardless, Friday we went around to try and visit a bunch, and let me tell you right now, that the address system in Korea is more confusing than trying to write an essay out of alphabet soup (challenge given, should you choose to accept it).  Anyways, we meant to visit like 5 houses, found 3 and only one of them was the actual person.  That person just happened to have an appointment with the other elders in our area like an hour and a half after we showed up all of the sudden at their house.  Coincidence?  I think not!!! (name that movie!)  We got to share a good message with them, and they happen to be a part member family as well.  Yesterday at church they showed up in like the last ten minutes and it was awesome!  super cool!
Almost out of time, last thing to share.  So saturday we went on this hike, hiking is really popularly in Korea just so you know, and it was sweet!  We got this investigator to come and he made a bunch of buddies in the ward and lots of his questios were answered!  Super sweet experience.  Unfortunately since he messed up an old injury from when he was younger he couldn't make it out to church.  Apparently dude was somewhat of a ladies man in high school though!  Dude's a boss.  All your investigators are a boss when you're a missionary.  Except the one who has a crush on you, he's kinda creepy... for real though.
Smooches
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PS ZOOS ARE LEGIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!