20 (87th email)

Wat up from Saint Lucy!

                Hey hey hey wow hittin the 20´s here soon! No lo puedo creer! Ahh well, how was the week for ya´ll? School is coming to an end over there eh? Countin down the days Alexis? I would. I cant believe you will be in 6th grade soon, are a big girl now! J Hope you got gooood summer plans because I sure do! Love you beautiful! J

                Lindsython, who are thou babe? Eatin any new uruguayo dishes from Sammy´s Bistro yet haha or whatever its called? I sure hope you stalked some Elder Butterfield this week, because he is a handsome one and stuck in the same situation as you are. You 2 are perfect for each other haha jk but maybe you never know if dont try! Just dont turn too cowboy on me ok!?

                Mommy and Daddy it is what it is! Gone on any date nights lately??? Hehe I hope you like your new job dad, still dont know too much of what you do but I am glad you dont have to work another day in your life because of it! J Also I would like to thank you for the wonderful emails you continue sending to me, I actually used the one about working in the Lord´s vineyard in the District Meeting the other day, yer a wizard Dad! Thanks again, love you TOO MUCH! Mommisis I am perfectly fine, thanks for all the cards and packages lately Ive been sort of on a stand still but its good for me, I definitely dont NEED anything and its time for dieting haha. Hope you are feeling better and enjoying your time off for another week haha! J LOVE YOU TODAY AND ALWAYS MOMMA! Quick Q padres, did you guys by any chance get my flight plans_ Trunky! Because rumor has it, you do…..

                Alrighty then to the week in wrap, G is doing great! J This week she couldnt make it to church because the person she takes care of (which is a member) wasnt feeling up to par so INSTEAD she had us take her daughter, F to church!! J Yes F is her 10yr. Old daughter that looks a lot older than Alexis (from what I know, seeing that I havent seen you in a few years). She is very spiritual and mature, she wants to get baptized but with her mom. She wanted to go to church as well, so her mom sent her with us and she loved it!! She told us she wants to be a missionary already! They are both miracles and hope that can receive the blessings from Heavenly Father as soon as possible but of course its all in the Lord's time. Its definitely a process that requires much patience in fasting and praying! We´ve been praying for her a lot this week as Im sure you guys have been too. We actually fasted WITH her this week too so she can be guided to make the right decisión. For now she hasnt made any decisión so dont stop praying for her, her daughter, and for maybe future husband. Because that is what we want now, an eternal family! J Its quite the intense decisión, but I am sure she will make the right one and the right time.

                My comp. and I are doing good. I had no idea what no time meant until I was called DL, Ive been bu-sy!! And a bit stressful but I got over it this week, it was mainly because I had a talk this week in sac. meeting as well. But im good! Elder Rollins is awesome, I really like him we laugh and make nerdy jokes all the time! He is very obedient  as well which I love. Oh yeah its been quite a week because we´ve been trying to get his ingrown toe’nail situation worked out! Yeah Lumps maybe you can give him a few pointers!! J So yeah we went to the hospital on Sat. to get an appointment. They looked at it, and sent us to another hospital to get antibiotics, creams and soothing lotions, etc. To prepare for the SURGERY! Ha anyways we dont know when the surgery is but we have to go tomorrow to get an appointment so it might be this week or the next we´ll see! Good luck Rolli(ngs) Stones! J Haha thats what everybody says to him.

                Other random things, how is the BoM Reading goin?! For me not so good, I am just finishing 2 Nephi, I literally have no time but I aint giving up so keep being the example for me fam! SI PUEDO! This week I have learned an important lesson, to never forget to sincerely pray no matter what situation you´re in. I learned that sometimes I pray fervently when I am struggling with something and I forget to be humble and look for the Lords help in all things! To be grateful for him in all things! Like it says in Alma 34:38…that we should be grateful for everything he gives us, especially for the blessings and tender mercies we receive every day! :)

Alrighty not too bad long of an email eh?! Its because I LOVE YOU ALL TOO MUCH!!! :) Have a good one, send some rain this way we are in a drought! Have a wonderful summer week! Woot! hope you like the pics!

Les amo, Elder Tyler Scott Ivie

Homemade Pizza...ahhhhhhh!!  Elder Rollins & I
Santa Lucia

Being funny with Elder Rollins

Building in house in Santa Lucia--May '15

Now it's time for GOOD EATS...Yay!!!

Historical Garden in Santa Lucia--May '15

Libro de Mormon modelos

Tree Parks for 'lyfe'!  Looking so good Elder Ivie!  May '15

Having fun swingin'!  

Una semana barbara! (86th email)

Barbaro Familia Barbaro!

                W.O.W it was a crazy busy week, but such a rewarding one. First off sorry I am emailing so late we had a Zone Activity this morning in Santa Lucia!! We played some futbol, volleyball, and ate chorizos and ice cream! It turned out sooo good, at little stressful because we had to buy all the food for 20 people. Sooo I guess I kind of know how you feel Momma, sorry I didnt know how stressful it was.

                Anyways to the week, we have this investigator named G that has a SUPER LONG complicated story but the missionaries have been teaching her for  about 3-4 months now. My comp. Elder Rollins told me a good analogy that describes G perfectly! So once upon time there was a stonecutter that was sledge hammering a huge boulder and when he hit it the 100th time it broke, but it wasnt the 100th time that made it break. It was the 99 times before that!! This whole time the Spirit has been preparing her, and it hasnt been easy for us or her to get her to this point. But it was amazing to see through the small answers from the Spirit, G has gotten to this point. Where is she at now? Well yesterday we had an amazing charla with her and her daughter F. Another testimony builder, about having members in lessons they can testify of marriage and eternal families so much more powerfully because they are going through it first hand. So anyways she has come down to the conclusion that she has to get BAPTIZED in this church!!!! :) So she said she felt READY, same with her daughter F!! :) The only thing that she needs to do now is do everything she can so she can get to the font, which includes living the Law of Chastity. Yes she isnt married and living with someone so she has come down to the conclusion that she either gets married to him or separates from him! She is going to take it to the Lord this week, so can I ask for some fervent prayers this week for her so she can make this important decision! :) I testify that the Spirit works in people, just as it works in us! She has progressed so much since the first time she came in contact with the missionaries. For example she had doubts about the priesthood, temples, she would NEVER even think about putting on a skirt to go to church and we saw her yesterday with a skirt on in church! Haha that was super big for her, now she doesnt have these doubts she testified in Relief Society that she KNOWS that the BofM is true and is word of God. She is amazing and its been quite special to see that boulder just crack for the 100th time this week! :) Ahh there is so much more to tell, because she has received so many answers to her prayers. Maybe later I will tell you guys more! 

Alright random quick other news, we built a house on Saturday, well we built a roof which was super boss, send pics next week! :) Umm momma if you could keep me informed about college classes that would be fab. :) Thanks again for doing that! I am doing awesome everybody, sorry if I dont write as much, being a DL is a busy job! Heard that Nina Dobrev is gone momma NOOOOO! What else? I love my comp. he is a skwirmy stud! Peace out till next week! LOVE YOU ALL TOO MUCH! Great to hear about Braxton and stud lookin Cammy.

Les amo, Elder Tyler Scott Ivie

TOO LONG! (85th email)

There we are!!  YAY!!!!

Hola to the ola!

                Wow hace mucho quo no nos vimos! ;) Its been awhile fam, its been a brutal 1 day without seeing or hearing from ya! I hope everything is ok. But really that was amazing yesterday, super weird that it was our last one! Thanks Mom and Dad for being preoccupied about my future, I guess I just have a hard time accepting it. I'm really looking forward to good times with ya guys again! J But with that being said, I am SO DOWN for family vacations to Cali and Moab, if I had to choose it would be them both! Also I hope you guys enjoy the pics, my comp was getting ya´ll good haha! J

                Alright clarifications about Santa Lucia if you didnt understand last night. We are in the city of Santa Lucia, the ward is called Santa Lucia it is one of the oldest wards in Uruguay which means there is A LOT of history here as well as drama unfortunately. Its about a ward of 60-70 members that come every week! Yesterday was a bit brutal because it was mothers day and voting here so the numbers were fairly low sadly. More info, Santa Lucia belongs to the department or county you could say Canelones which is just outside of Montevideo! Interestingly enough this place really reminds me of my 1st area Durazno. J Oh yeah random there is a member here that totally knows where Highland is, and you will never guess who he´s related to...the Buhlers!!!! Its his brother’in’law or something like that! Small world eh?! I reallly like this ward, it is super peaceful here and my comp Elder Rollins is a 35 AP test genius, yeah I am chump compared to him but I love ´em! J

                Grandma it was awesome to see you made it yesterday, I love your cards and appreciate them so much! J It was great to see you, I love you TOO MUCH! To answer your question from yesterday, I had to think about it for a minute and I have come to a conclusion. To be honest with ya there are SO MANY things I have learned and would LOVE to apply after the mission. Im sure with time I will be given opportunities in my life to apply them but what I have come down to is let the Holy Spirit guide! Its a principle that is essential to progress to Our Heavenly Father. It first starts with the preparation so the Spirit can not only be with us but STAY with us! Daily prayer and scripture study is a great way to welcome the spirit into the day. Our daily decisions will determine our eternal progress, our Father has provided us a guide so that we can obtain what He has. So to sum it all up is to be worthy of Spirit day by day so that He can guide us in EVERY decision and thing that we make and do! J I really love this principle and I hope it made sense to you.

                Today, P-day is going to be a good one, I get to write you guys a LONG email because I got time, after we be eating lunch then off to play tennis-raquet ball with a less active we are working with! He´s so cool! J

So thats the week in a wrap!! :) Great to hear about Blaze Call, and Joey atta boy! Thanks for everything peeps you are my loved ones! Have a fab week as always and I will try to get caught up with you guys soon on the readin´ see ya! LOVE YOU ALL TOO MUCH, hope you like the pics hehehe!!

Les , Elder Tyler Scott Ivie

Eating CHEVICE that Elder Aruajo made!  LOVE fish!!

             BYE Bella Italia and Shakira!

       Hello Elder Rollins and 10 kilos of rice!

Eating HONEYCOMB right from the branch!  Kind of weird but sweet!

Sunset in Santa Lucia with Elder Rollins!

SANTA LUCIA--May 2015

Ahhhhh!!!!  MOTHER'S DAY 2015!

My two beautiful sisters!!!  Love them!

Excited to talk to the fam!!

Transfers, craziness, roughness, lágrimas de gozo, y más (its a BIG one this week!) (84th email)

Not easy saying goodbye to Sylvia--May 2015

Eating carpincho (tasted more like fish)  Bella Italia May 2015

Shakira in May 2015 (losing her feathers)

Hey hey hey!


It was quite the emotional week to be honest with ya´ll! Its gotten chilly here recently, ever since Sunday we´ve been using sweaters! Ahh last winter thats freaking me out, speaking of I figured out this week that 2 years ago (April 30) I received my mission call!! SOO OLD UP IN HER!! Anyways enough of that.


Im going to say it was a tougher however rewarding week, thats how I would describe it! Well I guess I´ll tell you guys that later on in the email because I would imagine you want to hear the news!! Alright in advance this is what they told me but I am still having a hard time believing it so dont be surprised if there are any changes but most likely I doubt it! Alright so my comp. is staying here in BELLA ITALIA!!!!!! But not with me, another gringo though to keep his english up!! J So yes I am off to………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Santa Lucia, LAS PIEDRAS!!!!!!!!!! Fyi that is still in Montevideo woooooo I'm pretty happy about it what can I say, Im a Montevideo kind of guy ha! J I believe Las Piedras is farely closer to Maronas where im at right now. So yeah thats the news oh yeah my comp. is a gringo, Elder Rollins wooo gringo time!!!!! Now the biggest new of all that I still have a hard time believing is…………..I was called to be District Leader!!! Yeah Im still freaking out about it, first thing I asked myself was can I do it?!?! Then I thought if the Lord called me to do it, why not?? But yeah still freaking out inside but very excited to have this opportunity to help His missionaries in every possible way. I know its going to be a lot more work, and very stressing at times (Im sure you are laughing right now Dad) but Im up for it, the Spirit will guide me and tell me what I need to do! Things are just about to flip upside for me in the mission, we´ll see how it goes. J


YES SKYPE THIS WEEK!! I will have to let you know, if I dont let you know in this email just expect a member to be sending you guys an email! Ummm Im trying to get in touch with the Elders over there to get it all lined up so I´ll keep you updated! But so excited to see your LOVELY beautiful faces! J Happy Mum day!


Oh yeah so this area Im going to cry when I leave, O how I loved Pretty Italy! What I really just adored here were the members, especially when they worked with us. Thanks to the new mission plan that we started like 6mths. ago we´ve bridged the gap between members and the missionaries to do the Lords work! We still have a LONG way to go but we are getting there. J On top of that the members here feed us just about everyday and they cook AMAZING! ) If you can tell by the pics, I think I gained a little chub however dont w good shape soon ;)) It hasnt been easy saying ¨bye¨ to everybody, especially Silvia and Sebastian but Im confident they will stay strong! J Last but not least, Im gonna miss my little peruvian bud Elder Araujo. 2 changes together lots of jokes, little arguments, but darn good friends, I admire his conversion story (got baptized at 16 years old), I admire his patience and service to the Lord, I LOVE the kid!


As I said it was a little bit tougher week personally but I have a testimony that God answers prayers for sure! I was reading in my daily BofM study (speaking I need a pic or something of that chart you guys are following because I think I am falling behind) and I came across one of my fav. chapters 2 Nephi 4-Psalm of Nephi! Nephi being a prophet and obedient to the commandments of God even felt imperfect and the necessity to repent and build himself on the Rock of our Redeemer! J So yeah that chapter, the love from the ward, and 11 less actives in church this past week were all tender mercies from the Lord! J One of them was a family that havent came in like a year, C and P are their names. They are my favorite! She is a recent convert and he is returned missionary with a hard past! However when I saw them walk into Sac. Meeting I almost shed a tear. I love them so much, and so happy for them and their 2 daughters! J Their goal is getting to the temple to be sealed for time and all eternity! J Ah I love missionary work! I love this ward, Im gonna miss it but the Lord needs me in Las Piedras now.












So I hope this email answered a few questions, yes for like 3 days here in Uruguay the skies were gray from all the ash it was crazy!!! It was weird because it like dried our noses and mouths to walk around outside! Nothing to extreme though, we are good now sorry forgot to tell ya guys!! Alright I will be SEEING you guys soon, like I said I will get a member to email you guys thanks for everything, Im good for now momma! Love you all TOO MUCH! :)




Les amo, Elder Tyler Scott Ivie
PICS! Saying bye to the peeps of Bella Italia! My favs!




-As you will see in the other photos, weird things are going down here in Bella Italia, Shakira is turning into a dinosaur, we are turning into fish tasting meat carnivores! Its the goods here!orry i´ll be in

The Oak and the Ivie (83rd email)

Buenas!! Familia!

                Hows it cookin? It sure is cookin here, I thought we were in fall here but we´ve been having summer temps unfortunately, im ready for it to cool down to be honest!

                Anyways its been another great week in the work, working with the Lord has never been better! Sometimes here we get frustrated that things dont happen the way we want them. But as we have learned this week to be humble and diligent! J Something that I havent realized because we have been so busy is how much BETTER we are working with the Lord. Its not easy let me tell ya because it requires more effort. But we have seen great results and joy that comes from working with the leaders and members of this ward! J The have provided us with lots of lists to work with, so we are never just wandering haha! But literally we are swamped everyday finding new people and visiting our investigators as well!  I love this work! J

                 As I said last week we had a Multi-Mission Conference with Elder Dallin H. Oaks!! And it was super uplifting, just what I needed! J To be in the presence of an Apostle just changed the whole room, right when he entered with his wife we all stood up and the Spirit just filled the room, it was amazing! Not only did he come but Elder Vinas from the Seventy and his wife, a future mission pres. in Paraguay which was actually my Stake Pres. in Durazno, Pres and Hna. Cook of course, and more I cant remember. Oh yeah I cant forget we got to shake everyone´s hand (everyone from the 2 missions!) and I havent washed my right hand since. J A couple things I loved from the conference, mainly the words from Elder Oaks, he talked about how important morning scripture study is. And how reading the BoM everyday prepares and guides him in EVERYTHING that he does!! Everything he said, I would say that is very important so that we can have the Spirit to guide us in everything we do. I also loved when he talked about being instruments in the hand of the Lord 24/7 not just be a missionary! He clarified and we are FULL’TIME missionaries at all time no matter if its p-day or Sunday. And he told us to enjoy it, enjoy every moment! J It was a fabulous conference I could go through my notes it put down so much more but I dont want to bore ya! Oh yeah I saw E´ Petersen for the 1st time in like 4mths!! J I missed that guri! I really did, he´s a fav of mine. He actually sat behind me, we were chatting it up a little but of course during the meeting. ;) He asked me about you guys, and told me you guys wrote him back!! Thanks for keeping care of my comps, you da best fam! J

              Ummm so yeah I really dont have much for you guys, sorry Tuesday is pday for me next week, im glad Braxton and Savanna got home safe this week! :) Mom take care of yourself, im praying for ya! Alexis I dont even recognize you anymore, but still a babe. Lumps email ya next week, LOVE the photos especially the Pop-Star one! The cake one is torture thanks for that, and yeah love you lumps! Quick quote to end off the email, I was reading a talk on the Atonement/Repentance by Elder David A. Bednar this week and I read this quote that just changed me it said ¨Teach me how to repent; for that´s as good as if thou hadst seal´d my pardon with thy [Christ´s] blood.¨ Think about that for a bit! I LOVE YOU ALL TOO MUCH thanks for the love back fam. Enjoy the pics sort lame sorry. And yes wow hit 19mths. yesterday I know....  

Les amo, Elder Tyler Scott Ivie

Pic #1 Hna. Silvia have us a whole jar of DULCE DE LECHE!! We are Uruguayos for lyfe

Pic #2 Yes, this is me making a sad face, pointing at the Airport, I told ya I was close! But no I am not trunky, Im just missing Aeroparque a bit! ;)

Dulce de leche that Hna. Sylvia made us

Airport in Aeroparque isn't too far away...missing Aeroparque so much!

Multi Mission Conference--Elder Oaks was there!  April 2015

Lil' awesome! (82nd email)

Heyyo lets go! Long time no talk, jokes the weeks are flying here literally. This change will be over in like 2 weeks, and to be honest it might be my farewell to Bella Italia! I really love it here, the members are real close to my heart here but wherever the Lord needs me I´ll go! J Also say bye to my little Araujo, I don’t even want to think about it. Not gonna lie we´ve been getting on each other nerves this week but really just like a normal companionship it happens. We don’t agree on everything but the thing I love about E´ Araujo is that he is super patient and wont get mad at ya! We are better now, but just in case you wanted to know about our relationship status!

                I forgot to tell you guys last week, that Sebastian received the Aaronic Priesthood, is got ordained to the office of Deacon! J WOOOO!! His b-day is actually today too, he turns 14, so wish him a Feliz Cumpleaños! Which means he might be ordained to the office of teacher here soon. J

                Our Mission Leader has been helping us at a bunch this week. Him and his wife, have been visiting a lot of less actives with us, even on their own as well! Thanks to the urgency of him we saw miracles yesterday in church, 8 less actives came to church yesterday! J That’s the highest Ive ever had here I believe. Our mission leader, Hno. Gonzalez has been helping us a lot with Max and Veronica as well. He made the hike to their house so that he could help us out with their marriage! We found this week that the last time they went, to take out the papers it didn’t really work out well. Thanks to the Spirit we found out that in some way they lost hope of going again so that was the reason they haven’t gone back! So the charla with Hno. Gonzalez really helped clear up a few doubts and get them excited again to get married! It’s a happy thing right?!?! So yeah this week him and his wife are going to work the clothes situation, the bus situation, the witness situation, and more! But its gonna work we´ve seen a lot of progress in them this week! Another testimony why we should work with the ward especially about the topic of marriage because I have no idea let alone how to do it in Uruguay!! Ha so yeah that was a real tender mercy this week that we had!

                TOMORROW we have the privilege to  have a Multi-Mission Conference in the Flores Stake (other mission), unfortunately we aint goin to the big boy´s house this time! L BUT this is going to be an amazing conference I just know it mainly because Elder Dallin H. Oaks is coming!!!!!! JJ Wish me luck its gonna be a good one, its the first time an apostle has came while Ive been here and its truly a HUGE blessing, I cant wait there are no words to describe it!

Wow so many people are already home or coming home this week, I cant believe it! Mom dont worry about telling  me who is coming home, I actually rather know who is coming home because I have lost track of everyone to be honest haha! :) Braxton and Savanna´s testimonies were really strong werent they! If anything knowing helps me keep moving along! I still feel at my peak :) Oh yeah the pic below was a little gift that bought myslef, sorry I just had to do it. Its my Uruguay team Peñarol, I figured Uruguay is really the only place im gonna get it so I did it last week if you didnt notice! ;) And no dont worry I havent changed into a steelers fan!

Well thats what I got for today and the week....thats crazy that SKYPE is coming right up!! You better be practicin´ Lumps on your español, its on mujer! I love you guys TOO MUCH! :) That will forever be my saying sorry if you are already sick of it. I hope you all have a glorious fab week. Oh yeah and I wanted to ask you guys how the BofM reading is going? Where are you guys at? I think I might be behind just a bit, im in 1 Nephi 20. I dont have it to planned out like you guys but I hope im at least a bit close to you guys!

Les amo, Elder Tyler Scott Ivie

Elder Ivie's  Uruguay soccer team--Peñarol

Sup Weird Weekish (81st email)

DEAR FABULOUS FAM!

Alrighty hows it goin´ ya´ll, Im glad that you are doing alright Mom, that was quite the heart breaker. :( Sorry Momma. This week I really don´t tell much either though sorry, that doesnt mean it wasnt a good week it was just a weird one!

The good part was I really feel like the Lord is guiding us here more than ever. He has been so merciful with us, because sometimes I just dont know what Im doing or why we are in that spot but the Lord is providing us with SO many people to teach. We found a few new inv. this week M and her son J who want us to come over to their house because they MISS the missionaries. Apparently her daughter got baptized a couple years ago but stopped going for some reason but she wants us to start coming over again, I really feel something special about them! So lets hope for the best! We can also really see the hand of the Lord in the His work in the rescuing less actives! We had 7 less actives in church yesterday with an all time high of 82 in church (well from the time Ive been here)! :) We´ve been working with a few of those less actives and the new video has been a huge blessing to have, to re-kindle that fiery tesitmony of Jesus Christ in US and THEM everytime we show it! :) Good things are happening here in good ol Pretty Italy!

I would like to share a scripture this week that really got to me straight into the hear ok! Its in John 9: 1-7, 25

 1 And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.
 2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?
 3 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
 4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
 6 When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,
 7 And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
25 He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
I was reading the Ensign the other day and I came across this scripture. Of course this is the story of when Jesus heals the blind man, the faith that the blind man had to be healed really is amazing but what really hit me was the last line when the blind man says to Jesus one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see. This scripture hit me so much because this scripture caused me to remember ALL the spiritual progress that has happened to me these 18 mths. thanks to the tender mercies of the Lord and his Holy Spirit. My testimony is stronger than ever of this work, Im not going to say that my eyes were blind my whole life because I´ve had a testimony of this church my whole life. But here on the mission I can say now that through the mercy and grace of my Savior Jesus Christ he has opened my eyes to His light and I cant ever look back! :) I love him and so grateful for the testimony I have of Him that He lives, my Heaven Father is His father and my father and He loves me and I am here in Uruguay doing what he needs me to do! :) Now I can see with my spiritual eyes that all these things are true and I cant doubt it. Im a cry baby! But I just wanted to share that with you, I love you all!!  L and familia are doing good, L came to church yesterday. We werent able to have a charla with them because they canceled! :(
Alright thats all I got it was good to hear from all of you sorry I ran out of time today but I love you all TOO MUCH! Sorry spring break is over, time to work.. git her done! Oh yeah remember my friends from Maceys Jenessa and Dalton, yeah they both got home last week! :) See ya have a good week!
Les amo, Elder Tyler Scott Ivie