Playing Skinny Santa

Week 93

Multizones

Dearest Family and friends,

This week was nuts.

I like being in the office because we start the week with our hardest day, sunday, then the rest of the week feels easy. But on sunday we went out playing santa! My parents sent me a bunch of toys and soccer balls and we went out giving them to poor little honduran children!!! it was so awesome to see their eyes light up.

This week we had all of our multizones, they went so awesome. So much fun! We did a gift exchange. and i made a nativity set out of soap. it came out so awesome. ill send a pic. but all of the missionaries loved the multizone. we have a new vision for the mission and its baptize every week and take every convert to the temple! Ill send a pic next week of the visual aid that im working on for the vision.

Last night, we had our ward party, it was fun because i got to dress up like santa. I love being santa, the problem is im not fat.

Well. I dont have much to write because the whole week was just multizones. we have one more next week! Then its christmas. thats mindblowing.

love you all!

Elder Hodson

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas in the Mission Office

Week 92

Meetings, Meetings & More Meetings

Dearest family and friends,

Whats up?! Its a fine day here in La Lima, its been raining cats and dogs and the streets are now rivers!!! I like the rain when I have the truck :) but the poor missionaries in the field today are suffering. 

This week was ridiculously fast! Meeting meetings and more meetings! With the ZLs on tuesday, half of the new missionaries on thursday and the other have in La Ceiba yesterday. Yesterday was ridiculous because we spent all morning in a bus to get to ceiba then all afternoon in the bus to come back. But the meetings have been great. theres been a great spirit to them and I feel like theyve been very productive and helpful for the missionaries.

Tuesday I did divisions in Progreso North with Elder Tumax and Elder Wilks. Wilks and I have the same birthday!!! so cool. Im just 3 years older than him. Makes me feel old haha But theyre great Elders. Great Zone Leaders. We had an awesome day. Always helping them to put down more baptismal dates and get new investigators. That day we put down 4 dates and pumped up a family to get married! I love divisions.

in my area..... things continually are moving slowly. With so many meetings and stuff, I was only in the area for two days this week. But we have a new investigator, Juan, that is awesome. Hes a black hole, in the sense that he never stops talking, but when we contacted him he told us that hes super tough and hard hearted and will never accept the gospel. Bologna. We had a great visit with him twice this week and he accepted a baptismal date for the 2nd of january. Hes awesome because hes a hard working business man, married with a full family. I have high hopes for them. 

Well. I love you all!

Always,

Elder Hodson

Week 91

Im Grateful for...

Dearest family and friends,

Happy turkey day!!! that means that christmas is less than a month away! How baggy.

Had a great week! Worked hard and had fun. 

Wednesday we went to satelite, our only zone thats actually in San Pedro. The mission shouldnt be called San Pedro Sula East. I dont know why its called that but oh well. I had a great time in Satelite with the ZLs. one of them, Elder Patterson, was the comp of Elder Soto, the kid who fell off the cliff in Olanchito. We had an awesome day. I love divisions because I feel like everything goes right as it should! Then in my area all my lessons fall through hahaha But I helped pump them up and showed them that its actually easy to invite everyone to baptism with a date on the first lesson. So thats what we did all day and by the end of the day, Patterson had picked it up and was doing it by himself! That day we did 8 lessons, 3 new investigators and 4 new baptismal dates. 

We had a fun week playing mission presidents. Just one little hiccup. An Elders house set fire this week. No biggy. Lol.

Thursday we had a great thanksgiving feast! Obviously we ate chicken not turkey. Too poor here to eat turkey lol. But it was great to be with the other missionaries and with members that love us. 

Now starts the craziest weeks of my mission! This week, mission leader council and new missionary trainings, next week, multizones. The week after, more multizone conferences, the week after christmas! ITS NUTS!!!!

love you all! 

Elder Hodson

Ps. I got attacked but cuteness. 8 little puppies came running at my with their little tails wagging. Enjoy the pic.

 

 

Fun in the mission office

Week 90

Changes

Dearest Family and Friends,

This week was changes. Im so tired. Changes are nuts. And I was sick with my allergies during all that so it was even worse. But everything went smoothly. Last night we had 20 sleeping in our house. It was nuts.

I just have one quick story. 

Last week we contacted a young man, Wilmer, on his way back from work. Hes 27 and works in wendys. He told us to go to his house on wednesday. So we did. And we found him, but hiding from us!!! haha Embarrassed, he let us in his house and presented us his family. His Wife Reina is 31 and they have 3 children. Theyre very humble, live in the poorer colony in my area, and they feel distanced from God. They really want to improve their lives. But heres the best part. THEYRE LEGALLY MARRIED!!!! that never happens here! A poor young married couple! Its every missionaries dream! So I have high hopes for them. They both have sundays off of work as well! 100% prepared to receive the gospel. So Ill be commenting on them later.

This week Pres goes to Costa Rica, so we have to play mission presidents, so that should be fun. 

Im loving life. Working hard and time is flying. I hope everyone has a great thanksgiving! Eat extra stuffing and turkey for me. Pretty soon its christmas, then im home. I love you all!!!

Elder Hodson