You may note that Rachel Hodgson has a brace on her arm. Her father asked about it in one of the "chat" emails and she said she would share that in the family email....and we got NOTHING...soooo
This week we went on exchanges! Sister
M went to another area with one sister and the “sister training leader” came to our area. It was neat to see how other
sisters do things. We learn a lot from exchanges. Also that night we were asked
to sing at the cottage meeting- (a meeting at the president's house where new
converts share their conversion stories and we invite our investigators to
hear). Sister M the Samoan sisters and myself sang acapella"I need Thee
every hour". It was really neat to be able to sing with such amazing
sisters! But it was also kinda scary because president's wife used to sing in
the Mormon Tabernacle choir! Haha
So I got a few questions to answer
this week:
What is a normal day like? I'd say
that we NEVER have a normal day haha but a rough outline of the schedule is:
wake up at 6:30, exercise, shower, eat, personal study, companion study, 12
weeks training (which is the in field training that we do for the first 12
weeks because the mtc time was shortened) then work for a few hours (usually
visiting less actives , service or tracting), lunch break, back out to visits,
service opportunities, tracting and lessons, dinner break, back out to visits and lessons, home to
update the area book, plan for the next day then go to sleep:)
What's my companion like: A lot like
me!!!!!!!!!!!!!! just where I am a bit more of a guilty conscience she is a
little more care free. She had a VERY hard childhood and teenagehood, so that
has shaped her into a bit of a tougher shell than me. We share EVERYTHING with each
other! food, clothing (we're even the same jean size and shoe size), thoughts.
It is nice to be able to be so open. We could probably read our journal entries
and emails out loud to each other and not learn anything new haha:) she is a songwriter.
like, going to be famous, wrote her first song at age 3 type songwriter. we
take care of each other and understand each other. She is so wonderful! She
actually got a blessing this week and in the blessing they said that she and I
have similar strengths. even in a blessing we are compared as similar:)
What do we eat? Spinach eggs, spinach
smoothies, spinach quesadillas, beans and rice, apples, carrots, we went
through a small cereal phase because I just wanted milk.....weird right?......
um sometimes ramen with cheese and vegetables......... we start out the week
pretty healthy, but by Saturday (especially with feeding 2 mini missionaries
as well) we get down to like a few carrots and cheese puffs. we don’t even like
cheese puffs. I’m not even sure that they are actually a food...... but some
members gave them to us and we saved them because we knew that we'd run out of
food by the end of the week. Monday is like Christmas because we get to buy
more food. I have never appreciated fruit and vegetables so much in my life. I don’t
think I ve ever appreciated the value of a dollar either.....or just food in
general
Details of my apt: cockroaches, one
bedroom, new appliances and counter tops, good storage space, the closet doors
are GIANT mirrors, laundry costs like 70,000 quarters a load, and the stairs to
our apt give us a good workout!
what ever happened to the
investigator who was open to the gospel but living with her boy friend? she
moved....and she wasnt ready to make those changes in her life yet.....super
sad but hopefully the new missionaries will know how to help her.
okay, transfers happen this week! we
got "the voice mail" last night. The zone leaders leave a voice mail Sunday
night announcing who needs to pack their bags- Its like the Hunger games
reaping! Listening as they call names one by one: "the missionaries who
need to pack their bags are : elder Deane, elder Armstrong, elder Ukenio, elder
Martino, Sister.......... Totally suspenseful moment .....Fisi' ahi. We are
staying in Hon- West!!!!!!!!!!!! Sister M
and I were so excited! SO another 6 weeks together here:)
well Im out of time. The church is
true! Heavenly Father knows us each personally and He is there to help us. ALl
we need to do is ask.
Much love, and Aloha from Sister
Hodgson
