The most memorable thing that I have eaten is called Laho, or Lahos.........it's basically........I don't know how to say this in the most politically correct way......... Cow testicals......yup... just fried. freshly cut from that morning.
one of the most memorable things that I have done is still hiking Pali
lookout at night on the fourth of july with our zone. We kept losing our shoes!
and the blind elder tripped/slipped less than I did haha. it was a steep, muddy
hike! The view at the top was amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you could see kaneohe and
the road to honolulu. It was awesome!
What I have learned from having companions is when you are both concerned
for the happiness of the other, and are willing to make sacrifices for each
other than you will be able to get along. I have also learned that as we pray to
the Lord, and ask for charity, He will bless us to be able to love
ANYBODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have also learned that the people that I enjoy being
around are the ones who encourage me to be my best self, and I want to be that
for others too.
Aloha!!!!!!!!!!!! So this week we got sister P all packed up and went around so she could say her goodbyes, then we drove down to Kona to stay the night. The night before sister p and I had only gotten 3 hours of sleep because of packing. Then Tuesday night, the sister training leader and I got like 4 hours of sleep, and the others got about a half hour..... then we drove to the airport. We got everybody off then we had more cars than companionships staying on the island so like four of us had to drive cars by ourselves and then there were a few who had companions. It was a crazy early morning, then we drove up to Waimea and I got my new companion.
She just came over from the other side of the island. She didn't even
have to fly, but she made it here! She and I love to quote movies together, and
we are learning a lot from each other! She is from Alabama and she said I have
a good fake southern accent! haha, but we keep practicing just for fun. ( she is the one in the EATING pictures )
This weekend like 90% of the people we went to visit were not home!!!! It
was less than exciting, but we are hoping and praying for more success this
week.
Well, I have been learning a lot about charity this week. I love in Moroni
chapter 7, verses 45-47 it says:
"And
charity suffereth
long, and is kind, and
envieth not,
and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh
no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all
things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all
things.
Wherefore,
my beloved brethren, if ye have not charity, ye are nothing, for charity never
faileth. Wherefore, cleave unto charity, which is the greatest of all, for all
things must fail—
But
charity is
the pure love of
Christ, and it endureth forever;
and whoso is found possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with
him."
I have been trying to take the attributes listed here one at a time and
work on developing them in my life. It has been fun to see how Heavenly Father
gives me opportunities to work on each one. Heavenly Father is so interested
and involved in our progression. As we come to Him with our weaknesses, He
will bless us to be able to make huge strides of progression. He can make more
out of us than we could ever make of ourselves. I love this poem, I don't
remember exactly how it goes or who it is by, but this is the gist of it:
"my life is just a weaving between my Lord and me. I cannot chose the
colors- He weaves so skillfully. Sometimes He weaveth sorrow, and I in foolish
pride forget He sees the upper, and I the underside. Not till the loom is
silent and the shuttles cease to fly will God unroll the Pattern and reveal the
reasons why. The dark threads are as needful in the weaver's skillful hands as
the strings of gold and silver in the pattern He has planned."
It is something like that. But I love the concept. He knows who He wants
us to become, who we can become and what He needs us to experience. He will
bless us and help us along this journey.
I know it!
Love, Sister Hodgson
