Hey ya’ll! How is everything going? It must of been a crazy busy week! So how is Parker doing? How is his health and what is the latest with him and his health? Man I miss that little kid.
So, this week we got our boxes from Trish and her Mom. I laughed so hard. I was expecting them, but my companion Larry was not expecting it. I got my box, and picked up the other one. I said.. “Uh, grandados, this one is yours I think” He looked at me, and almost peed his pants. He opened that box faster than I have ever seen anyone open anything in my life.
It was like this was his first time at the candy store. Later, I gave him the letter from McCall (Thanks McCall!) and he was so confused.. He looked at his letter, and his box and said to me “Que paso con eso? Este is para me? Por que?” (What is up with this? Is this for me? Why?”) I started laughing.. Larry was just so excited it was ridiculous.. He still asks me who they came from.. I say the letter is from my sister and the box from my Mom’s friend. He still does not understand why he got boxes. I keep telling him you’re my companion. You’re basically my family and long as we are companions. Man, he was so excited, and he is so thankful it is amazing.
He is an amazing man, and it is about time somebody showed him how amazing he is through packages. Thanks so much Mom, and Trish. I can not say enough how much it touched his little Peruvian heart, and how much he loved it. I wanted to take a picture it was so amazing. He is so thankful, and loved it.
The work is quite interesting here in Huntington Beach. We are trying to get our ward more involved, but they would rather go to the beach than try and do missionary work it seems like so far. So we are again going to try a different approach to get people who actually want to listen to us. It is so hard to find someone who is actually interested. Mostly the people who invite us in to their house and want to talk, bring out their bible, and want to bash. People just get mad at the “Joe’s people” as they call us.
Not going to lie, man this work is so tough, and so hard. But I am being humbled everyday, and learning everyday. There has to be a reason for all of this, for me . But it is always an interesting experience. So many different views on religion, and other things that I did not even know. Apparently there is a new religion that this old lady started up a month ago, in Cali and people are starting to see what is going on over there. I swear there are new religions happening every day it seems like.
We are teaching a professional skate boarder his name is ***** and he skates for Bird House. He is on all of the Tony Hawk video games, and his house is HUGE. I think it would be cool to have a professional skateboarder in the Mormon faith.
We had a famous person come to our church last week. Guys will probably not know who this is cause I still don’t but all the ladies here say he is way famous. He is the guy off of 90210…….. the surgery guy who does surgery for other famous people or something?? Yeah, I don’t know who he is, but he came up to me in this maroon suit thing with a hat and said “You’re awesome, keep being a missionary” He then shook my hand, and left. With like the whole ward that I am in following him. Even the married people in my ward. All the women just followed him WHERE EVER he went.. I >was confused, but apparently he is famous for something. So that was pretty cool.
We also tracted on Mary Kates and Ashly’s house (from Full House) They talked to us through their speaker thing, which was cool. But they did not come out. I did not even know it was their house, until Mary Kate said “Mary Kate Olsen speaking” I said back “The Mary Kate, like the Mary Kate and Ashley from Full House?” She said “Yes, thats me”
I was really surprised. We talked for about 5 minutes through her house microphone thing, then she said she had to go. But there are a lot of rich famous people here in Huntington Beach. Too bad they don’t want to hear the gospel.
Normal week other than that, lots of tracting, lots of doors shut in our faces, lots of people talking bad about the church, flippin’ us off and things.
I might be transferred in two weeks. That is when this transfer ends. So, that will be interesting to see where I go, from Huntington Beach to Compton I hope. (haha)!
But thanks for all of your support, I love your emails and letters. Parker is in my prayers, and I love you all.
Elder Hodson
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