Hey y'all! Hope you had a good week! This week was pretty eventful both physically and mentally, so let's get right into it!Monday was just a normal P-Day, but we didn't do a lot, just chilled for most of it. I also slightly stressed about me singing on Sunday but that passed. Then after we helped at Marthas as usual and made more progress in the shed. And then we drove to Friendship and started exchanges with Dyersburg and I went to Dyersburg with Elder Ramage.Tuesday we did some good old studies and then we went to Salvation Army for service. During that a member of the Church from somewhere else came in and she talked to us for a little and Dyersburg got some service out of that so that was cool. Afterwards we went out and visited a couple of people and a recent convert couple. Then we were able to teach someone the Restoration and he liked it a lot. Afterwards we switched into service clothes and helped out a less active move, and it was honestly one of the fastest moves I was ever apart of, and it was kinda nice really. Then a member got us some KFC and then we came home. Wednesday we did a little study then we drove to Humboldt and got ready for District Council. President Hansen came to our District Council and it was really cool, because we learned a lot through our people we are trying to figure out how to help through him and practicing it. Then we had Interviews with him and that was nice being with him again. Then we came home and Elder Hunter felt kinda broken physically so he took a nap and I called Gary and talked to that little girl for a while. It was nice hearing from him, and then we got ready for Gospel Essentials. Someone that Elders Hunter and Ferrell found came to the class and enjoyed it a lot. And then we came home and ended the day. Thursday had some cool service opportunities and a miracle. We first went to Sam and Laurie's and helped them move things around. And they fed us too, so that was pretty nice. Then after we went to Martha's and continued to work on the shed. After we came home and started biking around. We had a lesson with someone and that was pretty good. And then we ran into a good friend of the missionaries named Donny and we chatted with him for a little bit. Then we biked back and talked to someone on the phone for a while (the lady the Elders found during exchanges) and she's awesome. Then we parked somewhere and walked around a little more, and here is where the miracle comes in. We only knock on one door, and the door we knock is 2 sisters who had talked with missionaries in the past and loved it and wanted us to come back and to answer questions for them! It was really cool. Then we went back to the car, gave a blessing to a member, and had dinner at the Fishers and ranted about preachers getting money and how stupid it is.Friday we did some studies and some good old weekly planning, then we went out to visit a few people. During that we stopped at the Church to do a few things and we helped prepare for the Hog fest and also we cleaned up the baptismal font for Dyersburg. We decided then to drive up to Milan and walk around. We went to Labronski's house and we had a super good lesson with him and it was awesome. We showed him the Ask of God video and he was just blown away by it. He is very excited to learn more. Then after we said Hi to Samantha and then we booked it back to Humboldt and had dinner with a member. Then after we went to the Church and helped a little more preparing for the hog fest. Then we booked it home before we got drenched by the storm that came through.Saturday was really fun. We had the HAWG FEST and a lot of people attended. We played some Bocce Ball and me and Elder Hunter was the judges for the Pie Contest and it was a lot of fun doing that. And that was basically the morning and part of the afternoon. Then we helped Dyersburg prepare for their baptism they were having at the Church and we watched the Baptism as well and that was really cool. The kid was sweet and loved the Church, and his mom got baptized the weekend before as well. Then we came home and did some studies and finished up some Weekly Planning.Sunday we sadly only had 1 person at Church, but it was still pretty good. After Church we came home and ate a little bit and visited people. We visited Labronski again because he wasn't at Church and had a good discussion with him again. He's really prepared. Then we came back home and got picked up by Brother Powell and we gave blessings to 2 people and got drenched in the rain. Then we came back and drove back up to Milan and visited a less active with Brother Johnson, and then we came home and did call ins.I hope you all have a good week, and that you are enjoying life. Don't let life control you, you control your life.May God be with you all, and know that I am here. I love you all!Elder Braxton HottonAttachments:-Me and the HAWG-Pie Contest-Many baby birds(but terrible photo quality)
Hey y'all! I hope you have had an awesome week so far, here is what's been going on here in the Humboldt/Trenton area!Monday was pretty fun. We were supposed to go fishing with the district, then it got cancelled, then the cancel got cancelled so we went fishing XD. It was a lot of fun being with the district and all that. I didn't catch 8 fish this week, but I still caught around 6. One of them was a Catfish and another one was a big boy. Then after fishing we got taken home, and Dyersburg was staying the night so we went over to Martha's and helped her out some more and she really appreciated it. Then we came home and played Clue.Tuesday we had District Council and that was good as usual. Then after District Council we had lunch and visited someone we are working with at Taco Bell. Then we had a lesson with 2 guys we found last week and that was interesting. We were there for a good little bit, but then we continued to walk around talked to a few more people, played some basketball with a few kids, one of them sadly broke my watch by accident. Then we had dinner at a buffet place with a member and her son, and he was pretty cool. Then we came back and had Bible Study and ended the day.Wednesday was kind of a blur to be honest. I know we tried to fix our TiWi because it broke for some odd reason. Then after we tried visiting a few people and we drove up to Milan and tried to talk to people as well, and it was kind of a bust, but we did end up finding a person though so that's good. Then after we came back home, got prepared for Gospel Essentials, and then we had the class and it was pretty decent. Then we came home and ended the day there.Thursday we did service all day. We went to Martha's and made a lot of progress which was awesome. The shed is starting to look a lot better. Then we talked with her for a little bit and then drove up to Trenton and helped out a member move things around and talked with him for a little bit. Afterwards we went to Brother Fishers house and helped fill in holes with dirt, then they took us out to a pizza place and we ate there. And then after we came home.Friday Elder Hunter got thrown into helping one of our recent converts fix his transmission and that sadly took most of the day. But it was nice bounding with them more and building that relationship. Then afterwards we did Weekly Planning and had dinner as well. So that was the majority of the day. Saturday we biked around both Humboldt and Milan. Humboldt we did some contacts and talked to a few people as we were going around. Then we drove up to Milan and biked around there, a lesson fell through and we also contacted people and talked to people as well. We found 2 other people during that so that was good. Then after we played some good old Basketball with a couple of kids (2 of them were the same me and Elder Dawson played a few weeks prior) and we won one and they won one game. I was super drained by the end of it, we both honestly looked like we both just got out of a fight because of it haha. Then we came home and did some call Ins and some Weekly Planning.Sunday was kinda wack actually. We had a good church service, sadly only one person we are teaching came, but it was still good. Then after church we visited a member and had some lunch, then we went to the Church and called our families. That was a good conversation. Afterwards we get a call saying that Fred and Sam are in the hospital and we were like ah crap. So we help out a member who we said we'd help and we had dinner at a members house and did Bible Study as well. Then we booked it down to Jackson General and gave blessings to them both, we were lucky to able to even get into the ER section, and also another section, but they seem to be doing ok right now. So hopefully things get better.This week has been a little slow, but nonetheless good. There is one last thing that I do want to bring up. Moroni 7:33 in the Book of Mormon states, "And Christ hath said: If ye will have faith in me ye shall have power to do whatsoever thing is expedient in me.", think about that. If you have a righteous desire or a want to overcome a struggle, with faith in Jesus Christ, you will be able to overcome it and achieve that desire. Just have faith, and try everyday. And don't get upset if you don't see immediate results, they will come as you press forward through your trial. I know that to be true in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.May God be with you all, and know that I am here. I love you all!Elder Braxton HottonAttachments:-Fishing Photos(I don't have the catfish photo, I'll try to get it for next week)
Hey y'all! Hope you had an amazing week. This week was super good, and we had a Baptism! Let's get into it!Monday was a normal day, did emails, shopped, and such. Then after we went and did service for Martha as usual, and it was super good. We cleaned up more and did burn piles and it was a lot of fun. And when we were finishing up she gave us water containers and some cookies, let's just say she's pretty awesome. And a cool little thing happened, while we were leaving, one of the AP's called and wanted to get to know me a little more. I don't know why I wanted to mention it, but it just brightened my night honestly. So that was pretty cool.Tuesday was filled with service. President Stephens picked us up and we helped a member move some things to his new house. Then he took us to his house and we ate there before he took us back to our apartment. Then we loaded back into our car and we drove to a sister to someone we previously did service for and we painted a couple of rooms for them. It was super awesome doing that for them. Then we had dinner with the Byrers and that was pretty good. After we changed and did Bible Study at Angie's and ended the day after that.Wednesday we did the usual studies and whatnot. And then President Stephens picked us up again and we did some service for this one lady who was moving to another apartment in the same complex and that went really well. She was grateful for the help moving the big items over. Then after he took us home and we ordered pizza, got items for cookies, and we made cookies. Then we took some cookies to the Gospel Essentials Class and we had that class, and it was really good. We talked about the importance of having Free Agency, and the 2 definitions I like about Agency is "The state of being in action or exerting power." and "How a result is obtained or an end is achieved." And that puts on a whole new meaning to Agency, so, the real question is now... How are you going to use your agency? (During that night I got a hair cut by Elder Hunter)Thursday was pretty rainy at some points, but we got things done. We first went to Martha's and we started working on her shed. We also burned more things in the process but it was mainly the shed we were working on. During that, we found shedded snake skin in there, so that was dandy hahaha. And after we talk with her for a little bit and gave her cookies also, and she liked that a lot. We left and did a few things before going to Milan and helping that lady move some final things to her new apartment. And after that we changed into our pros gear and went to a formers house and found 2 new people out of that. It was a good, but rather interesting, conversation, but nonetheless good. Then we came home.Friday was pretty good as well. We did a little studies then we drove to Brownsville for exchanges with Millington. We ate at McDonald's and then we started exchanges. I went to Millington with Elder Lee and we had some pretty good success. We did Companionship Study first then we started visiting people. We had some small miracles as we visited people and talked with people, it was awesome! Then we had a Bible Study at a members house and we had a miracle there too with the Father actually sitting in the lesson! Then we had dinner with the Christensens (who take a lot of photos of missionaries for their moms, and my mom, she loves it XD) and that was good. Then Elder Lee had a Leadership Call and we went home.Saturday we drove back to Humboldt and we had Laurie and Sam's Baptism! It was an amazing experience to see them finally get baptized! They were supposed to be baptized on Easter Sunday, the Sunday before I showed up, but that didn't happen because of surgeries and Sam having a hole in his foot. After the baptism we came home and did a few things before Brother Gibson picked us up to have JT be interviewed by President Zobell in Dyersburg. Sadly we are going to have to wait until September 28th, 2019 till JT will be baptized DX. But it's fine, we got it, it's FINE XD. Then we came home and ended the day. It was also my youngest Sisters Birthday so she was excited during her email telling me how she was happy that I baptized on her Birthday.Sunday we confirmed Sam and Laurie members of the Church and gave them the Holy Ghost and it was a sweet experience. Then after Church we did some Weekly Planning, had dinner at the Lamprechts, watched part of Meet the (Mormons) Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Then we drove to the Church and had Call Ins with the Zone Leaders and came home.This week was a lot of blessings and Miracles and it was awesome. I'm thankful for prayers and how much God hears them and fulfills them (in his time of course). But I hope you all have an amazing week.May God be with you all, and know that I am here. I love you all!Elder Braxton HottonAttachments:-Sitting outside our house eating noodles-Baptisms
Hey y'all! How are you all doing?? Hope you've had a good week. And now we are in June! It's crazy to think how much time has gone. And the nice thing is that I'm sticking around here in Trenton with Elder Hunter, so that's good! Let's get right into the week.Monday we went through the interview questions for one of our people we were supposed to baptized the 1st, but found out he needs to get First Presidency Approval, so that's sad. It's going to be pushed off till we get the ok. After that we got picked up by a member and we went to his house and went FISHING! One of the things you need to know about me, is that I love fishing... And camping... And pasta... And Doritos dynamite... And technology... A lot. If you want to make me happy, that does it pretty well hahaha. But anyways, I caught like 8 fish (we had to throw them back in, but that's ok) and it was awesome. Then after all that they dropped us off in Dyersburg and we did a few calls and ended the day.Tuesday we had Zone Conference and that was really good. Then after we got picked up by President Stephens, our Elders Quorum President, and he took us and Dyersburg out to eat. Then he drove all of us to Dyersburg, where we loaded and started exchanges, and I was with Elder Ramage here in Humboldt. And President Stephens dropped us off at our house and we just ended the day there. Wednesday after studies and lunch we went to the Church and President Stephens picked us up and we visited a less active member in Tresvant again. We talked with him for a while about a few things and then we left. Because of time, we just drove to Dyersburg after and ended exchanges. He took us back to the Church and we did some preparation for the Gospel Principles Class that night. Then we decided to go get Taco Bell, but then in the process we found out that Wendy's opened (super fast too, it was insane) and we went to Wendy's. Then we had our class and that was the majority of the day.Thursday we did service for Martha again, and we did a lot of organizing. I actually get excited when I do service, it just brings me a lot of joy and happiness. It's a lot of fun for me. Afterwards we came back home, did a couple of things, and then we biked around and found a person in the process! Then we had dinner at the Fishers and ended the day there.Friday we got picked up by Brother Powell and we helped a few members move things around from one house to another. After that we got lunch and he took us home. Then we helped someone with their break lights and such, and that was fun. Then we biked around a had a lot of contact attempts fall through. Then we came home. Saturday we helped out the Fishers with a few things for a little while, then we came home and got ready for the day and did Weekly Planning. A lesson fell through so we went to the Church and did studies at the Church and then we had Interviews for Laurie and Sam and they passed! So they're getting baptized this Saturday so that's exciting! After interviews we drove to Dyer and had dinner at a members house. Then we drove to the Church and had a Zone Zoom call and got transfer news, and we are both staying as I said in the beginning! So that's exciting.Sunday was Fast Sunday and we had 3 people at Church so that was cool. After Church we came home and did studies and then we drove up to Milan and we biked around. We talked to a few people and had some nice conversations with them. Then after that we had dinner in Medina and had Breakfast for Dinner. Then we had Call-Ins with the Zone Leaders and talked to a few people and ended the day.Happy first week of Summer to all of you, and for those who graduated this year congrats as well! I hope you all are excited for what lies ahead of you! It's going to be a great experience!May God be with you all, and know that I am here. I love you all!Elder Braxton HottonAttachments:-Fishinggggggggggg
Hey y'all! I hope you are having a good Memorial Day so far!... Yes I said that last week because I thought I got the days correctly but no I was wrong. Please forgive my failure of knowledge. Anyways, this week was long, but super successful!Monday we did the normal stuff, email, shop, ball, eat food, and so on. Then after that Laurie and Sam came to the Church and they gave us food and we talked with them for a little bit. That was really all that happened.Tuesday we had District Council in Jackson and that was super good. And after we started exchanges and I was with Elder Dawson here in Humboldt, but we stayed in Jackson and did a Blitz there. We ended up finding 3 people for Jackson and it was super good. Then after that we drove back up to Humboldt, we switched into service clothes, got gipped by a fast food place, then we drove to Trenton and did service for a lady. Afterwards we went to Milan, switched back into other clothes, and we visited a couple of people. Then we drove past a court with a couple of guys on it, and soon enough we were playing a game with two other black kids. It was a great game, blocked someone too as well XD, but it was a workout and a half that's for sure. Then we came home and ended the day.Wednesday we did some studies and we talked about a lot of things, then we drove to Bells and ended exchanges, and me and Elder Hunter drove back to the Jackson Building and we did service (partially in the rain) with the Bishop Storehouse and that was really good. Then after that they took us to a Pizza place and that was really good. We ate for a little and then we drove to Humboldt and went with our Elders Quorum President and we visited a less active member and talked with them for a while. Then he took us back and we did a few things, tried visiting people, and we went to the Church for Gospel Essentials. We talked about Our Heavenly Family and about who we really are. It's something that we all need to realize, is that we are literal Son's and Daughters of God with DIVINE POTENTIAL. I capitalize it to show we have more worth than we ever realize. And we need to personally make sure we are doing all we can to achieve as best as we can to reach that true potential.Thursday we did studies and then we went out and started doing service. We did service for this lady who knew a couple of members of the Church and recently just became a widow. And we set up times for us to consistently and help her out more and she is really excited for it. Then after we did service for this other lady and we got a lot done with that. And we came back, cleaned ourselves up a little bit because we were just a little sweaty(Understatement Pt. 1) and we went out for a little bit. Then we switched back into some other service clothes and did service and had dinner at the Fishers.Friday we did more service by going to this place called Helping Hands for a little bit, and then we left a little early due to needing to get some Missionary business accomplished. But as we were leaving, we get a call from a member asking us to come and help someone move, and so we got into shorts and a t-shirt and we went and helped. And after 5.5 hours of a lot of moving things out, hearing one of my favorite songs, and 5 water bottles chugged, we left only a little tired(Understatement Pt. 2), but hey, in this situation the people were in, it was WELL worth it. Then we came home and at this point we were wanting to pull the plug for the day but we had to get planning done, so we showered and planned for the rest of the night. Saturday hit my 10th mark in the field! And it also hit 1 year since I got my call! It's crazy how much time has gone so far! We did a few things at the house, called someone we are working with, then we drove up to Milan and we biked around for a while. A lot of people that we tried to see weren't home sadly, but we did get in contact with a few. One of them was Mary, and we had an awesome discussion with her. She was a little tired at first, but after a while she was wide awake(Thanks Holy Ghost). And we commited her to coming to Church! Then we left, did a couple other things, got someone else commited to come, and we came home.Sunday was really really good. We got up, got ready and such, and (with permission) call spammed a couple of people to make sure they are up and awake for Church. Most of them answered, some didn't. We get to Church, and soon enough, at the end of Church, we had 8 PEOPLE at Church!!! And one of them was Mary, who had a struggle bus time getting here. She is one of the few who didn't answer, and she did that on purpose. She wanted to surprise us at Church and while doing so, Satan decides to poke a hole in her tire. -_- This man I swear, anyways after struggles she was able to get another car and get to Church for the last 40 minutes of it. But it was great seeing all of them there! When that finished we talked with JT a little bit and we gave him a blessing, and same with his member sister Vanessa. Then we went with Brother Johnson and visited a less active family that now we are starting to work with, and gave one of the daughters a blessing. So that was nifty, afterwards we went back home and did some studies and ate for a little bit. Then we drove up to Milan, did Bible Study, came back and did Call Ins, and ended the day.I like to bear my testimony that I know this Church is true. I'm thankful for all the many wonderful blessings in my life because of it, and I cannot express how much more blessings are in store for each and every one of us in life. We have so much in store, and we need to do our part to follow God's will. I'm thankful for the Book of Mormon, without it I honestly probably won't even read the Bible as much because of how much confusion people these days make of it. I'm thankful for each and everyone of you in my life, for sticking around, and for being here for me even when I'm not the greatest. I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.May God be with you all, and know that I am here. I love you all!Elder Braxton HottonAttachments:-Weird Lookin Spider-Truck Drivers from the Bishop Store House taking us out to Lunch
Hey y'all! I hope you are having a good Memorial Day so far! This week was pretty good, and a lot of service was completed. So it was overall super good! Let's jump into it!Monday was obviously not P-Day, but it was actually pretty good! We had District Council and we talked about getting people to Church and whatnot. Afterwards we visited a person and we loaded our gear in Dyersburg car and we went up to Dyersburg for the day. We went to their apartment and switched over to service gear and we did service for this guy who is apparently a pastor. It was really cool and he asked a couple of questions about the Church and all and it was just nice to have a good Gospel based discussion with him. Afterwards we went to the other place to do service but it didn't work out because of technical difficulties(it was honestly a struggle). Afterwards we got Subway and went back to the apartment and did studies and played Clue till we had to go to bed.Tuesday was our Mission P-Day and that was a lot of fun. We got a ride with them all the way to Arlington and we played a lot of games. From Crochet, to Kickball, to Volleyball, to walking on wood stuff(I forget the name). I also emailed like y'all know. We also watched a movie called Legacy, it talked about the Pioneers and such. Afterwards we drove back to Dyersburg where a member picked us up and we went back to Humboldt and we had Bible Study at the Lamprechts.Wednesday was pretty good actually. We had studies and after we went to Wal-Mart to get new tires on the car. Afterwards we went to the Church and went with our Elders Quorum President and he took us all the way to the top right corner of our area called Tresvant. There we had a discussion with a less active and helped him with a few things. Afterwards we went to this Chow place in Milan and ate there which was pretty good. Then he took us back to the Church where we prepared for a Church Tour for a family we are working with. And I had my first Church Tour! It was pretty good, and they loved it a lot, and we had a member there too so it helped out a lot. Afterwards we had a Gospel Essentials Class using the Gospel Principles Book and we had a super good turnout! And a lot of people enjoyed it! Then when it was over, I was talking to Sam and he said he wanted to get baptized on the 8th! So he's on date now!! And I also got to call my Dad because it was his Birthday, and that was a good conversation with him.Thursday we did a lot of service. We went to this town called Three Way and we helped this lady get a crap ton of big rocks out of her flowerbeds and move them to the gutters. That was pretty good, besides the fact that it was during the hottest part of the day. Afterwards we had some time so we did some contacting and then we drove to Medina and some service there. We cleaned out a little shed and picked up Limbs from a tree. And during it I scratched myself, and the first thing I thought was 'man, I keep getting these battle scars, I'm gonna look like I got beat up' XD. But after we went home, showered, then had dinner a members house and burned things as well. So that was fun.Friday was service filled also. We went with a member and helped him out a little bit, and he took us out to eat. Afterwards we did some Weekly Planning and then we drove up to a town called Gibson and helped out a lady with her dad's old barn and cleaned up a lot of the stuff. They had a lot of land and it was super cool. And after she wanted to at least give us something, so she asked if we liked fishing. Then she takes us to a small building, and she opens it up and it FILLED with Fishing Poles. So we took a fishing pole each and we plan to keep it here for any missionary who is in Trenton. So that was cool. Then we were supposed to have more service in Milan but it fell through, so we visited a couple of people and had a lesson in Service clothes with someone we are working with and that was really good. Then we had dinner, and walked around Humboldt a little and then came home.Saturday we did service for a member and we got to know them a little more. And that was pretty cool. Afterwards we came home, changed, and went up to Milan and had a lesson with a grandfamily we are working with. We answered a lot of the questions they had and it was awesome. Afterwards we helped out a member move bedding to the upstairs, and then they fed us and took us to Bartlett for Stake Conference. And that was really good. And we got ice cream and such after, then came driving home. We didn't get home till like 11:15pm and didn't go to bed till like 11:30... It was bad. Basically about a 2 hour drive back home total.Sunday we had 3 people at Church that we are working with! It was really good, we watched Stake Conference and I enjoyed the speakers quite a bit. Afterwards we were talking with Laurie and she said she is healed up to the point where we could tape her and baptize her! So she is now on date as well for June 8th! It's really exciting! After that we had lunch, Elder Hunter did some calls, and then we drove back up to Milan and walked around. No one was home except Mary (the grandfamily who we are working with) and we had an awesome discussion with her. She is going to try to get her other family members involved in the discussions as well! I was super happy about that! And also, during the walk that day, someone said the full name of the Church correctly! Like, the first time ever! It was the little miracles that day that made it really good. Then we had dinner with members, did a Bible Study, and then had Call Ins with the Zone Leaders and ended the day there.I hope you all have an amazing week! It's crazy to hear that school is almost over! And that means I'm almost at my year mark! It's even weird for me to even type that out. Haha, but I'm thankful for each of you, and know that I pray for you each daily.May God be with you all, and know that I am here. I love you all!Elder Braxton HottonAttachments:-Service with Dyersburg-Fire-Me tired like no other
Hey y'all! How are ya doing? I hope y'all are having a good week! Here is what happened this Mothers Day Week/Weekend! Also, Happy Late Mothers Day to all the Mothers, Grandmother's, and future mothers! Thank you for all that you do!Monday after emails and someone not showing up for Basketball (it was sad), we got picked up by a good friend of the missionaries and he took us to the opening ceremony of the Strawberry Festival. We watched fireworks and we also talked to him about Missionary Work and about the Gospel. He's a super cool guy who owns a Inn and loves talking to the 'Holy Men'.Tuesday we had District Council and we talked about the importance of Church and how to better get people there. Then afterwards we had Exchanges and me and Elder Ferrell went up to Dyersburg. We got some food and came back to the apartment. We started to do studies, then plans changed and we switched into service clothes earlier than we planned and we went to do some service. We did a lot of cleanup, raking, moving crazy huge limbs. And we did that for like nearly most of the day. Then we came home, showered, had dinner at a place called Hog Heaven with some members and that was really good. Then after we went to a house someone and helped her understand a lot of things about the Gospel, then we gave her and her daughter a blessing. It was an awesome experience to witness herself change. Then we came home and rejoiced. Wednesday we did some studies, then we drove to Maury City and ended exchanges. Someone we are working with lives not far from where we ended exchanges so we stopped by, and he let us in and we ended up setting him on date for June 1st!! We were really excited. Then we drove home, made some cookies for someone, then we drove up to a lesson. After the lesson we visited a Recent Convert and drove to Burger King to do some Comp Study. But in the process we meet this Preacher guy and he is really a character. But he really appreciated what we do and even prayed with us to find success... IN THE MIDDLE OF BURGER KING. It was awesome. Then we drove to the Auto Zone and hopped on the bike. We biked to this one person's place, talked with her for a little, then we went to go drop off the cookies. Turns out, we left the cookies in the car, but we felt like we still needed to stop by. So we go by, and she isn't there, but her nephew is. At first he was a little confused about the yellow vests, but then when we said that we were missionaries, he said he needed to talk to someone about Christ. It was an amazing experience talking with him, he's so excited to learn more. Then we biked back, got some good ol Pizza, went to the church and had Ministering Interviews.Thursday we went back up to Milan again and had a lesson with a super cool guy. He talked a lot about the Book of Mormon and we gave him a chapter to read, and as we were talking to another family member and answering her questions, the good sir of ours was reading the chapter to himself! We were quite happy to see that. After that we had lessons fall through, we also went to Burger King and talked to that preacher again because he was there. And the rest of the day was kinda bust. Except for being fed by our Branch President, President and Sister Hardin, that was pretty cool. Friday we went to the Strawberry Festival Parade and we talked with someone we are working with during it, and watched her daughter march in the band during the parade. Then after we walked back to our apartment and had lunch. We visited a part member family, gave a member a blessing during it, and her boyfriend was touched by it and he was really happy for that. We've been working with him for a while so it's awesome to see that. Then after we went to the Church for a little, then we came back, went to a recent converts house, who offered me to use his laptop to finish my talk. And Elder Hunter had to do a Leadership Call as I was finishing the talk.Saturday after studies we walked around Humboldt a little, handed out a Book of Mormon, then we walked back to our apartment. We then did Weekly Planning, and during it we posted on Facebook for service opportunities. Then we visited Sam for a little and helped him understand the Book of Mormon more. Then we had a Zone Call, bought and ate gator, which was good, then we had Call Ins. Sunday I was able to speak in Church on Mothers Day! I spoke on the Divine Role of Mothers! People said I did really good, so that must be good! XD We had 2 people at Church and they really enjoyed it. After Church we went home, ate spaghetti, gave a blessing to a member. After we came back and then drove to the Church and called home. It was an awesome time, but a little difficult. I don't say it to get attention, I say it because it's not all fluff and games. Sometimes missionaries struggle and that's ok. After we had an awesome lesson with a family, then we had dinner at the Jorgensens, and then had a Bible Study at the Johnson household. Afterwards we went and had Call-Ins. And that was about it. Though throughout Saturday and Sunday, we got a lot of service opportunities lined up. We are super excited.I will be leaving my talk down here. I invite y'all to read it. I hope you will know yourself how much divinity your mother's really have.May God be with you all, and know that I am here. I love you all!Elder Braxton HottonAttachments:-A Frog-Me and Elder Ferrel-Service Photo-Elder Hunter going Southern-Our friend Rene
