Two Exchanges in One Week

Hudson was able to be involved in two exchanges this week.  Since Elder Norton is the zone leader they had Zone leader exchanges Wed - Thurs and then District exchanges Mon - Tuesday.  Hudson said he enjoyed working with the other missionaries.  

He was able to expand on his excitement around Connie's farm.  Connie is a hobby farmer having trouble making ends meet since her husband died.  A point that she makes often.  Example:  Do you like this shed?  My husband built it, before he died.  While cleaning out the shed they kept seeing the same rat.  Connie would scream "get rid of it"  and the boys would chase it away.  Near the end of the project Hudson saw the rat hunkered in between some misaligned planking.  He took it upon himself to throw his shovel "spartan style"  at it.  It was about 6 yards away and he hit it.  It took most of the rats head off, but not all the way.  Connie starts screaming at Hudson, "You Killed It!"  Apparently she feels everything living thing deserves to live and was upset that Hudson took such brute force.  He felt like he was doing her a favor.  Oh well, you can't please everyone.  He finished the rat off and took the remains away.  Connie had the boys cut up pallets and place in garbage sacks as she does not like burn piles and the landfill won't accept wood.  Hudson didn't think her plan was going to work as the wood was ripping out of the garbage sacks all over the place.  Hudson also relayed, while he was playing her grand piano she went in to the kitchen to make lunch and kept yelling "there's a sharp!".  I think he felt right at home as I have been doing that to him for years.

Hudson got another assignment from the SLC temple missionaries.  They were to find a referral.  After driving over 45 minutes they got to his trailer park.  He was in trailer #55.  It got worse the higher the numbers went.  When they got to the door the Elders could smell pot.  They opened the screen to knock and the smoke billowed out at them.  After multiple minutes of knocking and hearing people inside someone finally answered.  He told the Elders he was afraid to open the door as he thought they were the feds coming to arrest him since they were in slacks and white shirts.  He's not sure he will go on the next "assignment" they give the area.