New Elders came while Hudson was doing a ward temple visit for baptisms for the dead. The temple is very small compared to Logan. He says there are only 2 lockers in the mens locker room at the baptistry. He returned back to the apartment at 9:00. They told Brett to give the newbies a hard time. Brett stopped by and offered to take them to El Pueblo where he proceeded to get drunk in front of them, his daughter and girlfriend. He made the Elder's feel very awkward. Apartment cookout is planned for this Friday.
Thursday: Lesson with Christopher Cameron who is divorced and lives with his mom, nieces and nephews. Baptized 1 year ago by Elder LaBray. Lesson with Vira who has a 2 year old baby that had brain surgery and still has a feeding tube. Cracker Barrell with the Dunoways. While waiting, Elder Johnson was very vocally introducing himself to everyone. Hudson felt like he was too loud as people seemed to be running away to hide from him. The manager came out and asked him to stop talking to people in the store.
Friday: Lunch at Cracker Barrell with Sister Brewer and Darlene. Darlene wants them to come to her house 3 days a week to discuss the Book of Mormon. She wishes the missionaries had found her sooner. She feels she was a different person as soon as she came out of the baptism water.
Gospel message of the week: Keep up the missionary effort.
Saturday: Hudson had some sketchy meetings this week. One was Mark Rogers who lives in this house or sometimes the trailer in the backyard. He lost his wife to a car crash a year ago, along with all his teeth. He goes to work comes home drinks and smokes goes to bed and repeats. He is very lonely. He had caught a possum and brought it in the house for a pet. He named it Possum Rogers. It ran away one day when the door got left open. STL's have a baptism coming up for Nathan who wants to be baptized in the Gregory Mills Creek on Wednesday at 11:00AM. Hudson gets to do the interview! Mt Juliet sisters are great. Sister Christiansen is attending SUU and works at Brian Head. Hudson feels they might cross paths again. Went to Brandon's house that was pretty sketchy. He pulled in behind them after a McDonald's run. Inside on the table Hudson finds marijuana bowls, propane torch, whiskey and shot glasses, tobacco and rolling papers. He has a Ludwig piano from 1801 with horse hair strings. He is wearing a bandana and a bowling alley t-shirt from his teenage years. He brings out an old, large bible. After they had been there for 5 minutes, someone knocks on the door. Hudson is very nervous who will be joining them. A fifty year old women, Candy Pots, came in screaming that her boyfriend of 7 years had bugged her car. She sees the missionaries and yells praise the Lord, the spirit is in this house tonight and I need a prayer. She stayed and talked with them for about an hour. She says her boyfriend killed someone and the dead body was on the porch. Then her boyfriend hauled the body to the backyard. She asked the missionaries for advice. They don't know what to say. She then tells them she has chili in the car that she has to get to her mom? She asks what the difference is between Baptist and Mormon. Hudson tells her it is the Book of Mormon. She asks if she can take the book. The Elder's say of course and she leaves. After she leaves they find out her and Brandon have been neighbors for 5 years. He tells them her mind is that of a 16 year old. Elders sabotaged his bed by switching box springs and mattress. Hudson went to sit on the bed and tips over. He was wearing his Dr. Pepper armor and had two pillows. He took no mercy on beating the Elders with his pillow. He even broke Elder Owens glasses and shattered the light fixture, whoops! He threatens them to fix his bed and leaves the room. Upon return they have put his entire bed, including the frame in the closet.
Information of the week: Cat Stevens converted to Islam. Muhammad is sometimes compared to Joseph Smith. Islam believes to confirm the truth of the religion they base it on logic and reason. They think Jesus was a prophet, but not the son of God. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints believe we should read the Book of Mormon and pray for confirmation.
Sister Brewer called while Hudson was recording. She is going in to surgery and wanted a prayer before she goes.
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