Very Merry Christmas!!!

Hey y'all that was awesome yesterday!!!!!!!!

I was so excited to see everyone it was super awesome I was so happy!! It was super great to see everyone though. This week was amazing, It has been harder though because you become more and more unfocused with the holidays.  I am more focused now it is great! I really want everyone to know how much I really do love and miss them!! 

Monday-  was interesting we tracted a bunch and it was fun but we really didn't get to many answers on the door but it was all good.  I road a bike without a helmet (because mine was stolen!!) and we got to have dinner at golden corral!!  It was pretty fun and I bought a helmet (aka the one that got stolen later) but it was great to just be out and about but it was super cold like freezing tons!! Elder peseta was almost a pop sickle!! 

Tuesday- We found and investigator named Leigh in the morning and it was awesome because she said she felt like god had sent us to her!! Then I went on an exchange after interviews with President James and those were great!! I went with Elder Nadauld - he is my zone leader and it was tons of fun. This is when I got hit on by this girl wearing just a bra!!  It was so awkward!!! #stillgotgame. It was really cool because we all stayed the night at the zone leaders apartment and we partied!!! (well like a missionary)

Wednesday-  was a crazy day, sadly one of our appointments got cancelled which would have been really good with this family but last minute they had something to do.  That was a bummer but oh well it happens.  We will get them this week! And we finally were able to teach this one lady we met named Kim.  She opened up to us and the spirit was super present in  the lesson and it was so good and it was in the ghetto where I apparently was getting threats about being white that i didn't hear but elder peseta did hahaha!!!  It was funny!! I also opened the shoes I got and they were so gorgeous!!

Thursday- We went to Lafayette for Christmas zone conference and I got to see tons of my friends from up in Cary.  Lots of people that have been transferred away from me so it was really great!!! Tons of people performed music and dances.  It is so cool that we have so many talented people in our mission.  This one elder threw down on the organ it was so crazy!!!! Elder Peseta played the ukulele and it was cool.  He played this mission song and sang with another elder!!! Then our district performed o holy night and Elder Jensen played guitar.  It sounded really good it was quite amazing because we only practiced that morning!!

Friday- My Bike Was Stolen AGAIN with My NEW Helmet!!! I found it and we are going to get it back!! We had a great lesson with our investigator Sylvia.  She is from main land china it is pretty cool to work with her!! Super fun night and then we had dinner with a member and had this massive pizza!!  I have a picture of the box it was huge and really good! We also caught a lizard it was really funny it was in the zone leaders apartment it was so awesome!​​​​​​

Saturday we attended a baptism of a guy from the Congo.  The Wilmington 1st elders baptized him in Swahili.  The guy messed up his ankle the night before and couldn't even walk on it and still got baptized so much faith so amazing to see!! Then we found the bike that night - miracle as well totally lead to it by the spirit to take a path for idk why but led us right to it and we got it!! Now i am going to find my helmet I don't care how haha!!! We had dinner with the Bastians and it was fun we sang hymns and elder peseta played the ukulele that they had!! We stayed the night again at the zone leaders and Elder Shearer gave me the nice haircut and it looks so good!!

Christmas- Woke up at 6:30 and we all opened our gifts which was tons of fun!!  I reopened the shoes that I wrapped myself it was great!! I loved all of my gifts so much!! And then I wore the shoes to church!!  It was a  really awesome service at church.  Tons of singing Christmas songs and the story of Christs birth!!! We spent Christmas with the Carters where I got to call everyone from.  We were there all day it was tons of fun.  They had a lot of family but it was pretty small compared to what i am use to and pretty dang quiet as well!!!

I loved this Christmas so much even though it was harder and different and i didn't get to be there with all of you I know where I am is where I am needed and I love everyone so much!!! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

Love Elder Hutchings

Christmas Morning

What a haul!!!

Sweet Ties!!!

Lovin the Seattle stuff!!!

New pillow and pillowcase!!!

Looking GOOD for Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas Everyone!!

Thug LIfe - Cut Chain Merry Christmas

Well this week was really good! 

Monday- was great we had a fun day we played more wall ball.  Then we went to the Niskas who fed us a really good meal and they are a super fun couple.  We had a great time telling them mission stories and just making them laugh! We then contacted a less active guy and gave him a light the world card and it was pretty cool because it opened him up more!!

Tuesday- We found Schvonna, she is this funny lady who really thought the restoration and eternal familys were amazing!! Then sadly we didn't find anyone else that night it was a little sad but we still worked hard and I got my packages!!!

Wednesday- We went and gave a blessing which was amazing!!  This guy was having some problems but we were able to help him and it was so great!! Then we had district meeting and the assistants to the president was there it was fun!!! We tracted the rest of the day and didn't find anyone!!!

Thursday- we tracted again but funny story this lady like actually slammed the door which actually never happens but it did and it was super funny!! We did find Sylvia who is this super sweet lady who is ready for the gospel!!!

Friday was the best!!!  We had the temple trip!!!  So I drove all the way to Raleigh which was a blast!!  We took Elder Jensen and Elder Veseth in our car.  It was tons of fun on the way up sharing stories and jamming out to music (spiritually uplifting music)!!!  The temple was amazing just like always!! We drove all the way home and everyone else fell asleep.  We were up at 4:50 in the morning to go to the temple and didn't get home till 7:30 it was a long drive!!

Saturday we found Tracy this super cool lady who has like 8 kids and it was a funny door contact with them running around and these puppies and it was just great!! Then Elder Peseta got a call from President James to perform for a Conference for Christmas it was great (glad its not me) hahah!!!

Sunday- we had another awesome lesson with Tonya and Calvin.  We invited them to be baptised they said no but want to learn more and attend church!!  We also taught Sylvia again which went great and she wants to learn so much and it was funny because she asked us if we can be her friends!! We went to dinner at 5 and left our bikes at the church then came back and guess who's bike was stolen!!!!! Ughhhhh - thug life chain cut threw and everything!!!!!! They even took my helmet - but at least they are being SAFE!!

Here are some pictures that explain this morning!!

Love Elder Hutchings

Look at all our Presents!!!

I love all my Presents!!!

Elder Peseta Loves his presents

Please Mom can I just open 1 present!!!!!!  I can't wait!!! It's killing me!!!!

Please just 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love this definition!!

Elder Peseta and I - Looking Good!!!

Thug Life Cut Chain - Bike Stolen!!!
Glad they took the helmet too so they are Safe!!!

Oh Christmas tree Oh Christmas tree - Little and Big

This week was really good!

Monday- we played wall ball with the Leland elders and just had a great time and really enjoyed their company.  We did that for most of the day after we emailed and it was pretty fun. We went tracting that night and it was awesome we found Calvin and Tonya who are gonna make me fried chicken which will be amazing!! We had a super spirit filled lesson with them after they let us in and we taught them the restoration!! It was a really amazing experience!!

Tuesday was a scramble but it was good.  I ended up planning the district meeting  that night for the next day so that was crazy but fun and really good!! We found another new investigator named Amilea who is this super nice old lady who is christian and really wants to learn more so that was great!! 

Wednesday district meeting went great and it was fun.  We are learning new ways to teach from the pamphlets that we have! Then I went to Leland and that was a riot!!  It was fun to go back to a bunch of places that I tracted before  and we found a new investigator there.  It was great and I got to see some people that I had talked with so that was cool. Then that night we went to the Childs house which was great!!  They were super happy to see me and they plan on making me some super good food when I go back to Leland.  It will be so much fun!!

Thursday was great we taught Amelia again and she was super nice and we invited her to be baptized and she said she would think about it and study more with it!! Then the rest of the day was weird but we found a guy who really needed help and we gave him a book of mormon sadly he called and said if he wants us to come back he will let us know so that was to bad but its all good!!  Hopefully we left an impression on him.  

Friday was super fun we had the ward Christmas party and it was tons of fun so many people were there.  We might have a new guy we are going to be teaching that a member brought so it will be really cool to see what happens!!  It was so cold that night but brother Wilson gave us a ride home from the church!!

Saturday was crazy.  We went tracting and then to a baptizm then all over that night!!  We found Incler this super awesome guy from Honduras who we taught and he is prepared and he really liked the message and spirit he felt when we shared it with him!! He offered us this extra Christmas tree so it was pretty cool.  We are teaching him again Wednesday!!

Sunday was crazy our ride to church cancelled so we biked there but it was all good!! Then Elder Peseta and I gave talks.  Mine was on the mission of the savior and everyone said it was good but I felt like I didn't do the best but it was good and I started it with sorry I don't have an aloha or talofa like Elder Peseta.  We just say potato in Idaho haha!!!  It was pretty funny!!! That night we taught Calvin and tonya again.  It was a really awesome lesson and they want to attend church with us!! After the lesson I asked her if she would make me some fried chicken and she said she would I am so excited because they are so cool and just really fun people!!

Today we are going to this gym to learn some Brazilian Juditzu!!  Its going to be awesome.  One of the members owns the gym and he is the instructor!! So it will be really awesome!!

And that is the amazing week of Elder Hutchings

Love Elder Hutchings

Elder Peseta and I

Our Little Tree

Our Big Tree!!!

Elder HUTCHINS!!!! Love it!!

Monday was really cool we went down to down town Wilmington and just looked around and of course I forgot my camera. That night we went out tracting and we found Logan this super nice black lady who was very interested by what we shared with her and wanted to hear more.  We left a book of mormon with her and set an appointment for this week.   We should have a great lesson with her on more of the restoration and then inviting her to come to church!! It was really awesome.

 Tuesday was great we had a zone training with all of the missionaries.  We set up for an inspiring meeting and super funny!! Elder Garlick (my trainer) is in the zone so it is super cool.  He is up in Jacksonville.  It is really cool to see him every now and again. I also went on an exchange with elder Jensen which was crazy to be back with him again but tons of fun because we talked about old times and just had a blast showing each other how much we have improved!! It was really cool and we found a lady named Shannon who was really interested in the thought of a prophet.  It was really great!! 

Then Wednesday not to much happened.  Then Thursday was the same just tracting and not to much success but it was fun.  Elder Peseta and I keep it fun with jokes and just getting to know one another!! 

Friday was great!!  We got lunch and dinner  and I was super full!!  We got some golden corral and burritos from a member.  It was great and that night we found this super cool old guy who told us all these weird stories and was kinda crazy but it was funny and pretty great. 

Saturday - Well I tried making pancakes and I think I am missing something because all I had was flour and sugar and salt and it was kinda like eating playdough but with peanut butter and syrup!!!  It didn't taste to bad!! It was quite interesting!! But i survived! It was funny and pretty great. We got to do some service for these black ladies who were super funny!!  We helped them move into their home and we got it done in 2 hours and when we finished they were like dang we wouldn't be half way done right now if it wasn't for y'all!!

Sunday was really awesome!!  I did my first 2 baptismal interviews!! It was really awesome kinda scary but they were ready. Then that day we went to the hood and did some tracting it was really fun kinda scary but fun and we found Victor and Ashley.  It was awesome.  They both wanted to learn more and find out if it is true! 

All of this week we were sharing the #lighttheworld card and it is amazing how Christmas breaks barriers and helps us to get into the door or at least leave something there. This week I will plan for my second district meeting and go on another exchange into Leland I am going to wear my special tag that says Elder Hutchins ahahaha. It will be great!

Love Elder Hutchings (aka Elder Hutchins)  LOL