Madison Memories & Welcome to the Island of Martha's Vineyard

Dionisio Family

Brook Hodgkinson

Carlos, Rebecca & CJ Rodriguez

Old Truck

Sister Mitchell

Brayden & Turkey

Weaver Family

Vince Family

Turkey, Liz Ron, Austin

Turkey, Liz, Ron, Austin

Malcarne & Betts Family

Malcarne & Betts Family Unicorns

LaRose Family

Jason Lewis

Elder Hodgkinson Companion

Dioniso Family

Dionisio Family

Carlos

Campell Kids

Traveling to my new Area

My new Companion Elder Foutz from Ogden Utah

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Brayden was having a difficult time missing the wonderful people and his companion Elder Pulu from the Madison Area.  He is getting adjusted to his new area on the Island.  He likes his new companion and is learning the new area.

Week 16 Feb 4th 2019
      It's the new transfer, and I am now in Martha's Vineyard a tiny island off the coast of Massachusetts. I won't lie, I have been struggling in this new area and I have been going through a lot of emotions these last few days and leaving Madison to this tiny island was a huge change. I went from a ward of missionary involved members to a tiny branch of around 25 members. It's nothing what I am used to. The island is a 45 minute ferry ride to and from the mainland and its 20 mile long and 10 miles wide. While being here I have felt isolated and claustrophobic and it has been tough for me. This week's letter is going to be short but that's okay.

2nd Nephi 19:10 "The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones; the sycamores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars"

Even though we see change as falling away, breaking down, or even cut off from what we were used to, because of the love Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father have for us, we can be built again but made stronger. We can grow to be stronger. It is because of these hard changes and the faith we continue to have in our Savior Jesus Christ, we can be stronger then we were before these changes!

I am doing my best because I love my mission and I want to continue. Amen