Finally

Ok, I know it's been forever since I've posted anything on his blog. Honestly, I either was running around like a chicken with my head cut off or we didn't really have anything to post.

We got to talk to Cody (excuse me, Elder Hoffman) on Christmas day which was fantastic!! I didn't think I'd miss him as much as I do. He spent Christmas in Palmer this year, and apparently had opened all the Christmas presents we had sent him before Christmas :( Oh well. I'll have to have my mom get on here and post some of the stuff he told them or has told them in past letters. He's doing really well and seems to really love the Alaskan weather.

Only 6 more months!!! We'll start a tentative countdown, but won't know his exact release date for a little while.

Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and is ready for the New Year!

Remember Cody loves letters, so please right to him. If you need the address just email me at tiffanytenney@hotmail.com and I'll get it to you!

May 18, 2009

Hey Family,

Things here are going ok. The work here is pretty much dead. We only have 2
investigators. But things could get alot worse. Oh and mom my neck size is 16 1/2.
Send two short sleeves. I cant think of a spiritual experience right now. Everytime
I go tracting its strange wether its a guy yelling at us to get the F out of here or
just strange people. And Everything I eat is interesting. I love you and miss you.

All my Love,
Elder Cody Lee Hoffman

May 11, 2009

Hey Family,

So to try and catch everbody up to date. I am in Fairbanks, Alaska serving in the
fairbanks 6th ward. I live in an apartment that is on a farm. We have 3 cows, 1 calf,
15 chickens, 1 goose, 2 pigs, and alot of rabbits. I've also served in Eagle River in
the Alpenglow ward and Sterling in the Sterling ward. I've had at least 12 baptisms
thats in counting all the poeple that I have taught and ended up getting baptized.
There names are Don Slats, Heather Saltzgiver, Tommy Honer, Brandon Bailey,
Rylie Jackson, Nick Van Bruggen, Ellena Mabeus, Anastasa Rang, Linzie Rang,
Raven Rang, Eric Thorp, and Antony De Angelis.

I've also gone fishing on the Kenai River, gone dog mushing, seen the Northern
Lights, played basketball and dodgeball and football. I've seen alot of moose and
eagles. I've served with Elder Call, Elder Nelson, Elder Opaco, Elder Gause,
Elder Longworth, and Elder Lee. I have had a Chevy Colorado and Dodge Caliber to
drive on my mission. The Calibers are horrible cars do not buy them they should all
be destroyed. I sprained my ankle severly on January 15, 2009. I was on cruches for
a week and then I was walking on my ankle again. The coldest I've seen in Alaska
is -40 degrees. I've had a volcano Mt. Redoubt erupt on my mission. I've had a
25 ft. wall that weighted probly two tons fall on me and other missionaires.
I've milked cows which is fun. I've gone down to Healy and taken on the Grizzley
Burger Challenge and won. I don't know what else I'm missing right know so if I
think of it I'll write it down and send it next week. I love you and miss you.

All my Love,
Elder Cody Lee Hoffman
Here's Your Sign!!!

April 20, 2009

Hey Mom,

No mom Transfer aren't today there next Monday. And from the sounds of it I'm not going to get transferred. My companion on the ofter hand will be transferred. So I'll be getting a new companion. But it was interesting the way President told me. From the way he said it I might either get a new senior or a new junior or I might be training. So I'll find out Saturday whats all going on. What is the gift Stac got for me? That way I can tell you to send it or not. Oh and tell Robyn that she needs to make a trip to Fairbanks while I'm here. I'll be here til maybe June 8. Fairbanks is awesome. We started teaching this couple and they liked what they heard. An now they want to get married and be baptized. Oh and the day before Easter I got to go down to Healy with one of my zone leaders that I really like. He had me take on the Grizzly Burger Challenge. Which is you eat this one pound burger that as bacon, cheese, and a fried egg on it. And you have to eat this burger and all the fries. So you can get your picture on the wall. So I decided to take on the challenge and I destroyed it. Which was Amazing. So I got my picture on the wall. The weather here is good. Its around 40 to 50 degrees. So I've been wearing my short sleeve shirts. I'll try to send home a memory card this week. I love you and miss you.

All my Love,
Elder Cody Lee Hoffman

Hey Mom,
Things are going good. Easter was good. I got to drive a Silverado and got to be on exchanges with Elder Salsbury (I proply spelled his name wrong). That was awesome. I enjoyed Conference. We are teaching 4 new people. oh mom thanks for the pictures. Thank you for sending that letter from Bret. I dont know what else to say so. I love and miss you.

All my Love,
Elder Cody Lee Hoffman

January 26, 2009

Hey Family,

That excuse is ok. Now heres my excuse for e-mailing on wednesday. We had
our temple day last wednesday so they switched our p-day from monday to
wednesday. Yes I did finally get my christmas package out of the mail box. I
was wearing my new ski socks when i strained my ankle. I did tell you mom
when I called on christmas. Yeah the weather has been crazy up here and I
don't pay attention to the sun mom so I don't know when it comes up or goes
down. The teaching is going well. We are having a wedding and a baptism on
Saturday. No Anastasia and her daughters haven't gotten baptized yet. We're
hoping that her surgery goes good and she'll be baptized soon. No we haven't
seen the Zollingers. Is Joseph Blake Zollinger his full name? Yeah its going
to be my 6 month mark on Friday. I can't believe it. No I don't need anymore
thermal garments. Eagle River is more of a city. Its different from
Sterling. Yes we're living in an apartment. Transfers are next week. So I
don't know if I'm staying or going. my guess is that I'm staying. I love you
and miss you.

All my love,
Elder Cody Lee Hoffman

January 21, 2009

Hey Family,

No e-mail from you this week. That makes me sad. Things are going good
here. I finally joined the rest of you with bad ankles. I sprained my ankle
last thursday playing basketball. The funny part about it was that we had
zone conference the very next day. But don't worry about it. I have alot of
fun hopping around on one foot. and seeing how you didn't send me an e-mail
this week. I don't know what else to talk about so. I love you all and miss
you too.

All my Love,
Elder Cody Lee Hoffman

Write me if you love me!

January 12, 2009

Hey Fam,

I'm doing good. Yes it has warmed up a little bit. I've stuck my head out
the window of our car at -27. It was Cool! There was no baptism on Saturday.
Anastasia was sick so her and her daughters didn't. But we're planning on
next weekend hopefully. I don't know much about them. My companions are an
interesting pair. Elder Opaco is happy he's going home, but he's sad too.
Cause he likes being a missionary. I can't remember where he said he was
from. I think it is Blake Zollinger! Yeah he's not active. The work has been
going good. We have two more potential baptisms. The people are crazy. I've
tried duck egg. It was nasty. I've also tried vietmins food. It was good. No
I have not seen the Northern Lights. Tell Grandma and Grandpa thank you for the letter they sent me. Tell them I'll try to write back as soon as possible. Oh I have a few questions. Who is the kid stacy is dating from Ogden and where are my
picture of her at the school dances? Oh I have the package that you sent me
finally, but theres one problem. Its stuck in the stupid mail box and the
key doesn't work. And its been in there for over a week. Oh well we'll just
have to blow up the box to get it out. JK. I love you all and miss you.

All my love,
Elder Cody Lee Hoffman

January 5, 2009

Hey Family,

I'm doing great. Christmas and New Years were awesome. The teaching is
going good. We're having a baptism this Saturday. Three people are getting
baptized. So that puts my total baptisms up to 7. So thats awesome. The
weather up here has been around -28 to -10. So yeah its really cold. And no
I'm not trying to get use to it. But its kind of hard when your standing out
in it all day. When is Marks Birthday again? I always forget. Oh mom that
address I sent you last p-day is wrong. Its
16929 Coronado St. Apt #4. Sorry I was one number off. I don't know what else to say so send my some more questions and I'll try to answer them. I love and miss you all.

All my love,
Elder Cody Lee Hoffman

December 29, 2008

Hey Family,

It was good to hear your voices too. Mom the package probably was there on
the 20th but we didn't check the mail til the 22nd. So the package was
there. Just the post office didn't open til 9:00 and we checked at 8:00.
Tell everyone hi for me. I might have found a relitive of the zollingers in
my ward. The new ward is interesting. I'm in a richer area of the mission.
They're always asking us if we need and thing and giving us tons of food. My
new companions are really awesome. Elder Gause is from Orom, Utah and Elder
Opaco is from the philipians. They're really fun guys. We have lots of fun
together. We play lots of phase 10. And we play tons of basketball and
dodgeball with the ward. No mom i don't remember the bad snow storm on
valentines day. I love you all and miss you too.

All my love,
Elder Cody Lee Hoffman

December 15, 2008

Hey Family,

I'm doing good. Transfers are next week. I'll find out on Saturday where I'm going. I haven't gotten any package that has twelve days of christmas in it. But I did get a package that had a tape recorder in it. We haven't checked the mail in a week so it might be there. We just moved out of the members house who we were staying with. Right now we're staying with the senior missionary couple for a little while. Zone Conference was good. It was my third zone conference while out here on my mission. I'm going to be sending some packages home. They aren't christmas presents. I just have to much stuff so i'm sending some of it home. I love you and miss you.

All my love,

Elder Cody Lee Hoffman

Catching Up

The following posts are ones that my mom hadn't gotten the chance to forward to me.

January 27, 2009

***My mom hasn't forwarded any emails/letters to me from Elder Hoffman, so I'm not sure what they've been getting. So for now I'll just post the stuff he sends Nick and I. They're short and sweet, but it's still something.***


Hey Tiff,

 I'm in Eagle River, Alaska now. Its boring up here in the winter. Its a mix of dark
and light. My ankle is doing better. I'm at least walking on it now. No I can't
believe that Mark is 2 years old. Tell Nick he needs to e-mail me. That awesome
I hope you get the job. I love and miss you all.

All my Love,
Elder Cody Lee Hoffman

January 21, 2009

Hey Tiff and Nick,

How are you guys? I'm doing good. I sprained my ankle last Thursday playing basketball.
That wasn't fun. But the funnier part about it I had Zone Conference the very next day.
How are the kids? Has Nick found a new job yet? Whats been going on with you guys?
I don't know what else to write so. I love you and miss you.

All my Love,

Elder Cody Lee Hoffman
Write me if you love me!