I want to share an amazing spiritual thought. A man, Brent Brown, owner of the Toyota dealership in Orem Utah, told his story at the MTC where he was preparing to serve a Senior Mission. He said, and I paraphrase as this is all second-hand — I was doing really well. My first marriage hadContinue reading “Mission Journals”
Author Archives: Kim Hofhiens
Ministering
We’ve had an amazing week of miracles, and we’ve experienced righteous counsel and ministry. It all started in Relief Society. We were all discussing our personal challenges when Dorothy (non-Member) shared how her new landlord just raised her rent for a shared bedroom from 500 a month to 600 a month. She had one weekContinue reading “Ministering”
Gospel Light
We had a great baptism last Sunday. Olumba Somtochukwu was baptized! He is from Nigeria and has lived here for 5 years. Everyone in the branch stayed to celebrate his baptism. He has a great testimony of prayer. His eyes are closed here so I think he must be praying:-) For Zone conference we wentContinue reading “Gospel Light”
Heartland of Legends
It has taken me a whole 8 months to find this amazing Cypriot Cultural website. It is fantastic. My Relief Society president, Julieth, invited me to participate in a workshop where we explore traditional Cyprus sweets. They call them spoon sweets, among other names. I was a little reticent, but Julieth is a very outgoing,Continue reading “Heartland of Legends”
Mission Life
We take time to celebrate! Steve had his 65th last month and we went to Ayia Napa to get into the water. It was warm and wonderful! The Mediterranean Sea is saltier than the Pacific and more buoyant! We bobbed in the waves for a good hour every morning and evening. It was great toContinue reading “Mission Life”
Tough Questions
Recently we sat in on a lesson with the missionaries. Our friend surprised us by asking a question in a mix of Arabic and English that I interpreted as – “How is it fair that some people are born blind?” OR, the more common question – “Why do bad things happen to good people?” TheContinue reading “Tough Questions”
To Live, and How!
I think I am discovering the joy of the saints! New ground for me! As missionaries we are asked to support our little branch in Limassol. Without any other constraints on my time, the load feels lighter and I feel an attitude shift in me. Now, I am taking the time to listen to peopleContinue reading “To Live, and How!”
Greece Athens Mission
President and Sister Nelson has returned home and the Bulgaria Greece mission is divided in two separate missions! Bulgaria is combined with Northern Macedonia to form the Bulgaria Sofia Mission, and Cyprus and Greece remain together to form the new Greece Athens Mission. Compared to our previous mission in Costa Rica West where there wereContinue reading “Greece Athens Mission”
We are Legit!
We had a 90 day tourist visa when we first arrived in Cyprus; Just enough time to get going on all the requirements for a Visa. Unbeknownst to the Church Travel Department, Cyprus changed their rules for Visas starting August 2025. So, it was a steep and expensive learning curve. The most difficult hurdle wasContinue reading “We are Legit!”
Bulgaria
It was time! We have been eagerly awaiting our interview with our Mission Leaders, David and Emily Nelson, not because we wanted them to finish their mission, but because we’d get to go to Bulgaria and see them! And while in Bulgaria, we would get to search out and interview Bulgarian pioneer members, newly baptizedContinue reading “Bulgaria”
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