Author Archives: Kim Hofhiens

Steve and I went touristy — BIG TIME!! We stayed at Shana By the Beach just outside of Quepos – a sleepy little beach town on the Pacific side of Costa Rica. It is the rainy season, so we got a good deal on this very nice hotel. We also got a few bonus visitors!Continue reading “39 Years!!”

A few months ago an elder from our mission returned to his home in El Salvador. All through his mission he had diligently studied English. Just before he left for home, he took an English test on his missionary portal. His score was good enough to earn him a BYU pathways scholarship that cut hisContinue reading “BYU Pathways”

My favorite Saturday activity?? The Saturday morning street market. It is the best! The fruit is the freshest! We make a fruit smoothie every morning for breakfast, so my motivation is high for seeking out the very best fruit. Plus, I get to try my hand at understanding the natives and using numbers and money!Continue reading “Feria”

It isn’t the 4th of July – its the 15th of September! It marks the day that all Central America gained their independence from Spain. The celebration has television announcements at 6pm with fireworks on the 14 of September and parades on the 15th. Elder Hofhiens and I were able to catch this one inContinue reading “Independence Day!”

Steve makes a very good chocolate-banana smoothie. I love it! Add granola and it’s even better. A few days ago, I bit down on that granola and came away with a strange piece of material in my mouth. It turned out that it was my tooth! Really, it was a partial crown I had fixedContinue reading “Ouch!”

Every now and again we have to take a missionary to the airport. This particular trip started at 4 in the morning. It was dark and foggy. Our headlights barely penetrated the darkness! I programmed the GPS to take us to the airport, and we started out confidently. As we got closer to the airport,Continue reading “how many airports?…”

We go out on our mission and hope all will be well while we are gone, but life goes on and things change. We’ve missed a few things, some big and some small, and some that really changed our world. Little Kate is hitting her milestones! Born a week before Christmas, we got to holdContinue reading “Life doesn’t stop!”

I’d like to say that every day of the mission is golden. I’d like to say it… but it isn’t true. Partly because we’re human and we’re not 100% golden all the time, and partly because life is night and day, good and bad. Darkness defines the light so we know without a doubt whenContinue reading “Some days are just like that…”

Steve and I were invited to speak at a Young Adult Rally. The rally was in four parts -Spiritual, Academic, Occupation, and Mission. They invited us to talk about our mission and the blessings we’ve received in being a part of Heavenly Father’s Gathering of Israel. I spoke about one young Elder Huezo who hadContinue reading “Young Adult Rally”