Kim Hofhiens

The Miracle

The miracle everyone was talking about when we first moved to Thailand happened to missionaries. One Elder had been serving in Cambodia and he fell into a swollen river and developed an eye infection. The Mission President sent him to Bangkok, Thailand so he could get good healthcare at Bumingrad Hospital. This missionary had learnedContinue reading “The Miracle”

Serving Overseas

I have now lived and served in the church in 5 countries, the US, Costa Rica, Thailand, Indonesia, and China. Everywhere we went we always had a community of friends. All the Sunday School lessons, Primary lessons and even the Relief Society lessons were the same. Yet, there were differences. Weekly youth activities were seriouslyContinue reading “Serving Overseas”

…after the mission

As you would imagine, we were very busy for awhile. We visited all Mom’s Doctors, (there were 3), and we got her three new ones. We held a big garage sale, (we made $1424), we made numerous trips to second-hand stores, and we moved her to our house in Post Falls. Everything went off withoutContinue reading “…after the mission”

“Old age, it’s not for sissies.”

My late father-in-law, Alma Hofhiens, was fond of saying this – especially as he grew older. Sometimes, what make old age so hard is that you never know what to expect. One day you’re feeling fine – celebrating your birthday at a party – and the next you are in the hospital with no clearContinue reading ““Old age, it’s not for sissies.””

Punta Arenas

The translation is — “Sand Point”! Now isn’t that familiar! Sand Point, Idaho isn’t that far away from home:-) When President Cates asked us to visit the Mission Group in “Sand Point” we were very excited! We were happy to get out of town and see some countryside. Punta Arenas is a seaport on theContinue reading “Punta Arenas”

LIGHT

On multiple occasions in the New Testament, Jesus describes Himself as the “Light of the World”. In D&C 10:70, he describes Himself as “the Light and Life of the World”. Isaiah, of the Old Testament, urged the house of Jacob to “walk in the Light of the Lord.” And, in the Book of Mormon, JesusContinue reading “LIGHT”

CLEANLINESS is INSPIRING!

OUR apartment is up on the third floor with a palm tree blowing into our window every time we open it. It is a 2 bed/2 bath with about 900 sq feet. It is nice but its definitely not the luxury you might equate with Costa Rican. Every Monday is Preparation day – p-day forContinue reading “CLEANLINESS is INSPIRING!”

VACAY!!

Some of our family came to visit us this week! A big shout-out of gratitude goes to Tiffany’s mom and sister for babysitting the cutest grandkids in Arizona! Thanks to their support, Jordan and Tiffany came for some R & R and a belated Co-vid interrupted Honey Moon! We all went sight-seeing in Costa Rica,Continue reading “VACAY!!”

Baptisms!

This past month, our mission president challenged our missionaries to meet, teach and baptize friends that are ready to make a covenant with Heavenly Father. President Cates didn’t have a number in mind. Instead, he challenged every companionship to baptize! This meant that missionaries challenged their friends to seek answers to Gospel questions through theContinue reading “Baptisms!”

Legal?

Elder Hofhiens and I have been on a mission for exactly one year as of today – January 31. We’ve paid for our mission car ever since we received it in March of 2022. And we legally drove it until May of 2022. Ever since May 11, we have driven illegally. Why? Mainly because ourContinue reading “Legal?”