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.””
Category Archives: Life Lessons
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?”
We caught it…
We have enjoyed three of the healthiest years ever, but this January Covid caught up to us and we were down for the count,… and I still have full sinuses! We were soon enticed out of our doldrums by this lady in the Nike sweatshirt, Adriana Bolanes. She is the wonderful woman who does theContinue reading “We caught it…”
Time To Share
Most Senior Missionaries do not proselyte and teach the gospel to non-members. Elder Hofhiens and I serve in the Mission office, serving and helping the missionaries and the Mission President in the work of Gathering Israel. As a general rule we don’t proselyte, but we still get to participate in the Gathering of Israel inContinue reading “Time To Share”
DAR A LUZ
In the Spanish version of the Book of Mormon, the act of giving birth is described as “giving a light” or dio a luz. IN Luke 2, Mary “dio a luz a su hijo primogénito”. In English, it simply says that (Mary) “brought forth her first born son”. Considering both stories, I love the SpanishContinue reading “DAR A LUZ”
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