Stories from Mombasa

Dec 17^th

So happy to hear from you. :) I just looked at the scripture you told me and it think it is a great one!!!! :) Thank you for sharing it with me. :) It made me feel really good. :) 

Sounds like your week has been amazing!!! :) I am glad for that. :) With everything going on it feels like you had a sweet heart healing week. :) I hope that there are to be more weeks like that to come and I am sure they will come. :) 

Also the house is sold????? Wow I can’t lie I totally forgot about that house. But that is great news I hope that it goes well and that the new people really like it. :) 

I am also super happy that Eva is cared for. I knew she went to the hospital but I didn’t know it was going to be that bad. But I am glad that it all works out well for the family.  

This year has gone by so fast!!!! It feels like yesterday was January! But I think that time on mission is just plain crazy!!! :)  Christmas is here. :) I am excited too. :) Mostly to talk to you. :) It’s no secret Christmas on mission can never be the same as home let alone in Kenya. :) But I am really looking forward to talking with you and the family. :)

So I did get your package!! :) And thank you so much!!! :) I love it so much and don’t worry we are saving the wrapped things for Christmas. :) But I can’t lie. I did open one of the deodorants because I really wanted to use it. :) Also we put up the Christmas lights. :) I thought that was a great touch. :) So thank you so much for that. :) It really made it feel like Christmas time. :) Also those sauces and the candy and the drink powder are very nice. :) We are loving them! :)

I am glad to hear that Spencer did a great Job! :) That is crazy that he is home!!!! I know he did a great job with his talk!! :) The next one to come home is Mitch. :) I hope that Spencer Emails me. :)

Also about the mission. Yes it has been approved to have 150 missionaries. When right now we only have 106. So it’s a big jump. There are going to be a lot of new areas opened. We are expecting the new guys to start coming in February.

So now from my part. :) The stories. :) 
Violet is going great!!! :) It is super cool she is so strong in the gospel!!! She has a powerful testimony already. They even had her teach relief society last week, and it was such a good lesson that they are having her do it again next week. :) She is a great lady!!!

Also another thing happened. But this one is kind of sad but inspirational.
We have another great investigator. Named Simon. He is a young man my age. Only a few months older then me. He was living with is brother and his brothers family. Here in Mombasa. We met him at a member’s house that he likes to hang out at a lot. That is where we meet him all the time. But on Thursday we found out that he had been living with this member family (the Amisi family) for the passed 3 weeks. We didn’t know what was going on. But then we got it out of him. His brother didn’t like that he was going to this church calling him a devil worshiper and all that, and Simon said that he would always go there because of how he feels when he goes there and that he knew that the truth of God was there. He told us all of this but he said that he didn’t care what they thought of him. Because he said that God has told him the truth about the Book of Mormon and the Church. He said no matter what he will always be in the Church. So now he is living with a member family. It was really nice of them to take him in. I hope it will all work out well for him and I know it will.

That is the story. He is a powerful guy and one of my heroes!

SLY

Elder Hodges

Dec 10

So for me this week has been a good one. I got my new comp on Tuesday His name is Elder Chimbetete. He is from Zimbabwe He was in my MTC group too. :) We are really working well together. :) We had some hard spots but now that we talked it over it is going super!!!!! :) 

The big highlight for us this week is that we got some Church Headquarter referrals. People that went online to find the church . :) So we went to go see them. Ones name is John and the other is Will. They are great people who really are looking for the truth. :) We are getting blessings here too. :) Great people to teach. :) The work is really going well here in Mombasa. 

So about calling home. :) I am thinking that I will call on your Christmas evening, my day after Christmas -  morning. Does that sound good to you guys??? 

Along with that, who all is going to be at the house for Christmas???? What are your plans?? I have a count down started. :) 

Ya I bet the computer time in the house IS HUGE. :) Has the electricity bill gone up at all?? :) 

Tell the boys from me that they need to be doing other things. We are going to have to go on some camp outs and stuff when I get home. Are you still willing to do some camping or has the cabin made you soft? :) 

I am glad that BYU is doing well. :) I hope they keep up the good work. :) How do they compare to the old team with Jimmer? Do you think that the team this year can go anywhere? What about Brandon? How is he doing?

The house is sold???? WOW!!!! I even forgot that the house was there. :) But I bet that takes a load off you and Hal. :) I have never thought of putting a house on the prayer roll. But it’s a great thought. :) And hey it helped. :) 

The MTC. :) You really have a blessing there. :) 

You get to hear from a member of the 12 so much it is crazy!!!! Tell one of them that they need to come to the KNM!!!!! Please. :) 

That is super cool that you are going to the Christmas Concert :) That is going to be great!!!! :) Do you have good seats?

Yes I am healthy :) In fact I am think I am still losing some pounds. :) I had to punch another hole in my belt. That makes 5 new holes that I have had to punch on mission. :) 

Also some news about the transfer too. They are setting me free. :) I am not a Zone Leader anymore. :) I have served my time in leadership and now back to being a full soldier..:) I just hope people think that I did a good job.

I like not having to worry about the other missionaries as much. It just leaves my mind open for more study and things like that. I don’t have to worry about paying for flats and water bills and no more taking time away from investigators for flat inspections, food storage, and a whole bunch of other stuff. But don’t get me wrong I really liked being a leader and I would still like to do it. But I understand that it’s another person’s time. :) 

Yes the Church is still true!!!! No questions asked!!!! :) 

And that is me this week :)

I love you!!!! :) 

SLY

Your son

Elder Hodges :) 

Dec.3

I can’t help but laugh a little bit when you say that you are living in chaos. :) Good luck with that. :)

Ya it keeps getting hotter and hotter over here!!!!! I was looking at my belt yesterday. And I have had to make 5 new holes it in. :) Not all of that in Mombasa. But over time. :) I still think it’s cool :) you can tell the boys that I am telling them to do the chores too. :) If that helps in anyway. :) Don’t think it will but oh well.

I have not heard about the package. So sorry but I am sure it will get here some time. :) I’m looking forward to it.

So we got transfer news. And the news is that my comp Elder Madise is leaving to go to Kisumu. And I am getting another one from my MTC group. :) His name is Elder Chimpatete. :) Also I don’t have to be the Zone Leader anymore. :) I am back to putting all the time possible into my area and my investigators. :) So that is the big news from this side. :)
So cool story today. :) It once again has to do with the star investigator here Violet. :)
So we got a call early this morning from sis Violet. She had a great question. :) "I want to share the Book of Mormon with someone. How do I do that?" This woman is not yet baptized and we don’t even know when she can be. But she really wants people to know that the gospel is once again on the earth. She loves to say "Everyone needs to know this." She is just wonderful!! :)
(I know is super short but it’s a good story and it made me super happy.)

Mom could you do something for me? Would you put sister Violets name on the prayer role in the temple? See we have a problem. She knows the Church is true and she is even stronger then most members I know. But see. She is the sister to member who passed away a few months ago. And she came here to help take care of her kids. So she is living in the same house as her Brother in Law. And we can not baptize her when they are living together without being married. Now in the traditions here it is ok for a sister in law to come and take the place of her dead sister and become the wife to the man. But she does not know if that is what she wants to do. Then we tell her she needs to be married or move out of the house to be baptized. They are not doing anything wrong. It’s just that we can’t baptize her. So she just needs to find out what she wants to do so it would be great if you could put her name in the temple. I know that will help her. :) Thank you mom!! :) You’re the best. :)

Well your right December is here!!!! How crazy is that!!!! It is hard to understand for me. It feels like Christmas just happened a few weeks ago. But time on mission is all messed up. You have days that feel like weeks and you have months that feel like days. But it is all worth it.
I am really looking forward to calling you guys. :) This one is going to be number 3 how crazy is that!!! I will be looking forward to your questions. :) I will do my best to answer all of them. :)
Another year? Wow. I can’t lie. That would be hard. But at the same time. If they asked me to I would do it in a heart beat. :) I have thought about asking the president to extend my mission. But I came to the conclusion that I won’t ask to extend but if for any reason at all he brings up the idea I would do it. :)

Well sounds like things are going really really well at home. :) Glad to hear it. :) Hope they stay that way. :)

So got some news. :) My comp is getting transferred. He is leaving. And I am getting another guy from my MTC group. :) That’s going to be cool :) His name is Chimpatete. :) Good luck saying that. :) He is a good guy. From Zimbabwe. :) He is kinda crazy and I hope that I am not going to be dragging a brick. If you know what I mean.

SLY

Your favorite missionary

Elder Hodges :) 

October & November....

Nov. 19

MOM I hope you have a wonderful B-DAY!!!! :) It’s the last one I 

will miss. :) But I know you and dad are doing something fun.:) 

Hope it goes well :) I am glad to hear the home is still going 

good. :) Also I have to say thank you for the photo that you sent.:)

It was great!!!! And really made me happy to look at it. :) I will

be sending a card home soon.:)with some other things.:) I also 

hope that you and dad have something planed for Thanksgiving.:) 

We are going to cook some meat!! the Zone is going to get together

and have a party. But it was kinda hard to get some of the 

Africans to agree to do it. But it’s all in the works. :)I am 

looking forward to the package :) I will let you know when it

gets here. :) I still wonder what happened to that other one that 

has been lost for awhile. But we will see. :) 

Sounds like you had a great stake conference. :) I can’t wait to

go to the temple again!!!! :) We really have blessing after blessing after blessing. 

So the story this week is this. 

I think it is amazing how when you know the gospel and you

are friends with someone who is not a member, how much you want 

them to take the step to come and taste the fruit. The reason why 

this hit me so strong is that I have this friend here named 

George. We go to a school every Tuesday and Thursday to teach 

English to anyone who wants to come. George is one of the teachers

at the school and we have gotten really close. We have talked 

about the gospel there is no way that I couldn't. He even told me 

how he has found that the other Churches are wrong. I have taught 

him about the Restoration and everything. But I feel what Lehi 

felt when he said that he wanted others to come and take the fruit

also. I know his time will come. Maybe I am here just to plant the

seed. But I think that this is the way that Christ feels about us.

He knows what is best for us. He wants us to come and take what He

has. And we can.:) So that is just one thing that really stood out

in my mind this week. :) 

Well I love you!!!! :)

And happy Birthday!!!!!!! :)  I can say that your birth was one of the best days of my life!!!! :) 

SLY

Your son

Elder Hodges :)

Nov 12

Snow.......... I would love snow! even if it means shoveling. Anything

cold is wonderful to me. :) ha-ha But really it is super hot here!!!!

And it is getting hotter! Even when it rains. The rain is HOT!!!!! How

weird is that???!?!?!?! Like I’m not kidding!!!! You get hit by the

rain and its warm. It’s not like shower warm but its warm!!!!!!! And

you can feel that it’s warm. Then after the rain it gets soooooooo

humid so you sweat like a dog. I have started drinking 3 liters of

water a day.

So that’s Mombasa. :) hahah

 But I am glad that you have had a fun week :) But it sounds like the

boys were the ones who really had the fun. :) I can’t lie I really look

forward to playing with them again. :) It’s going to be sweet to talk

to you guys soon. :)

 It’s kinda funny to me that people are sad that Romney lost. The reason

why I say it’s funny it’s because everyone here is so happy that Obama

won again. They see him as a Kenyan. He is like the pride and joy of

the country. But I can’t lie; I really do wish Romney won. But you know

I have been reading the old testament. (man that is hard) But reading

about king David who would not kill king Saul because he was anointed

by the Lord. Kind of makes me see that the Lord puts people in when

they are needed and takes them out when He wants to. So I feel its ok.

But the story this week is small.

We do spits on Sundays and see people so I was with a member and we

taught our best investigator named Violet who is just AMAZING!!!!!!!!! The most prepared person

I have ever seen for the gospel.   We taught her about the plan of Salvation. And it is just great to 

see the light come into someone when they understand something. When they have seen hints 

of it all of their life but now that someone explains it they get it and they love it. That’s what 

happened. :) She was blown away :) I am so happy that God let me be the one He used to tell 

her the truth. :) It’s amazing!!! :) She even started saying things. Like “the whole world needs this."

and asking if all members know these things. :) She is super amazing!!!! :) She is one of those 

people that if I came on mission just to meet her then it would all be worth it. :)

How do I think I have grown the most on my mission?? That is a HUGE question. That’s like 

asking you what one of your kids taught you the most about being a mother. But I guess if I 

had to pick one it is I have found that I am much more devoted to the
Savior then I was before. Also a much stronger urge to repent and always try and become 

better. What is the most important thing to know before going on your mission?That one is 

still hard but I think it is easier. You need to have your own personal relationship 

with Christ. It must be real and come from oneself. But that is my thinking I don’t know about 

others.  But I think I also at least a little bit about those days your talking about when you feel 

like you just can’t do it. But then you roll out of bed and you somehow through the enabling
power of the Atonement you can still do all you need. :) 

Well I hope you have a great week. :) 

I have two names on my tag. One Christ gave me and the other is from you!!!

Thank you so much!

Nov.5

Well it’s good to hear from you!!!! have I told you that I love you? Well I love youJ  

Sounds like you have had a crazy week!!! going to the cabin with 6 kids that is a brave thing. Did Aimee come with you to the cabin to help out a bit? I hope so. But I still bet you guys had a lot of fun!! :) I have to say that I look forward to going to the cabin again sometime. So I hope you’re not too old to go with me to the cabin. :) But I do also have to say that 5:30 is to early up there. But I bet you all had a lot of fun! :) 

Well I am happy that you are still having fun at the MTC. It sounds like such a great experience for you guys. :) Question. are you and dad planning to serve a couple mission after you get done with the MTC? :) 

Well I guess the story this week really is not a story but more of like what happened. I don’t know how to explain it. 

But it was crazy one day it rained ALOT in the morning and here in Mombasa the soil has a high water content so the water didn’t sink into the sand but it just sat there. So we were trying to go to appointments all day but we would find that the roads and the streets and all the paths that we would use to get to peoples houses were all flooded. So half of the day was trying to find ways to get to peoples houses and that was funny. :) So we had fun that day :) 

Things here are going well we are getting a lot of progressing investigators!!! :) we are hoping that things will keep moving forward well :)

Do you ever get the feeling that you hope that you are doing it right? 

Well sorry to end on that strange question but I look forward to your reply :) 

Mom I bet you are having a great time in Idaho. :) Tell everyone hello for me. :) Give them all a hug for me too. :) I hope they are doing well. :)
Well sorry there is not really a story this week But I should be sending some photos next week. some cool ones of the beach and of me holding some crocks. :) We are planning to go to a zoo kind of thing today.
Thank you for the great quotes you sent!! I hope to have an amazing homecoming!!! But I like the thought that I have to work for it!!!! :)
Sorry I have no idea for a package and the 2nd one has not got to me yet. I don’t know where it is. But I am looking forward to it. But if I think of anything to send I will let you know next week. :)
Wow that is so cool about the MTC!! :) Sounds like you are going to working

hard!!! :) That is great!!!! :) So you think the number of missionaries

coming in will go over 3000?? wow that’s a lot!!!!! So great!!!!! :) I am

looking forward to seeing more people out in the filed!!! :) This is the

time. :)

I just read your notes from Bednar!!!!  WOW They are great!!!!!!! I look

forward to using what he said!!!! :) Thank you for taking the notes and

sending them to me!!! :)

That’s sad to hear about BYU. But it still sounds like they played well when

we see that they were playing a top 5 team. But sounds like they could have

won. Sounds like The QB is kinds letting us down well I hope things will

work out in the games to come. :)

Well I hope in the MTC you teach the missionaries how to be united. Like

how do companionship inventory and all that. The reason I bring that up is that here in this

mission we are having a HUGE problem with the missionaries being united. In fact, this last 

 weekend was going to be a transfer weekend. But the day when we get the news the Assistants 

tell us that president just came with a revelation that the mission needs to work out some things…

Scripture. D and C 5: 34… and that because of that the Lord does not want any transfers this 

time. so the whole mission is the same. This has never happened before and I have never heard 

of anything like it happening. so it’s a big thing. Some people think that a member of the 12 is 

coming or things like that. But what ever we just need to get our game on. So about that I have 

a question. How do you unify people??? Like we have been doing activities and all that but I 

guess it's not doing it. So do you have any ideas?

Ok so the story this week:

We are in church and we see a new face. She is sitting next to a man whose wife just died, 

so we didn’t know what was going on. But we set up a time for us to talk after Church is over. 

My comp and I do Splits with some members so we can teach all the investigators that come 

to church on Sunday. So I go with a member to meet this lady. Her name is Violet. She is the 

sister to the women that died a few months ago. And her story is amazing. She was living in 

another town where the church is very strong. But her whole life she was hearing that the Church 

was a devil worshiping church. Then her sister who lived in Mombasa became a member. 

Years go by of the family shutting the sister out. Then the sad day came when the sister died. 

They took the body back to her home to be put to rest there. And because she was a member 

the Church was a big player at the funeral. And the night before the funeral Violet has a dream 

about someone telling her what will help her family most giving them support and all that the next 

day at the funeral the district President of the Church in that area got up and spoke. She said 

that he told the family everything that was in her dream. So she no longer thought that the church 

was devil worshipers. but she didn’t want to join. Then she moves to Mombasa to help with her 

sisters kids. And they take her to Church where that 1st time she came to church I was giving the 

lesson about eternal families. She told me she was touched and that she has decided that this is 

the place where she wants to be. :)     

I like her story :) She is a great investigator. :) 

Its funny every email people ask how is the beach. :) they want to know

about the beach. :) Sounds like a lot of the family wants to come to Kenya.:) It is a great place. :) 

It gives a great feeling for the work!!! When I go to the beach it always amazes me what the 

Lord has made for us. :)

Wow sounds like the MTC will be on fire!!!! Where are they going to put

that many new people? Are they expanding the MTC? And to what missions are

they all going to too? We hear that they will be opening 50 new missions

soon. I think that is so cool!!!! :) And it sounds like you will be running

the MTC branch by yourself for a bit. I bet that is going to be crazy!!!! Keep me

posted on how that goes. :) I know you can do it!!!! :)

That is great that you’re learning a lot in Isaiah you can teach me when I get

home. :) I would love to understand that book better. :) Right now I am

trying to read the old testament the whole way trough. Something that I

have never done before. But I am looking forward to it. Right now I am in

the book of Judges. I never realized how huge the 5 books of Moses are.

That guy wrote a lot!!!!!

That is good that BYU is stepping things up. It’s just sad it took them this

long. Well Hope it will make next years team better. :)

How about basketball has that started yet?

thank you for the team building ideas. I will work on finding what the Lord

wants me to do. :)

Oct 29

So you gave a report? :) How did it go? did you tell everyone that I am just sitting on the beach getting a sun tan?  I hope not. :) But I do like to think that I have a tan but no matter how dark I get I still feel really white. :) I wonder why????? ha-ha :).

So I don’t know if that will help at all. But you can always tell them how much I love them!!! :) It would be great if you could throw in some funny joke about the bishop or br. Powell. :) or even both that would be great!!!! :)
I still think it is so unfair how many Apostles you get to hear from. But I am glad that the family and I can get some of the light that you receive from them :) Great blessings!!! :) Sounds like a great talk that you heard! :)  
For me this week has been busy busy busy!!! We had Zone conference so that took up most of our time this week with the planning and all the things that we had to do. But it was great and it was worth it!!! :)

  

OCT. 15th

I can’t wait for conference!!!!!! I was thinking one night. I was eating our wonderful meal of Ugaily and Sacuma. :) (You will find out what this is one day) and I was talking with my comp about watching conference. And I looked at the clock did the math and realized that you were watching the first session on Saturday. That was strange. It was funny too. I also thought how long it took you guys to fall asleep. :) looking forward to watching it. :)
We got a text saying that the age had been lowered but we didn’t know if it was true or if the Elders were playing tricks. But now we know. I was thinking that the new kids will be super lucky!!! I wish I could have gone at 18! But I came at the best time for me. :) It’s really going to shake things up. So is 18 the age they are asked to leave or is it just a option?
Thank you for talking to Elder H for me. :) It’s good to hear about the college guys. :)
That is crazy to hear the story of the kid in the MTC. I hope he dose ok. :) I am sure that he will be good. :)

Well for me my week has been great!!!! We are finding new investigators!!!! :) That is always great!!!!! Some of the ones that we have are really progressing!!:)
There was a sweet thing that happened yesterday. :) One guy just came to church no one knew who he was or what he was doing. Afterwards I met him with a branch missionary He told us… “I don’t know what led me here but I had to come, I have wanted to change my life, I didn’t know how but I know that this is where it can happen. After listening to everything here I know it’s the place.” :) Oh man I was so happy!!!! I think it is just so cool how the Lord works!!!!! How he just leads people who are ready to the right!!!! How no matter how far you have fallen He is always willing to lead you right back to the place that can help and lead you back to Him!!! Oh it is so amazing!!!! How can we not serve such a God?
Well so that was a big high light for me this week. :) Well sounds like you have been having a great week with everyone!!!!!! :) I know they all had a great week with you!!!! :) The days of having everyone in the house are fun times. :)
It is a small world!! :) Its funny how when you do things people start coming out of the wood works that have done the same thing or who have been there or something... It’s just cool :) I will watch for Bro. Francom I might have already met him but there are 3 branches here in Mombasa so I will watch for him.

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!

Your son

SLY

Elder Hodges :)

I love you guys :)

Mombasa

Life in Kenya this week has been amazing!!!! :)

Well I have some news. I am being transferred. :) I have been here in Kitale for 6 months and now I am going to MOMBASA!!! :) I am so exited!!!! :) I am going to have so much fun!!! :) I have had fun here too. :) I know that I would have fun no matter where I go but just something about a beach and better food is really making me happy. :) but that’s the big thing here. I leave Wednesday Sept. 12^th, and I should get there sometime on Thursday. I am really looking forward to it! But I know it is going to be HOT I am going to be there when it is the hottest time of the year too. That is January. But we will see I will keep you posted. Next week the email will tell you what it is like there :)

So I am doing great!! :) Mombasa is wonderful!!!! Its Hot yes I sweat all day everyday! But we do have AC in one room of our flat so that is nice. :) Make things work out. :) This place is so Beautiful!!!! Like oh my gosh!!! the city is crazy but I am outside the city a bit and oh man the church here is like a 5 min walk from the beach. Oh man it is wonderful!!! :)
My comp is Elder Madise from South Africa. He is in my MTC group so we are the same age on mission so it’s super cool :) We are both ZL's here. We have a good area so I am happy to be here and that is was matters. :)

I am loving my area!!! This place is great!!! I am so happy that my comp and I only have 1 branch to cover!!! That part is so nice!! :) When I was doing more then that it was super hard. But we have so much fun here!!! Like today we are going to the beach and planning to have some super fun times!!! :) 

The branch has some super great people too!!! :) I am getting close to them quick! There are a lot of things that we need to work on here but I am looking forward to it. :) 

This place is so nice. :) the only draw back is how hot it is. I sweat SOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!! I think I sweat like a gallon a day here. it is crazy hot but I love it. when we sit down in the shade it’s not as bad. :) and I have grown to love the AC and the fans that we have in our flat. :) They are my very close friends :) And about the heat…people here tell me that it’s not hot yet. I just look at them and ask how can it get any worse? but they just tell me to wait. I will keep you posted. 

Also I got one of your packages :) And I have to say thank you so much!!!! :) I got the one with the oil vile and the talks and the nice candy :) Thank you so much you are the best mom ever!!! :) They made my day when I got them. :) I was so happy!!! :) 

We have a lot of fun here too. :) Like today we are all going to the beach to have some super fun times!! :) I have been thinking that this place would be a great place for a vacation! :) I think I will remember that someday when I am with my wife and all that. :) 

But the work here is great too. :) We are working very hard everyday to see as many people as we can!! :) Our days are always filled to the brim!!! Sometimes we don’t have

time to see all the people that we want to. But it’s just great here!!!! :) We have so much fun :) 

It is just crazy how fast time is flying!!!!! My comp and I are from the same group so yesterday (the 30th) he told me “happy 15 months." Oh man it is crazy to think about that!!!! 15 months of mission flew by. Buts it’s good that I still have plenty of time :) So still working hard and plan to work hard to the end!!! :) 

I did get the photo you sent! and it is beautiful!! I miss seeing the mountains. But I think for me the ocean is nice too. :) The beach last week was so nice!!!! We played beach soccer. :) I suck but it was fun. :) We are even planning to go again this week and make sandcastles and get pedicures. We the great missionaries of Mombasa only do the manliest things you can think of. :) Buts it’s going to be fun. :)

We are really working hard to find new investigators here. Most of our work has been to try and help the branch. It has had some problems but it is really working out well :) So we are looking for investigators. We have some really strong ones now, one is named Simon and he is great! He loves the Book of Mormon. He is 21 and can act like a kid sometimes. But when it comes to the gospel he puts everything he has into it. :) so we are going to give him a date to be baptized so it’s going to be good. :)  

Well I think it is so cool that Matt is in your branch. I told dad the things that I would like to know from him. Things like if Travis went on mission and if Mike and Zoe are married and also how Reed is doing. 

That’s life for now!!!

Love,

Elder Hodges

Another week in Paradise.....

Elder Hodges & Elder Muwanguzi

Sis. Hunter and Elder Hodges

 

Its football time!!!!! :) I am happy that you are enjoying it! :) You want to know something funny. I knew the score of the football game the day of the game. :) Elder Hunter is also a big fan of BYU so he listened to it and told me the score. I thought that was funny. But I am glad that it’s looking good for them I hope the rest of the year will be like that too. :)

As for me it has been a good week! :) I have loved being back in my area again! :) It feels like I have been away for such a long time! :) and you know I really have! But I was glad to get back in the swing of things. :) We are working hard! We think we have found some great families to teach so we are really working on that! :)

So the story this week. :)
We just found a family to teach in a place called Moi's Bridge. And it is a part member family and they stay about 18 kilometers from the Church. Our first time going there was with the Elder and Sister Hunter this past week. And the road was BAD!!!! We were in a four wheel drive truck and had a hard time. I wish I could have gotten a photo of what happened. But long story short we had to go and do some hardcore off roading so that was fun for me and not so much the Hunters. But also a really funny part is we were coming back on the main road. It was paved so no problems there. We saw a Piki Piki or what we call a motorbike. and here they put whatever they can on them to make it easier to take things. So it was no new thing to us when we saw a full couch on the back of a motorcycle. But as we got closer we saw that there was something different about the couch....we kept looking and we saw a pair of legs, it was dark so we could not see really well but Elder Hunter tuned on the high beams and we saw a man sitting on the couch on the back of the motorcycle!!!! Man it was funny!!!  I tried to get a photo but it was to dark so it didn’t work. But it was funny! :)

I am glad to hear that Aimee is getting on her feet. I hope everything goes well for her.
So I got a letter from Kelsey this week so that made me happy to finally get a letter from someone! :)

Have a great week.

Love you all!!!!!

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