To the Font

This week has been absolutely incredible!

So much has happened I cannot explain it all nor should I. But really the Lord lives and he loves his children and provides a way for them to return to him again.
Elder Vojahn and I went park contacting this week to find investigators. We talked to a ton of people but we found a couple who was walking and they were happy and we stopped and talked to them. It turns out they were looking for the church and wanted to find the missionaries but they couldn't. We gave them a ton of information and got theirs as well to send to the missionaries in their area.

I learned that I live really close to the clubs home field and they have games a lot so traffic is always busy.

A few days ago we were walking out of an appointment and this guy came up to us and he was seeming a bit off and kinda weird. We talked to him for a bit then he asked us to pray with him. I asked him who he wanted to pray and if he wanted us to pray for anything specific, and I kid you not, we were in the middle of a little private drive road, and he grabs our shoulders, bows his head, and starts saying the Lords prayer. Right there in the middle of street. And then he pauses and just starts saying weird things in the prayer. then says amen. I tried my hardest not to laugh, and my comp has no idea why it was so funny to me. He didn't see any angel billies though ;) (ask my dad to tell you this story if you don't understand)

Later that evening we had a lesson with one of the families we've been teaching for a while. I felt impressed to ask them to all be baptized. The mom asked each of her kids and they all said yes! Then I asked her again, and she thought about it and also said yes! So now I have my first 5 commitments to baptism! And I couldn't be happier! 

We taught a lesson with a Cuban yesterday, and let me tell you how fast Cubans speak; If Mexicans speak as fast as someone on a bike, Cubans are like Jet Planes. Breaking the sound barrier. Mock 8 practically. Basically my comp and I had no idea what he was saying really. But the Lord provides a way. The gift of tongues is real! I somehow pieced together what he said and was able to provide relevant enough responses to teach our lesson, AND commit him to sacrament meeting. 

For dinner with one of our beloved members, we had papussa and they were almost as good as Beatriz cooks.

I also got to go through the Mesa AZ temple! It was wonderful and so peaceful. It's a really small temple but it was amazing none the less.

I love you all so much! The church is true! Thank you all for your support!

-Elder Hodges