One Year!

Elder Hoggan has officially been a missionary for a year! Time has flown for him. He celebrated this anniversary and experienced miracles last week!

Tuesday was a finding day for the four missionaries in Rosenheim. Elders Hoggan and Kroes served together after lunch. They went by on five people, but no success was to be had. This didn't get them down. After leaving an apartment building, Elder Hoggan noticed a store, "Byll Y Byll". This triggered his memory. He had seen that name before on their home teaching list. Kodjo Byll. The missionaries had not been able to contact him, so they walked in to see if this was the same person. It was!!!! He had been found and a discussion was held for about an hour. He is not your typical LA, claims to not belong to any church, and doesn't need a church to worship God. It has been a while since Kodjo has had any contact with the church, because he didn't have a Book of Mormon. One was left with him and next week the Elders will call on him. Kodjo Byll is cool and has an amazing knowledge of the Bible. The missionaries were led to him by the Lord working in mysterious ways!

Normally the Elders don't take buses, but one day in Munich they needed to in order to be on time getting home after attending a meeting. They ran for a bus, but it wasn't there. A guy told them that it hadn't come yet. This stranger asked them about being Mormons. He could tell who they were and he requested a Book of Mormon. Alexander has been to SLC and his address, phone number, and other information was given to Elders Smith and Worthin at a later date. Elder Hoggan's prayers were answered as he prayed for this golden investigator. A miracle happened, just not on the day Alexander crossed paths with Elder Hoggan. Other elders will teach Alexander. He looks amazing!

Elders Hoggan and Smith got to have an exchange together and enjoyed serving as they had in the past. They are roommates, but what fun to work side by side again. These two did a service project for a member. Gardening. Elders Quilter and Kroes had a lesson with a new investigator, Dominik. He's only 15 and has had a hard life. He looks to be 19, but now Elder Hoggan is excited to get to work with him.

A giant party was held for Elder Hoggan's year mark in the mission field. This went on for a couple of days and why not? A place was found that served all-you-can-eat Schnitzel! It was delicious!

Sundays are always awesome for Elder Hoggan! No investigators were at church, but the Familie Berka had the missionaries over for dinner. They cooked the best food ever and then the Elders were off to catch another train. Elder Quilter yelled quickly that they needed Gleis 5. That is a platform for trains, but they actually needed Gleis 3. It's okay, because they still made it even though it was super close. A priesthood meeting was held later by the Stake and Victor was there! Elder Hoggans buddy from Ingoldstadt :)

Such an awesome week for Elder Hoggan. Transfer calls are coming. Our favorite Elder has been in Rosenheim for four transfers now. Will his time be up?