Another Week in the Work of the Lord!

Elder Hoggan and Elder Harvey found out that they will be staying together for at least 6 more weeks! They are excited about that and have a good time as a companionship.

Every day is amazing, but Tuesday may have been the highlight of last week. Alex, a member of the church, is preparing to receive the Aaronic Priesthood with the Elders help. At one point, it was looking dismal and Alex was leaning towards backing out. He didn't feel ready to make this step in his life. 

They read 1 Nephi 19:9 "And the world, because of their iniquity, shall judge him to be a thing of naught; wherefore they scourge him, and he suffereth it; and they smite him, and he suffereth it. Yea, they spit upon him, and he suffereth it, because of his loving kindness and his long-suffering towards the children of men."

They talked of how Jesus Christ has done everything for us, His Atonement, and His love for each of us individually. His love for Alex specifically. Then the Spirit took over. Elder Hoggan doesn't remember much of what he said, but told Alex that he has made a lot of progress and is ready for the priesthood. Alex accepted the commitment to meet with the branch president, but the B.P. was busy that day so hopefully next Sunday he will be interviewed!!! It was sooo cool!!!! He is so ready! He just needs to do it!

A district meeting was held Wednesday, so the Elders got on a train with an exercise bike from their apartment for the DL who has knee problems. It was a struggle and looked a little weird to carry : ) The train was super crowded. It may have been the worst time to bring it, but they did :) 

The Wrights had their last district meeting and will be missed a ton! They have been with Elder Hoggan for over half of his mission! Things got less sad later that day when a new investigator was picked up! His name is Aaron and he is from Senegal. Aaron only speaks French and very little German or English. Solomon, an awesome member of the church, learned French while living in Switzerland! That's working out pretty good! Aaron is such a happy and cheerful guy. He has a ton of potential! 

Wednesday night Solomon cooked Nigerian food!!! It was awesome and not strange at all :)

Saturday brought renovations to the apartment. It really, really needed to be painted and some things need to be replaced. The ward mission leader and mission office are helping to get some things done. The entrance hall was painted along with the living room. Next week all of the painting should be finished. It is going to be the sweetest apartment ever! Just in time for Elder Hoggan to leave....sweet!

The last cool experience was on Sunday. A random guy showed up to church and his name is Walantis. He's the boyfriend of a LA member. Basketball games, with the parents who are super active, may be what started this awesome relationship with him. Walantis thinks the missionaries are super awesome! (This is TRUE/AMEN to that, of course. Go Walantis :D)