Nadiah’s on date!!

So Nadiah is Clides daughter! Clide just got baptized a week and a half ago! This week has been the best week ever! I love Binghamton and Jesus! 

July 22nd: had weekly planning and that took a million years but then we had an epic lesson with Carlo ( or should I say brother pipitone cause he's been a member for a whole week and a half now..he got baptized the same day as Clide :) and his friend Nuci! We also got to Scottish dance a bit and Carlo wants to join us for Scottish Dance too! And we had institute! Institute is the best ever! The Croslands are great teachers!

July 23rd: we had a. Epic time with Brother brhel in the library and this poor old member told us that 3 diffrent sets of elders said they wanted to meet up with him and didn't even show up and he seriously takes the bus all the way to the library to meet them! We stayed and chatted with him for 45 minutes and he is seriously the sweetest old man and I love him and if anyone stands him up again ehhem elders! Then imma get em! Then we had a lesson with Carlo and mini golf with the youth!

July 24th: we had a lessonish with Melisa...she's actually insane. She's died like four times and saw jesus and said the devil got trapped in her speaker and all this other crazy stuff but she did sing a song for us so that was pretty hype! "Holy spirit fire! You are my desire!! OoooOoo!! Anyways that was hilarious and don't worry we got iy on video! Then we had a fire lesson with John about repentance! The spirit was so strong and John wants to get baptized! Then we had dinner at the Roger's in Green!

July 25th: we had a lesson with Toni and Nadiah and Volleyball night with the gang! ( all the resent converts :)

July 26th: we had another lesson with toni and her grandchildren Christopher! He wa a so cute and Drew a picture of jesus! It was also pioneer day and green picnic day and that was so fun and also an amazing lessons with John and Carlo as an amazing mpl!

July 27th: Church! Pizza with the squad and crouching with Sister joy!

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-♡ Sista Hodges :)

Baptisms!/ Transfers/ ONE WHOLE YEAR

Hey everyone!! Its been a while! How are yall doing? Today i hit my one year of being a missionary! So thats wild! 

July 7th: pday!! Talked to fam! We were gonna have district pday but it got cancled cause we all have terrible ideas! We had a lesson with kimmy about fasting and fast offerings and then we had a lesson with CARLO!! Carlo is a king! He followed up with his commitment and read the scripturs to find an answer to his question (do I get baptized??) And he read 3 nephi 21:6 a verse about baptism!! So he told us he wants to get baptized the 16th of July!! Yeehawww!! We are so happy for him! 

July 8th: We had a fire lesson with Anna today! We talked about the ten lepers and how Jesus Christ healed them cause he loves them! Then we had a lesson with Sister adams and a birthday party with Clara! Then a pretty fire time at institute and Carlo came and then we had a lesson afterwards with Don! 

July 9th: this transfer has flown by! We met a guy named Shane and then I went to ithica for the night to be with Sister Bjornn!

July 10th: a great time in Ithica! And Sister Cluff told me how much she missed me and lots of love pretty much!

July 11th: We had an epic phone call with Bryan and oh boy we taught him so much! Like probs way too many principles but he had a lotta questions! Then we had a ton of other things and volleyball and you know who pulled up? Or buddy Rafiel! The legend! Maybe one day he'll show up to more than just volleyball 

July 12th: BEST DAY EVA!! We went to the hill camorah and BOM print shop with Carlo, Chris, Joe and all the gang and laughed so much and felt the spirit really strong! Then that night was Chriss baptism! 

July 13th: Church! Carlo and Bryan came to church but we gave Bryan to the elders cause they connected better so even though we found Bryan...its the lords work not ours and so we felt like he would progress better if the Elders taught him! Then Rachel and Clara got baptized! 

July 14th: pday!!!!

July 15th: Sister Coston was sick so we went on an emergency exchange! And we got transfers! I'm staying in Binghamton and my comps going to Buffalo! And institute and Carlo had a great interview! 

July 16th: Pretty much the worst but best day of my life! So Clide got baptized! (I had to jump over the baptismal font and tbh thats a whole story so if you wanna hear more about that lmk) then our car got hit and that was crazy..mind you this is also the last day of the transfer..then we had Carlos baptism! And then I dropped the keys in the font and Elder Gunter had to get em out! Don't worry non of us went swimming..Just uh pretty close to it lol jk jk

July 17th: Said goodbye to Sister Cluff! Me and Sister Coston went on an epic exchange and then we met our new comps and had a lesson with Jen and Sister ligori!

July 18th: met like 9 friends today!! Wild!! And volleyball! 

July 19th: had a great time at the ysa barbecue with friends and then had a great lesson with Naidiah! Yay! And put her on date! 

July 20th: had a great time at church! Joe, Chris, Clide and Carlo got the preisthood! And then we had a lesson with Amanda and Sister Joy!

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-♡ Sista Hodges :)

 

FOURTh of JULY 🇺🇲⚾️🧢

 Heyy yall! How was your fourth? Mine was the best ever!!!!!

July 1st: Exchanges with Ithica! :) we had an epic lesson with Carlo and Joe (recently baptized like two days before lesson) and Joe has a fire testimony and was able to testify to Carlo about the Holy Ghost and the spirit was so strong and it was seriously the best lesson ever! Sister Bjorn read a scripture in Galatians..the exact same scripture i read that morning and before taht morning I had never read Galatians in my entire life! It was definitely a sign that God is in the details! And Carlo just texted us and said he wants to talk about BAPTISM! yeeehaaawwww!!! I'm so excited gor him! Hes so ready! Then we had Scottish dancing which i seriously suck at..but i try my best lol and institute which I love! 

July 2nd: We had a lesson with Anna! She was an atheist for 30 YEARS but she wants to learn about God and since we've been teaching her she is convinced she believes in God now! So the next step is to help her belive in Jesus Christ! We met this guy named Nicholas who complimented my BOM and it was really sweet! I've put a lot of effort in that so it was nice to be recognized for that! And he became a friend!

July 3rd: There was a giant storm but Carlo still drove all the way to the church to have a lesson with us! Then we went to the union diner with the gals and they talked about oldhigh school stories. Sister dinardo told us how she tried her hardest not to be popular and how she succeeded in that so that was pretty funny lol. Then we had a lesson with Tia about temples and honestly it was kinda the worst lesson ever..she had some questions that we had no idea how to answer so uh hopefully she prays about those and questions.. then we met this super elect guy named Bryan at the store and get this..he had to leave so we couldn't get his number but we gave him a card and had faith he would text us and not five minutes later he gave us a text!!!! God is in the details! I think thats ligit the first time a contact card worked ( atlest for a normal person..it has worked with a couple creeps) 

July 4th!!!!! Bassett dayyt EVAAaaaa!! Pres pretty much said we have the day off and we can stay up til 11pm so we went the church and invited Carlo to the pancake breakfast thing with the elders and ward, watched kids ride there bikes around the parking lot, went to target, watched a fourth of July orchestra, rode the carousel and went to a fire baseball game and watched probs the best firework show in my life alllll in pday clothes! WIN!! And got home with 10 minutes to spare! 

July 5th: played football with the ward and Elders for like 2 and a half hours! Traveled to Greene to find friends and inactive members! Had dinner with the Elders and Chris and crocheted at Sister joys ( actually I completely suck at crocheting but uh I tried my best but its definitely not my thing haha)

July 6th: Went to church all of the sisters (including myself bore our testimonys) Then we had a lesson with Sister matrese and met this cool guy named Paul and then had an epic lesson with Don and Clide and Nadia and His oldest daughter and put CLIDE on date for the 16th!!!

Spiritual thought: Do your best and God will magnify! Its amazing that he can love you as you are! Ether 12:27

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- Sister Hodges :)