Right now I am typing this e-mail from the Mission Home, so yes I got to Novosibirsk safely. I met Elder Eborn, and he is really a great elder. Ever since entering Russia, I have had a love for the land and for the people. Russia is such a beautiful place, and I hope to be able to send some pictures later, but I don't have a lot of time, so I will just write. But don't worry, I took a LOT of pictures.
This has also been a time of little miracles for me, for when we were waiting for our last flight, it began to rain very hard, even though the sun was still shining. This is about 10:00 at night, which was very beautiful. but our flight was being delayed, and I said a quick prayer that we would be able to make it to Novosibirsk on time, and almost immediately it stopped raining, and we began boarding the plane. I don't know if the rain did delay our flight, but it still was a miracle to me.
I love the people of Russia. We actually met a member, named Yulia (Like Julia), at the Moscow airport. We talked, and then shared a scripture about faith. She told us about how she couldn't find her money to fly to her parent's, she looked everywhere, but couldn't find it. She prayed, and she immediately found it. I am so glad we shared a message to her, because there are so few members in Russia, and I think seeing us, and hearing us be missionaries strengthened her testimony and faith. As missionaries, we have a responsibility to bless the members as well as everyone else. We also talked to a woman named Svetlana, which means "Light". She knew English, and she was very nice to talk to. We shared a short message, and gave her a pass-along card to go to mormon.org. She seemed interested, so I hope that this planted a seed of faith. Look at your little boy, already a missionary!
I love talking to the people, they are such great people. I only have a little time left, so I just want to say I'm safe, I love you, this gospel is true, and I am ready.
From your little missionary, Elder Hoggan
(The Siberian Messenger)
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