Elder Kai Hicken: The Missionary: Life in the CCM

Being Set Apart as a Missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and to teach the gospel of Jesus Christ. Sunday, October 19, 2014

Those present include:

Stake President Priday

Enoch & Janae Fredericks, Kyler, Aspen, Ryden, Jordan, Cameron, Jayda

Mom & Dad, Renen, Sierra, Lily

Tauna Wilkinson, Claire, Ike, Luke

Elders Belding and Cochran

Bishop and Sister Archer

and friends Mackenzie Macfarlane, Nathan Anderson, and John Michael Galloway

Last words of Goodbye from Lily on the front coat closet!

The Airport Farewell was touching and memorable.

Renen and Kai

Sierra, Lily, and...who's the mystery brother behind Kai?

Lily and Kai

Sierra trying to lift Kai..

...maybe she'll be successful when he returns!

He does not doubt the faith, testimony, and love of his mother.

Having been raised by goodly parents, therefore he was taught.

One last family photo before saying goodbye.

I Spy the Missionary

Cleared through Security

And off to serve the Lord.

The Missionaries in the CCM upon arrival Oct 22, 2014
Kai front and center, third in from the left, first row.

My District: Me, Tolman, Nae'ole, Anderson, Lauritzen

Me with Elder Alvarado, a missionary that arrived from Talon's ward in Peru!

Selfie with me, my companions, and my latino roommates who were in a trio like us

Elder Alvarado (peru flag), Colombian Flag, me (USA flag)

Elders Nae'ole, Bernales, and Vasquez

Elder Bernales (pro soccer player from Peru), Elder Nae'ole behind, Elder Hicken, Elder Anderson, and Elder Stratton

Elders Hicken, Nae'ole behind, Vasquez, and Bernales

Elder Hicken and Elder Neranels with our nearly matching Lima Temple ties
(apparently I've lost mine, which is sad)

Our tiny little classroom with 5 of us. It also had two windows. This is also our last Friday Pday as a district.

Elders Cubillos, Hicken, and Huallanca

On tour November 18, 2014

The bottom of the Cable Car, starting the journey up the mountain.

Close to the top of the mountain, overlooking Bogota

In the Cable car, L to R: Anderson, Hicken, Hno Mendoza, Tolman, Nae'ole

By the Catholic Church L to R: Nae'ole, Lauritzen, Tolman, Hicken, Anderson, Mendoza

In the church

View of the mountains from the church

There was a path around the church with pictures of the Crucifixion

...and then we went to a Gold Museum of old indigenous civilizations' gold and Elder Nae'ole was talking about, like, "that's probably from a Lamanite...that's Nephite for sure."

Something cool made out of gold

Life in the CCM

Hermana Rengal (teacher) and I

Our CCM Christmas Tree

Where to Send the Good Stuff

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Colombia Medellin Mission Office - costs international postage

Elder Kai Cyril Hicken

Colombia Medellin Mission

Calle 7 Sur 42-70 Edificio Forum P.H.
Etapa 1, Piso 24, Oficina 2405
Medellin Antioquia
COLOMBIA

POUCH mail system - costs one US Stamp
NOTE: Letters only, 1 sided, see specific instructions

Elder Kai Cyril Hicken

Colombia Medellin Mission

PO Box 30150

Salt Lake City, UT

84130-0150

DearElder.com - cost is free You type the letter right on their site, they print it out and mail it in pouch for you! Select "Colombia Medellin" mission.

February 15, 2016

I was assigned a talk in Church yesterday and I felt it was important to talk about friends. Really, the importance of making friends with people who aren't active in the church, be they less-active or not baptized. The activity in the Church shouldn't depend on if they feel comfortable or fellowshipped by the members because it should be a given. Their activity should depend solely on their own testimony. I´ve met too many people on the mission that don´t go to church because they don´t have friends there and the members think that being their ´friend´ is visit them every week or month and invite them to church. A friend would communicate with the person often, invite them to things, spend time with them outside of their callings or responsibilities, serve them, help them out, and there just isn't enough of that in the Church in general. It makes a huge difference, though.

May 2, 2016

One mistake that many people make here is the requisites for read the Book of Mormon. They often say they don´t have time, but it´s because they try to take out 15-20 minutes at least. It´s better to read the Book of Mormon for 2 minutes everyday than 20 minutes every week. It isn´t a textbook, it isn´t just to obtain knowledge and memorize. It´s the key to our spiritual progress, the key to our religion and if everyday there are temptations and confusions and spots from the world, how can we think that we are alright not strengthening us as equally frequent or more frequently? Read the Book of Mormon EVERYDAY if it be for few minutes or for more.

Life in the CCM

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