Translation

Actually, it is not for 1000 days. It is just that 3 years times 365 days plus June 27 through June 30, 2008 equals 1098 days, and that is way too cumbersome to convert into a blog headline. Futhermore, our release date will not be determined until May or June of 2011. Therefore, 1000 Days sounded just about right, more or less. Having noted all that, we are humbled and thrilled (Pres. Uchtdorf would refer to the feeling as "joyfully overwhelmed") about having this marvelous opportunity to serve in La Mision Mexico Veracruz.

Con amor,
Pdte. y Hna. Pete and JoElla Hansen

Thursday, July 16, 2009


Turned out that Elder Judd is allergic to shrimp. He loved the taste but the aftershock was...shocking. He started to swell and we hurried off to WalMart to buy Benadryl. While I was in the back at the pharmacy, Elder Judd was in the front of the store (in the bathroom) rejecting the tasty shrimp breakfast. He said that it was better going down, but getting rid of it was a very good thing. By the time I got back with the Benadryl, he was laboring to breathe. I gave him two capsful of the liquid and then called the doctor. He said 20cc by mouth and that if his breathing was not improved in about 5 minutes to get him to a hospital for a shot of hepenephrine. That is what two capsful turned out to be. Basically, anaphylactic shock was settling in on him at a rapid rate. We were 5 minutes from the mission home so we opted to take him there and give him a blessing. The blessing and the meds did the job. Elder Judd fell asleep on the couch while the assistants and I finished our meeting. Mom babysat him. All is well and he lived to tell about it. The office elders teased him about having lips like Angelina Jolie, whoever that is. What a waste of good shrimp.

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