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

Sunday, January 3, 2010

I took a lot of pictures of tall and beautiful buildings when we went on an hour-long bus tour of Mexico City's downtown. But, you'll have to come by if you really want to see a slide show of tall and beautiful Mexican buildings. I took some other shots as well. Here are three--random shots of Mexico City life.


This is an iceman delivering somewhere. He better hurry. It was about 90 degrees that day.


Catemaco, Veracruz is most famous for its brujos, witches. They come to Catemaco from all over Mexico for an annual cleansing so that they can be more powerful. Here is one of them right next to the huge Catholic cathedral in the center of Mexico City doing her incantations and spells with smoking herbs on a person who bought the service. (They are not smoking herbs; the herbs were smoking.) There were at least half a dozen brujos there that day, both genders, all doing the same thing.


Finally, this picture in honor of our son. This cosmetic dentist has a clever little storefront in the downtown business district. Click on the picture for a closer look.

1 comment:

Clay & Amy Hansen said...

I wonder if the storefront is a replica of the cosmetic dentistry he provides? Does anybody want a Chiclet tooth?