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

Wednesday, September 2, 2009


Elder Reidhead from Arizona and Elder Maya from Mexico are sitting in front of the baptismal font in the Hidalgo Ward in Minatitlan willing someone into the font. I don't think it worked. Hidalgo, a neighborhood, is named after the famous Catholic priest, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, who is credited with starting a revolt around midnight September 15, 1810 which led to a long war and eventual Mexican independence from Spain. He is believed to have cried, while imprisoned, "Long live Our Lady of Guadalupe, death to bad government, and death to the Spaniards!" while ringing a bell. So, that's why the missionaries are sitting in front of an LDS baptismal font in an LDS chapel named Hidalgo who was a Catholic priest 200 years ago. Huh?
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1 comment:

Becca said...

cool picture, fun story...not the way it should work, but interesting..

September 5, 2009 at 10:43 AM

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