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

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Rut (Ruth) was a special interview. She had the typical problems which require a special interview by the mission president. She was also a drug user and dealer. She had stopped selling drugs a few months ago because she feared for the lives of her children and decided that she needed to set them a better example. Three of the four were old enough to be baptized and that happened before her own baptism. Two months before her baptism, Sisters Cua and Vergara taught her about the Restoration. She stopped using drugs that day. We required time because of her personal history. The sisters visited her every day, but they were forbidden to go into her neighborhood at night. They taught her the gospel. She learned about repentance and the power of the Atonement. She learned about the law of chastity and kicked out her boyfriend of many years, an inactive member of the Church. When we interviewed, she was scared to tears. She wanted baptism so very much. It was authorized. These series of four photos show her joy and that of these two excellent sister missionaries.




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