1000 Days in Veracruz

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, February 20, 2010

Elder Gutierrez from Las Cruces, NM and Elder Bada from Peru walk along a railroad track in the Estación area of Xalapa. You notice that they are both wearing one-strap backpacks. We now provide them for all of our new missionaries. The two-strap backpacks fill up with way too much stuff, are very heavy, and missionaries were hurting their backs. They walk everywhere. We have no cars assigned to missionaries in our mission. The smaller backpacks help them travel lighter and they can switch from one side to the other if they get tired. The two-strappers are still used for overnight divisions of missionaries. These two elders look pretty good, don't they?