The latest from Mexico

The computer is back but I still can’t download my pictures of the last two baptisms. Hopefully that will be fixed soon. In the meantime I think I should give you an update on what is happening. We have a couple of families we are working with and we hope the work will result in some more baptisms. We will have one baptism this coming Sunday, the 11th November. Then there are several families that we are trying to follow up on, but they are hard to catch at home, which means they are either really busy, or else that they are avoiding us, because they aren’t interested but they don’t want to tell us so.
Last week we went into the Central Federal District to get our Flu shots. While we were there we went to the Church book store and picked up a few little things to give to our new members. While we were with the doctor I asked him to look at mom’s foot, because it is still giving her trouble when walking. He looked, pushed, prodded, asked her how bad it hurt, and then dismissed the whole thing by saying, “It’s just old age.” Mom is still mad, and I’m not too thrilled either.
We baptized Aldo the eight year old son of Alma on Friday October 26th and three members of the Sanchez family were baptized on Saturday, they were all confirmed on Sunday the 28th. We still have some dry members in both families that we are trying to work with.
One of our responsibilities is to find and fellowship less active members. We only have two or three right now but we know there are lots of them. We need to develop a system for keeping track of them but the language is a problem. We are working on it, plus we are trying to keep in contact with our new members to make sure they are being taught and fellowshipped. One of the ways we are hoping to have some success with is family home evenings. We have had three so far, and have attended three others. When we find a less active person attending we need to get their name address and phone, if we can and follow through. These are all skills that will take some training to develop. We’re working on it.
At their last interview with President Castillo, the other senior couple that has been here for almost a year, got word that they would be moving. I think it is a blessing for them, because their quarters are dark, dingy and damp. The winter is coming again and I think that a move would be good for them. I hope they don‘t move too far away, because we like to visit with them once a month, when time and commitments allow.
We are enjoying the family photo album. It is so nice to go in and browse. As soon as I get my camera and my computer so that they are speaking to one another, I’ll add the photos of the most recent baptisms.
We are so happy to be serving here in Mexico; I think we would be happy no matter where the Lord would choose for us to serve. Missionary work is such a great experience. Other than raising a family, we both feel that this experience is the best experience we have ever had. We have grown even closer together than we were before our call, and we have met so many life long friends that we love so much. I think every retired couple who enjoys relatively good health should consider going on a mission. We have had so many miraculous experiences since we left home, and they all tell us that God loves us and will bless us as long as we try our best to do his bidding.
We are planning to continue doing missionary work with the Hispanic community in Logan, when we return. It will probably take me that long before I am able to teach effectively. In the meantime We’ll just keep on doing our thing, and trying to increase or language skills.
We are thrilled to know that our first grandson will be serving a mission soon, we wished we could have been their when he went to the temple and for his farewell, but we wouldn’t give up this missionary experience for anything. Every week we experience the miracle of God’s work moving forward to fill the earth, and we know that this is one of the signs of the second coming. We are privileged to be here in God’s Promised Land and to know that the remnant of the house of Israel is being gathered in and taught the gospel. We are so happy to be part of the fulfillment of ancient prophecies. We know that the last days are truly upon us. As long as we all stay true to the faith we can have peace and tranquility in our hearts and know that God will sustain and keep us through all the trials and tribulations that are to come.
We will be thinking about all of our family at home during the Holiday season. Please try to get together as much as you possibly can. Remember What you know in this life, and family are the only things you can take with you into the next life, and without family, the next life will be a whole lot of loneliness and remorse all wrapped up in sorrow.
God bless you all, and may He keep you safe in his arms. That is all for now, until next time, Love, Grandpa / Dad