"I encourage everyone, young and old, to review goals and objectives and strive to exercise greater discipline. Our daily conduct and choices should be consistent with our goals. We need to rise above rationalizations and distractions. It is especially important to make choices consistent with our covenants to serve Jesus Christ in righteousness."
- Elder Quentin L Cook
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Hoy me acabo de enterar que el papá de mi amigo mas
cercano, o mi mejor amigo, acaba de morir. Le detectaron cáncer de hígado y
páncreas hace 20 días y ayer en la noche murió. El me escribió una e-mail el
viernes 19 contándome de la situación por la que estaba pasando él y toda su
familia, pero yo lo leí recién hoy y familiares me avisaron que su papá había
fallecido. Él no es miembro de la iglesia, pero conociéndome, me pidió que
orara por ellos, eso me llamo mucho la atención porque él nunca ha demostrado
tener Fe en algo o en alguien, pero me sentí muy bien de que el me lo este
pidiendo y de alguna forma, se este acercando a Dios. Al orar por ellos hoy en
la tarde, sentí la impresión de orar por su papá, y pedir que aquellas personas
encargadas de la obra misional en el mundo de los espíritus, pudieran encontrar
al papá de mi amigo y pudieran predicarle y enseñarle el Evangelio. Al hacerlo
me di cuenta de cuan importante es la obra que ellos, en el mundo de los
espíritus, están haciendo por salvar almas. En consecuencia me di cuenta,
muchísimo mas, cuan importante es la obra que estamos haciendo en este mundo.
No se como explicarlo, pero llego a mi un deseo mayor de esforzarme aún más y
llegue a comprender mejor la importancia de esta obra. Me siento muy triste por
mi amigo y su familia, espero que los misioneros de Argentina puedan visitarlos
y ellos acepten escucharlos.
Estoy tan agradecido por el Plan de Salvación, por tener
conocimiento de él y poder estar compartiéndolo con las personas de México.
Gracias Presidente por toda su ayuda y animo!!! Le amo!
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Pachuca Mex Stake Conference 28 June 2015
President spoke 4 times. Last night at the Priesthood session, then the adult session and then in two sessions today at different chapels to accommodate the members of the Stake. All the leadership and choir jumped in cars and taxi's at the conclusion of the one meeting and raced to the other church where the members were quietly waiting for that conference to start. It was a marvelous Sunday. We work with amazing Stake Presidents and members in the Mision Mexico Pachuca.
We love any opportunity to see our wonderful missionaries and they even commented that my talk in Spanish was understandable... improving..."little by little"... they 'spur' me on!
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Hola Presidente buenas tardes
Esta semana fue buena. Estoy haciendo la Purificación
Misional y estoy aprendiendo tanto. En mi bendición patriarcal dice que voy a
ser un buen compañero en la misión por causa de mi relación personal con
Jesucristo. Entonces yo pensé, ¡yo necesito mejorar mi relación con mi
Salvador! Todavía tengo mucho para aprender pero poco a poco y precepto por
precepto estoy teniendo experiencias muy padres. Leyendo el Libro de Mormón con
un propósito - para fortalecer mi conocimiento de la expiación y dar cuenta de
mi dependencia en Él. Me encanta que cuando Alma estaba orando y pidiendo por
poder y sabiduría para ayudar las zoramitas en alma 31. En el último versículo
él esta diciendo que todas las aflicciones, hambre, sed, etc, van a ser
"consumidos en el gozo de Cristo". Que bonito es esta frase
presidente. Después todo, siempre podemos recordar el gozo que viene de Cristo
y Su expiación. Este gozo va a motivarnos en toda la obra y estoy tan
agradecido que alguien tan imperfecto como yo puede sentir un gozo tan hermoso
y tener tanto esperanza. Yo amo la misión.....
Elder J
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Each new convert with a story and journey....
"First baptism in allloonnngggg time in this ward! Pablo on the right Baptised Felipa and then he left this last Wednesday on his mission to Argentina! Pablo was a ward missionary, and the second counselor in the Elders Quorum, and was there in just about every lesson. He was preparing to go on his mission so he would go on a lot of half days with us and one time he was with us for a full day! We gave him a laminated picture of us and the "Fourth Missionary" as a going away gift in case his president isn't as awesome as President Egbert.
The second picture is from this last weekend, Jaqueline was baptized! She was a friend of the family of Pablo, and we barely had to do anything because she was always keeping her commitments and more! She was a dream investigator!"
We are so proud of Elder Garza and Elder Johnson
These two Elders have been busy moving the work forward in Ixmiquilpan!
Elder Davis and Elder Lopez (nice job)
Come rain or more rain... the work moves forward in Xicotepec!
Looking sharp Elder Paynter and Elder Vigil
lee es una conversa
de oro y se sella en el templo este mes!
" Alejandra is the daughter of our recent convert. When we
would go to their home to teach her dad, she would hide in her room and she
never wanted to go to church with us. Her dad got baptized and we started to
teach her, but she was very reluctant at first, but a miracle happened the
members started to visit her, and with one visit to mutual..she changed her
mind and decided to be baptized she started to listen to us with an open heart. It's a miracle from the members work, without the members Alejandra probably
would have taken more time to be baptized. We know that its so important to
work with members especially because these converts grow a strong relationship
with them.
ella fue un milagro."
Hermana Anderson- Hermana Gonzalez
Baptisim of Guadalupe!
Elder Anderson and Elder Clark
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Hola Presidente!
Okay, pues tuvimos una semana buena. Siento bien con
nuestro esfuerzo. Este semana trabajamos mucho con las listas y hicimos la
actividad. Yo le puedo testificar que es muy cierto; si nosotros aplicamos los
principios que nos han enseñado, tendremos mas investigadores que podemos
enseñar. He estado en este área por 3 ciclos, y siempre hemos batallado tanto
para encontrar nuevos investigadores. Pero este semana hemos encontrado mas que
nunca. El otro día yo estaba pensando "donde estaban estos investigadores
hace 2 meses? hace 5 meses?!" La actividad estuvo muy especial, sentimos
un espíritu tan grande! Y para mi sorpresa el mas chiquito de la familia es lo
que nos dio mas nombres que todos! Todos los días este semana tenemos citas con
ellos para visitar sus conocidos en nuestro área! Mas las citas con nuevos
investigadores que encontramos por medio de las listas, mas los que hemos
encontrado por iniciativa propia...............YEE HAW COWBOY! Nuestro agenda
esta llenando se tan rápido! Se que estamos trabajando en la manera del Señor
por que lo siento tanto durante el día. AMO la misión, AMO el trabajo, y AMO a
mi Salvador. ANIMO!!!!!!!
Att. Elder F
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PICTURE GALLERY....
Our grandson's sent this picture to President this week as they were at Lake Powell on the house boat... we miss our family but we know we are where we are supposed to be and we know one day they will be serving missions like all our amazing missionaries here in the Mision Mexico Pachuca.
Some times you need to climb to get that area map marked correctly!
"I kinda like this dog"
The cute sister in the middle just left for her mission!!!
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.....Un día encontramos una mama que estaba afuera de su
puerta. Y empezamos a enseñarle. La verdad, ella no entendió mucho y tratamos
de explicar que Dios y Jesucristo son personas diferentes pero tienen muchos
nombres, pero no entendió. Pensábamos que no tenia mucha potencial, pero
regresamos y aceptó una fecha y fue a la iglesia esta semana con sus 3 niños!
Aprendí que a veces no podemos juzgar las personas. Cada persona tiene una
potencial muy grande, y cada día estoy esforzándome para entender la manera que
Dios las ve.....
Hermana L
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"Sending our greeting President"
"We love you": From the Loreto District
The members are so good to all our missionaries.
Aquí fuimos a buscar
una hermana hasta la ultima casa del
Just following Elder Arnolds consejo... "Darle Duro!"
Hermana Gomez and Hermana Sanchez (Office Secretary) at the ward party!
The ward activity where we had to do the part of the Spirit world- Death- Ressurection- and El juicio. This was our Death Station..
... we won't be hired by Hollywood anytime soon!
Returned Elder Micke Ceballos (right) surprised Elder Ellis last Sunday at their ward building. Elder Ceballos trained Elder Ellis in February 2014. What a sweet reunion.
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Hola Hola :)
Pues que le diré Presidente estoy muy feliz por la
oportunidad de quedarme aquí con mi compañera. Disfruté muchísimo el ciclo
pasado pero estoy muy muy animada para el ciclo que viene. En esta semana
aprendí de nuevo la paciencia y tambien la humildad. En la mañana estaba
estudiando los atributos de Cristo y leí acerca de la humildad y algo me llamó
la atención. Dijo algo concerniente que siempre tenemos que recordar se ayuda
divina en nuestras vidas y es muy muy muy cierto. Me di cuenta que no me debo
frustrar si las cosas no están saliendo bien o como yo quisiera pero que debo
tener paciencia y tambien ser humilde al reconocer que yo solamente puedo hacer
lo que esté a mi alcance y si lo hago tengo que dejar lo demás en manos del
Señor confiando en que él va a hacer su voluntad. A veces me frustro la verdad
pero me encanta despues porque me puedo dar cuenta de las cosas que el Señor me
está enseñando. No todo puede ser dulces y flores :) como dijo Lehí ha
oposición en todas las cosas. Pero tambien hay milagros y bendiciones :) y ayer
pudimos disfrutar de una de ellas. Fuimos con una de nuestras investigadores
Dulce y ella es amazing! Está muy ocupada con escuela y sus practicas pero aun
así está leyendo su libro de mormón y le está gustando muchísimo. Me encanta
cuando el Señor nos permite ver la fe de otras personas crecer y a la vez
nuestra fe crece. El Padre Celestial es tan misericordioso y amoroso con
nosotros! Tambien en la mañana estaba leyendo en el Libro de Mormón y hablaba
acerca de eso de la misericordia de Dios con nosotros sus hijos y es muuuuuy
cierto! Siento tan agradecida por estar aquí en esta obra tan maravillosa.
Estoy agradecida por las pruebas y dificultades y la bendición de crecer en
cada día. Gracias Presidente por todo le amo mucho
Hermana R
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... THE ANTICIPATED ARRIVALS
Monday - 22 June 2015
Welcome, introductions, a little breakfast and interviews with President. Then out the door with missionaries who reside close for the day/night.
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Dear President:
This week was good, with the news that we both have
changes. I am a little sad but I know how the changes are.
In this area I could meet people for whom I am grateful
to see a change in their lives. One of them is Julio, I remember how we find
Julio, we were knocking some doors, we knocked like 25 doors without a good
answer, it was raining and we had only 10 minutes to go back home. I was
frustrated and I wanted to go home, we had more than 10 contacts and we could
say that we had made our part. After to talk for some seconds we decided to
knock one more door, and there we find Julio Cesar, after that short lesson
that we had, he fulfill each commitment that we leave with him, now he is
reading 11 pages of the Book of Mormon, he is attending to the church, and he
is going to be baptized in a few days, he changed his life, because he has been
prepared for the Lord.
I know that in each place that we go are people waiting
for us.
I am excited for the changes.
Elder M
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AND THEN THE ANXIETY FILLED DAY OF MISSION WIDE TRANSFERS....
Enter at your OWN RISK!
"Hola- welcome to the Mision Mexico Pachuca!"
(They remembered each other from the same school)
"No Elder Ford.... Please don't leave us!"
Usually the relationship between a new missionary and his trainer is unique and a friendship that will last a lifetime. That is what happened with these two!
Elder Garcia and Elder Pass... Opened Ixmiquilpan 12 weeks ago.
A quiet parking lot means things are ready to "rock-n-roll" in the church!
Special thank you to those who helped with this transfer cycle:
- Hosts to new missionaries: Elder Pearson, Elder Jensen, Elder Groesbeck, Elder Carlson, and Hermanas Guerreo/Vasquez
- Piano-Elder Groesbeck
- Music Director-Hermana Angulo
- Luggage Tagging,Taxi Directing, and Security - Elder Jensen/Elder Jardines
- Mail Disbursement- Hermana Vasquez
- Photography- Hermana Guerrero
- Luggage Loading/Traffic Management for Departures: Elders Jensen/ Jardines and President Egbert
This transfer cycle was one of our smallest in quite sometime which is a nice change.
Many companionship's staying together another cycle.
This picture to me depicts the moment when Elder Pass (left) is in deep thought that this is really the last transfer meeting, that his two years are over, and that tomorrow he will be home reunited with family. A surreal moment!
A little emotion seeps through once in awhile and always touches my heart...
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New arrivals introduce themselves to the mission and share a brief message of what is in their hearts....
President then calls all the trainers forward and speaks of that most important assignment.
President then shared an inspired message... pertaining to Lucas 5 - Lucas 22
"Like the Lord regardless of what may be asked of us- we need to be willing to say "Thy will be done"... Working daily as missionaries, with new companions, new assignments, or opening new areas with the attitude of "Thy will be done".
Everyone stood and sang "Called to Serve"...
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And then the faces of CHANGE
"Seriously, how did I get this assignment? and of course no mail for me!"
ORGANIZED CHAOS!
Missionaries returning home share the feelings of their heart and a brief testimony. This brings the spirit so quickly to transfer meeting. Hrmn Cline- Elder Carlson
"Don't worry Mom. Headed to open a new area, with a new missionary!" GAME ON!!!
Missionaries returning home share the feelings of their heart and a brief testimony. This brings the spirit so quickly to transfer meeting. Elder Pass- Elder Ford
President are you sure about these two together???
These two are too stinkin' cute!
Need to give that guy with the red tie a raise-
No better traffic director and luggage loader!
Elder Sanchez our outstanding VISA secretary
Keeps everyone here in Pachuca LEGAL!
Leaving the people of Mexico is harder than they ever imagine!
Well.... until next time August 4th
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BBQ- Final Interviews- Games together and then the Departing Missionary Devotional
Ping Pong, UNO and PIT are a fun way to pass the interview time...
ENDURING TO THE END
Elder Ford (Utah), Elder Pass (Washington), Elder Carlson (California)
Elder De La Cruz (Mexico) and Hermana Cline (Ohio)
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EVIDENCE that one of them made it home safely!
Thank you Mom Ford for the pictures... your son will be missed here in the Mision Mexico Pachuca.
Sweet reunion that started with a "handshake" - Elder Ford had not seen his brother for 3 1/2 years as they overlapped in their mission service.
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Friday New Trainer/New Missionary Orientation
Elder Pina and Elder Reese decided to SMILE...
New missionaries seated and trainers standing behind their companion
Forgot the popcorn AGAIN for this 15 minute video!
Bicycle Safety Video.... (So attentive!)
President stated that the leaders did an "EXCELLENT" job in orientation!
Office Secretaries/Sister Leader Trainer Trainers review finances with the new missionaries while the assistants take 45 minutes to review "The first 12 weeks" with the trainers.
Then the Assistants/Sister Leader Trainer Trainers take 45 minutes and review essential material in the missionary handbook.
Reviewing menu planning, buying groceries, medical protocol and instructions...
Anyone need bed sheets or pillowcases?
"We are not alone... the mission isn't easy but it is doable and rewarding! This really is a once in a lifetime opportunity.
We have 18/24 months to serve and the rest of our lives to talk about it!"
President add's through the training morning as needed and then always ends the orientation with an inspiring message for about 30 minutes.
Everyone gets a treat- drink and they head back out to their areas.
Separating groceries for companionship's to take home after Hermana Egberts lesson.
Yep.... this is going to be a great generation of missionaries!
