Hey everyone,
Thanks for your emails this week....I´m glad to hear that school is over, for now. I am also thankful for your prayers amidst all of this swine flu stuff. It´s kind of strange hearing everything from the “Mexican” perspective. Over there, I´ve been hearing that the flu is basically “the Mexican flu.” And here....everyone is bugging the American missionaries saying that they are the ones that started it (all referring to the 8 American students that supposedly started the virus, or so the record here goes). Also, “Obama flu” is pretty popular. Everyone says he brought it with him and somehow spread it to a Mexican State that he wasn´t even in. They also say that him and President Calderon made some sort of an oil treaty and in order to distract the world they started the flu. It´s all a little strange and people here are really into “government conspiracy.” We do personally know two people who have the virus and know someone who knows someone whose grandma died from it. (How´s THAT for verifying that the virus really exists?)
As far as the work.....well....instead of 7 baptisms, we had three. The others fell for the time being but not because they didn´t want to (phew!)...simply for problems that Satan put in their path to impede them, but of course, with prayer and hard work, we know that those people will enter the waters of baptism.
We can´t contact in the street, we can´t knock doors, so we´ve been spending a lot more time with investigators in lessons, and visiting active members, asking them to talk to their neighbors and give us the referral once they have warned up. So far, we have NOT been quarantined (phew, again) but we´re only one “phase” away so pray that that doesn´t happen because I think we´ll all die of boredom in our houses. You can only watch The Testaments, the Joseph Smith movie, the Prince of Egypt, and the Other Side of Heaven so many times before you want to rip your hairs out.
Anywho, I hope that all of you remain swine flu free and that your summer of fun is not ruined by it. Good luck with work, school (if you´re one of the few that is starting a new semester), and everything else. My sister said that Elder Bednar´s fireside was “ballin.” (That is suuuuuch a popular word for American missionaries here, and I think I want to shoot someone every time I hear it, but it also gives me a good chuckle). I certainly hope that you are all taking advantage of the fact that these are the last days, and that we should not fear, but wait anxiously and prepare ourselves to stand before God. I know He exists and that He is the most loving Father we could ever have. I know that studying the words of His prophets we can all find the answers to the questions we have in our lives. I know that Christ died for us and that we can all live again eternally in His presence if we truly accept His sacrifice and endure to the end. Have an awesome week.
Elder Dan Israel Lopez
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Saying Goodbye
These are some of the last pictures from my old area, some of the families I was able to say goodbye to.
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