October 12, 2009

Friends,
Greetings from Aztec City, Mexico! I'm sure, by now, that the cold weather is starting to settle and that the snow will soon start to come. It's true, I don't particularly like driving in Snow, but how I love to watch it fall how everything looks amazingly calm and, of course, white. I definitely miss the snow. Here, hot weather is dominating the forecast, but hopefully it will last just this week because the cold is coming soon here too. Of course, it doesn't compare with the cold of Utah, but they say that it's cloudy every day, which makes for a gloomy winter. I can't think of a better way to spend a gloomy winter, than by proclaiming a Gospel which fills people with light and this week we found many people that committed to go to church. The unfortunate news is that only one of those actually made it. There are always ups and downs but I'm old enough in the mission now, to know that I simply need to keep moving along and I know that the Lord will bless me and my companion with success as we do so. We are excited for this next week because our land lord, after a miracle appearance at church last week has accepted her baptismal interview and admitted to us that she felt no need to pray to know if our message was true, because she already knew three years ago when we moved in and her brother was converted. I ask that you pray for her so that nothing can impede her progress. I wish you all the best this week. Until next week……..

Monday August 24, 2009

Hey friends!
Don't have much time today, but just wanted to let you know that the activity went alright and that it was really the ward who went away with more motivation to be a part of the missionary work. We did have one single person who came back from the open house to church so we`re also pleased with that. Our mission president also came to the activity and sent me an email telling me that he couldn`t stop talking about it with his wife and that they were glad we had invited them. It was a hectic day, but I think it was worth it. Many people now know what we believe and at least one decided to come back the next day. Also……..Elder Hart gets back this next week!!!!!! I sure hope that EVERYONE goes to his homecoming and that you take pictures and send them to me! Thanks :D. Have a good week! Elder Dan Israel Lopez

Monday August 17 2009

Hey friends!Well, this past week has been crazy busy putting together the first ward missionary activity this ward has seen in ten years! About two months ago, when still with Elder Bryan, we were going through some references from the Mexico City Temple Open House and found one that said she felt a lot of peace and that she wished their were open houses in all of the installations.In that moment the impression came that we needed to do something like that and ever since then………the planning has started. With Elder Bryan, the idea was formed and we started asking the Bishopric to help us out; but since they are “very busy” the idea kind of died for a while until I couldn't stop thinking about it and I kept telling my companion (now Elder King) that we needed to do it. About a month we finally started, we set a date and time and announced it, we were officially committed. We have spent many hours planning for it and it`s hard without the support of the ward to plan, but I believe it will be well worth it, once this Saturday comes.We have given out the assignments practically telling them what they need to say and I am thankful that the ward now seems to be excited. We will be deep cleaning the church, having practice runs of the tour/presentation, the primary will be singing, the Ym and YW will be contacting in the streets and the Relief Society will be providing the food. We've had a few little bumps but this Saturday, come what may, the activity will take place.There is still a lot of work that needs to be done, but I am excited because I know that the Lord will help us. I hope all of you have a great week, please help me with your prayers (and if you wish to fast on Friday with us, that would be awesome) so that this activity will be successful. Thanks…until next week! Elder Dan Israel Lopez