Friends,
Another quick letter this week. Don't have much time due to the fact that I had to go to the mission offices. President asked me a few weeks ago to help translate an incredible talk on the topic of Teaching by the Spirit since the SLC Headquarters had already told him they would not be translating it. I teamed up with Elder Lechuga (Lettuce :D) and we worked for almost 4 hours on just 3 pages of a 12 page talk! We have quite a bit of work ahead of us and I`ll be going back again next Monday but I know that it is of great importance because it will be something that will dramatically improve the results of having the Spirit in every companionship. I hope you have a great week and I appreciate your letters and support, as always. Until next week!
Elder Dan Israel Lopez
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
November 2, 2009
Friends,
I apologize but today I have hardly any time to write. It was a good week, we found quite a few more good people. Unfortunately hardly any went to church but we had a little miracle. At church a woman walked in with church attire that we didn't pay much attention to, but another member talked to her and learned she was not actually a member and she had come to visit because of recent problems in her life and her brother had told her that when he went to church, a while back, he felt a lot of peace. We were pretty thankful to the Lord for blessing us with her visit especially since almost all of our new investigators didn't come to church, but I know that we must be tried and be patient through all of it and that the Lord blesses us when we endure. That`s my short email…..I hope you all have a great week!
Elder Dan Israel Lopez
I apologize but today I have hardly any time to write. It was a good week, we found quite a few more good people. Unfortunately hardly any went to church but we had a little miracle. At church a woman walked in with church attire that we didn't pay much attention to, but another member talked to her and learned she was not actually a member and she had come to visit because of recent problems in her life and her brother had told her that when he went to church, a while back, he felt a lot of peace. We were pretty thankful to the Lord for blessing us with her visit especially since almost all of our new investigators didn't come to church, but I know that we must be tried and be patient through all of it and that the Lord blesses us when we endure. That`s my short email…..I hope you all have a great week!
Elder Dan Israel Lopez
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
From Dan's Mom
Dear Friends and Family,
I want to share this pictures that were sent to me by sister Ana Silvia Diaz who is a member of the church and live in Ixtapaluca, Estado de Mexico where Elder Lopez was serving a couple of months ago and from whom I got to get to know Ana Silvia. It has been a blessing to be able to communicate with members of the wards where Elder Lopez has been serving. Ana Silvia works for a big newspaper company in Mexico City and she receives all this pictures and information directly from the reporters. She knows of my passion to share every bit of my culture with all my friends and family and because of that I'm sharing this AMAZING!!! pictures with you where you can get a glimpse of the preparations and the way we celebrate the" Day of the Death" in Mexico. The first one shows Mexico City in a very rare picture where you can actually see the volcanos because due to the pollution you don't have this opportunity very often. The rest are different pictures taken around the country that capture the celebration of the "Day of the Death".
I want to share this pictures that were sent to me by sister Ana Silvia Diaz who is a member of the church and live in Ixtapaluca, Estado de Mexico where Elder Lopez was serving a couple of months ago and from whom I got to get to know Ana Silvia. It has been a blessing to be able to communicate with members of the wards where Elder Lopez has been serving. Ana Silvia works for a big newspaper company in Mexico City and she receives all this pictures and information directly from the reporters. She knows of my passion to share every bit of my culture with all my friends and family and because of that I'm sharing this AMAZING!!! pictures with you where you can get a glimpse of the preparations and the way we celebrate the" Day of the Death" in Mexico. The first one shows Mexico City in a very rare picture where you can actually see the volcanos because due to the pollution you don't have this opportunity very often. The rest are different pictures taken around the country that capture the celebration of the "Day of the Death".
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……..
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……..
Sunday, August 30, 2009
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