It’s transfer weekend once again! 10-8-17

This transfer cycle, we have ten outstanding missionaries returning home with honor!
We. Will. Surely. Miss. Them!!!!!
Boy, it is difficult to say goodbye to these wonderful missionaries!  Each and every one of them!
We began this weekend, as we always do, attending a final session in the Guadalajara Temple Saturday evening.

From left to right on the back row- Elder Hutchings, Elder Torres, Elder Coronado, Elder Sanchez, President Clayton, Elder Castro, Elder Monroy, Elder Torres, Elder Santos.
Front from left to right, Sister Hooper, me, Sister Urbina.

Sunday afternoon after final interviews 

with President Clayton.

(with our assistants Elder Long and 

Elder Dehesa sitting in front.)

That final dinner!

... and dessert :)

Getting ready for our final 

testimony meeting together.

Holding those certificates of completion!!!

Well Done!

Maybe one more group picture..

ok... just a few more :)

That's right... they are excited!

A final goodbye from President Clayton as they

hop into the taxi's to head to the offices.

It's been a good good day.

#we love our missionaries...

all of them!

Early the next morning.

we were at the airport saying goodbye! 

*With all their luggage.

In line...

a few souvenirs  :)

Getting ready to board.

We will miss these missionaries sorely...

Attending church in the Residencial ward 10-8-17

This morning President and I attended the Residencial ward in Lomas.  Because it is transfer weekend... there were extra missionaries there as well.  We were happy to take a quick picture with all of them!

Transfer meeting with the Assistants 10-5-17

We had our transfer meeting with the Assistants Thursday afternoon.  There are quite a few changes this transfer, including the way transfer calls are being made.
President Clayton has asked the Assistants, Elder Long and Elder Dehesa to make each transfer call themselves, instead of our zone leaders making the calls.
The Assistants will begin making all transfer calls Sunday afternoon.

A thank you

We took our office Elders and Assistants to lunch to say
thank you to Elder Taylor our office financial secretary.
He will be handing the finances over to Elder Knight this
transfer.  And also to Elder Torres, who is returning home
this transfer.
They have certainly worked very hard both in the office,
and with the countless extra things we ask them to do.
Many thanks.

Divisions in Jalostotitlan 10-4-17

We have had a great day today as we traveled to Jalostotitlan to do divisions with Elder Drumright and Elder De La O.  They are serving in Jalos only part time, where we have a small group meeting together each Sunday to partake of the sacrament.  Our purpose was to visit the members there, to strengthen and encourage them.  We were so happy to be able to visit with the Jimenez family.  They are the core strength in this small pueblo.  They are so very faithful and brother Jimenez is the group leader.

We also visited Rossendo, a young man, who is living there on his own. He is a collector and creator of all sorts of things.  I always love to go to his home and see what he has newly invented and created since our last visit.  We had a very good visit with him.

We were only able to make a phone visit with the daughter of the Perez family.  Brother and sister Perez were involved with their school, and unfortunately, we couldn’t make our schedules work.

I am sorry that we didn’t get a picture of us with Rossendo, but we did take pictures of our visit with the Jimenez family. We always love our visits with them and their sweet boys.  We also love to go walk around their dairy farm, and see their animals.
Wonderful day!

Entering Jalostotitlan.

(the grand entrance way)

President in the plaza with 

Elder Drumright and Elder De La O.

  

We always love to take a walk down to visit the cows.

 

#favorite picture of the day!

Little Fernando finally caught

up with that ol' cat! 

Sister Jimenez had cooked us up some corn

from her garden.  It was delicious!

We stood right there at her counter 

and gobbled it down!

I had brought the little boys a treat bag.

Their oldest son, Omar came home from school and

we tried to feed their horse one of our half eaten apples.

He was having none of it!

Fernando and Isaac

..little cuties!

Us with the Jimenez family.

Great day together!

Two outstanding Zone Activities!

1. Two Zone Activities from the Nayarit Zone


Saturday the fourth of September, we had a zone activity in Villa Hidalgo, in which we sought out all the families on the Branch Lists. We divided, missionary companionships with members from the ward, and invited them to a branch activity in the called “Trip to Hawaii”. In this activity, we taught on the Plan of Salvation. Everything was very successful, and the branch members were very motivated!

Zona Nayarit

El sábado 4 de septiembre llevamos a cabo una actividad de zona en Villa Hidalgo, en la cual consistía en buscar a cada familia de las listas de esa rama, en la cual nos dividimos en compañerismos con los miembros de esa rama, para invitarles a una actividad en la capilla llamada "viaje a Hawaii" en la cual se explica sobre el plan de salvación. ¡Todo fue un éxito y los miembros de la rama quedaron muy motivados!

2.

Saturday the 23rd of September, we had a zone activity in the Tuxpan Branch, in which we sought out each family on the branch lists and invited them to share what the missed about the church. We also invited them to come to an activity called “Lehi´s Dream”. For this activity, we dramatized Lehi´s, in which we expressed how we need to go to those who have yet to partake of the fruit of the tree of life. The activity was a great success and we were able to find new people that we can teach.  

 Zona Nayarit, Hurrah for Nayarit! 

El sábado 23 de septiembre llevamos a cabo una actividad de zona en la rama de Tuxpan, en la cual consistía en buscar a cada familia y las listas de esa rama, les invitamos para expresarles que les extrañamos en la iglesia, y les invitamos a venir a una actividad llamada "el sueño de Lehi ".  La cual dramatizamos el sueño de lehi, expresándoles que teníamos que ir pro aquellos que no habían probado del fruto del árbol d de la vida. ¡La actividad fue todo un éxito y encontramos nuevas personas para enseñar! 

Baptism for 9-30-17

Baptism from last week.

They are both very valiant people and they have fought with much power to make covenants with God. Sister Karina is the daughter of a recent convert who has passed through many trials throughout her life. This has brought her to develop her faith to the degree that she desires to follow God´s commandments and be an example for her young daughter and her siblings. Brother Edgar is brother to a family who are recent converts who have striven to follow God, and put their lives in order. Due to this Brother Edgar saw these great changes in their lives and desired to do the same in his life. Notwithstanding the obstacles that presented themselves in his path he has always been valiant and a pillar of strength in his family. Now he is striving so that his wife can also partake of if these blessings and covenants with our loving Heavenly Father.

Elder Sevilla - Elder Hernandez Cornejo

Ellos dos son personas muy valientes y muy especiales que han luchado mucho para poder hacer convenios con Dios. La hermana Karina es hija de una recién conversa que ha afrontado muchas pruebas a lo largo de su vida y que ha desarrollado su fe a tal grado que desea seguir los mandamientos de Dios y ser un ejemplo para su pequeña hija y para sus hermanos. El hermano Edgar es hermano de una familia de recién conversos que se han esforzado mucho por seguir a Dios y por poner su vida en orden. Gracias a esto el hermano Edgar vio este gran cambio y deseo cambiar su vida también. A pesar de los obstáculos que se presentaron en el camino él siempre fue muy valiente y un pilar fuerte en su familia. Ahora se esfuerza por que su esposa también pueda participar de estas bendiciones y convenios con nuestro amoroso Padre Celestial.