Mann's In Mexico

Pictured here is the Sanchez Family with two of our elders, Elder Lopez and Elder Thompson.  The family consists of the mother, Elena,  her 23 year old daughter, April and her 18 year old son, Alan. You can see Alan and April pictured among this group "all arrayed in spotless white", as they prepared to be baptized in November 2018 in Los Reyes Stake. The miracles began unfolding when Elder Lopez and his former companion, Elder Hales worked in this area of our mission.  On one preparation day in June 2018, they received a reference from the Mexico City Temple and for one reason or another they were never able to contact this family.  Some weeks later, Alan called the missionaries and set up an appointment with these missionaries!  They were very excited (!!!) to meet this family. On the day of this first appointment, the missionaries prayed that this family could find the true Gospel through their teachings.  The missionaries taught and testified to this family

December has been a historic month here in the Mexico City Southeast Mission.  The "Master Plan", under the direction of the First Presidency---a plan to strengthen families and the church by realigning boundaries for wards and stakes---was enacted.  (It has been years in the planning, inspiration and now implementation.)  As a result,  two new districts were created within our mission:  Chilmalhuacan and Texcoco.  These districts were created on subsequent Sundays this month.  These Districts, unlike Stakes, are under the direction of the Mission President.  Each district has a district presidency, district auxiliary leaders and  four branches - each with a branch presidency.  District presidents provide much of the leadership, under the direction of the Mission President So, needless to say, December was a busy and exciting month. Although it is exciting to be a "stake in embryo", it is still an anxious time for the saints. As the stake president who was losi