BRIEF HISTORY
The México México City Chalco Mission (Misión México Ciudad de México)
was
created out of the México México City Southeast and México México city
South Missions on July 1, 2013. The new mission consisted of 6 Stakes;
namely Meyehaulco, Ixtaplauca, Solidaridad, Chalco, Amecameca and
Tecalco Stakes.
President
and Sister Morales of theMMC Southeast Mission and President and Sister
Valadez of the MMC South
Mission spent hours and hours of their time in preparing for the
creation of the new mission
and sustained the creation of the MMC Chalco Mission by assigning to it
some of their most faithful, diligent missionaries. The mission received
a
huge early blessing when Elder Alfredo C. Miron of the Seventy was
assigned to assist in the missions efforts.
President
and Sister Morales and
President and Sister Valadez greeted President Jerald D. and Sister
Janna P.Crickmore,of Cardiff-by-the-Sea,California, at the Benito Juarez
International
Airport in Mexico City on July 1, 2013, together with newly assigned
Assistants to President
Crickmore, one from each mission, namely Elder Peter G. West(Southeast) and Elder Dallin C. Milner (South). The Morales generouslydrove President and Sister Crickmore to the new mission home located outside the mission in Lomas de Cocoyoc, in the State of Morelos, a distance of two hours from the airport.
Crickmore, one from each mission, namely Elder Peter G. West(Southeast) and Elder Dallin C. Milner (South). The Morales generouslydrove President and Sister Crickmore to the new mission home located outside the mission in Lomas de Cocoyoc, in the State of Morelos, a distance of two hours from the airport.
President
and Sister Crickmore spent July, 2013, traveling the mission to meet
the 113 missionaries assigned
to the new mission, including 8 sister missionaries, and then President
Crickmore
interviewed each missionary. July, 2013 also saw the mission's first
Leadership Council in which President and Sister Crickmore, the
Assistants tothe President, the Zone Leaders of the 5 existing zones
(Meyehualco,Ixtapaluca, Solidaridad, Chalco y Volcanes) and 2 Sister
Leaders participated.
In
August, 2013, in a Mission President's Seminar in Mexico City, the Area
Presidency invited each
new mission to consider requiring up to 5 Sundays attendance by
investigators
before baptism, an increase from the 2 Sundays attendance then required.
The MMC Chalco Mission accepted the invitation and subsequently held a
mission wide special conference in the Chalco Stake Center to announce
the change.
The missionaries faithfully accepted the change and immediately began to
see
greater conversion in the families and individuals they taught and
baptized,which they attributed to a lengthier time to teach them.
A
number of firsts occurred in the early months of the Chalco Mission. In
late July, 2013, the mission
received itsfirst new missionaries, namely Elder Shazer I. Luis, Elder
Guillaume G. Nava,
Sister Belen Avila and Sister Yoseline A. Lopez, all among the first
group tograduate from the new Mexico City Centro de Capacitación
Misional. The mission’s first English speaking sister missionary, Sister
Sandy T. F. Matuu,
arrived in late October, 2013. And in November, 2013, the mission
received its first
Senior Missionary couple, Elder David P. and Sister Carolyn R. Bird, of
Taylorsville, Utah. The Birds immediately established and organized
the mission office, organizing and distributing referrals in a timely
fashion,
taking onthe heretofore neglected issues of missionary housing, and
lending a hand in
proselyting and creating tools for the missionaries to enhance their
success.The Birds also recruited Senior Missionaries to staff the
office,including couples who had served as Temple Workers but were left
without
an assignment while the Mexico City Temple is remodeled, expected to be
completed
in July, 2015.
In
October, 2013, the Monday following the Church’s General Conference,
the mission held its first mission
wideSoccer Tournament in central Chalco. Snacks, pizza and drinks were
provided and
every missionary participated in the games. The competition was
spirited, the jerseys and socks creative, and after a long, hot day of
sport, the zone Meyehualco took home the trophy. Actually, the trophy
bears Meyehualco’s
name,but sits in the office to inspire future participants. It was cut
by Humberto,
a stone cutter along the road to the mission home.
Between
November 12-15, 2013, Elder and Sister Arnulfo Valenzuela of the
Seventy and Second Counselor in the
Area Presidency, together with Elder and Sister Miron, toured the
mission,
emphasizing the importance of teaching to find new people and finding to
teach new people. At the end of the tour, Elder Valenzuela commented on
the excellence of the missionaries in the Chalco Mission and encouraged
the
mission to continue to raise its expectations in service to the Lord.
In
December, 2013, the mission held its first Christmas Zone Conference,
with inspired
training and testimonies, humorous skits and a gift of socks and candy
to each missionary. A
highlight of the day was the White Elephant game, played by 134
missionaries.Sister Crickmore did a great job of extending the game and
getting everyone laughing, after which everyone enjoyed tacos.
On
February 8, 2014, Elder Dallin H.Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve
Apostles invited the Chalco Mission and
the MMC South Mission to the Stake Center on Temple Grounds. All
missionaries were
in place early and treated to a spiritual outpouring during Elder Oaks
remarks.The Chalco missionaries were asked to come prepared to ask
inspired questions of Elder Oaks and shone brightly during the
subsequent
question and answer session with him. The missionaries departed full of
the Spirit and
anxious to return to work in their areas.
With
the arrival of the new missionaries on March 3, 2014, the MMC Chalco Mission is now at
137missionaries, including 24 sister missionaries and Elder and Sister Bird. On
that same date, a sixth zone, Mixquic, was formed to accommodate the increased number of missionaries now and in the future.
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INTERESTING FACTS AND FIGURES
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MISSION SCRIPTURE
21 And he commanded them that there should be no contention one with another, but that they should look forward with one eye, having one faith and one baptism, having their hearts knit together in unity and in love one towards another.
22 And thus he commanded them to preach. And thus they became the children of God.
Book of Mormon | Mosiah 18:21–22
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MISSION HYMN
“Hark!
Listen to the Trumpeters” (Oíd el toque del clarín) is an old southern hymn
that was a favorite of the soldiers of Zions Camp. As was common, this hymn
was sung to a different musical arrangement than what was found in the hymnals
of the time. This hymn, with the traditional arrangement, is found in: Southern
Harmony (1835) #301; Deseret Sunday School Songs (English, 1909) #58; Relief
Society Song Book (English, 1927) #90 and the LDS Hymns (Spanish) #153. The
hymn is not found in the current LDS Hymns (English).
The Zion’s
Camp musical arrangement is found in Doctrine and Covenants and Church History
soundtrack with both an instrumental and a vocal arrangement. With its upbeat
call to service, this hymn is a favorite of many Spanish speaking congregations
and missionaries.
The México México City Chalco Mission (Misión México Ciudad
de México Chalco) has adopted this hymn as its Mission Hymn (Himno de la
Misión).
Listen to a
short rendition of this hymn with the Zions Camp arrangement by using the
following audio player. Other links are included to the traditional arrangements and
an arrangement created especially for the Chalco Mission.
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