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00:03 Well, everybody here calls me Honey, but my name 00:06 is Esther Lozano. 00:08 And I was born in Fresno, California, 00:12 in 1919. 00:14 I was baptized in 1935, 00:18 and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my service to Jehovah. 00:22 I became a special pioneer, 00:25 and then they called me to Gilead. 00:28 I was in the fourth class of Gilead. 00:32 That was in 1944. 00:35 When I left my assignment as a special, 00:38 I didn’t even know how it was to study, but this was beautiful 00:43 how Gilead prepared us for what was in the future. 00:47 Right after Gilead, 00:49 we went to Brooklyn Bethel for two years 00:53 —Esther Lopez and I— 00:55 then I was sent to Mexico. 00:57 I came in 1947, and I’m still here. 01:02 So that makes more than 68 years I’ve been in Mexico. 01:07 When I arrived, there were 7 Bethelites, 01:11 and there were 22 missionaries. 01:13 We all lived right at the branch; 01:15 it was a branch-missionary home. 01:17 The progress in Mexico 01:20 really is because of the families being united. 01:24 And when you get the husband and wife together, 01:29 then the whole family comes in the truth. 01:34 In 1961, Sister Esther Lozano preached to our grandparents. 01:38 My grandfather first got interested 01:40 through the book From Paradise Lost to Paradise Regained. 01:43 When I placed the book 01:44 with his wife and she gave it to him, 01:47 he decided that that’s what he was looking for. 01:51 He said, “Well, when can I be baptized?” 01:55 Three visits later, 01:57 a study was started with the entire family. 02:00 And the oldest son was only 13. 02:03 He said, “I’m getting baptized too!” 02:05 About a year ago, he came 02:09 and brought me a letter and told me how happy he was 02:13 that I had gone to their home 02:16 and preached to them. 02:19 And that was a happy experience of my life. 02:23 Today, in our family, 02:24 we are 23 Witnesses spread over four generations, 02:27 and now my brother and I are serving here 02:30 at the Central America branch. 02:33 Oh, I forgot to talk about my husband. 02:35 He was the branch overseer at that time. 02:38 We were there in the same branch for five years. 02:42 We got to know each other, but I didn’t pay attention to him 02:45 because I was always in the service. 02:48 And so, I don’t know when he decided 02:52 he wanted to get married because I know 02:54 that wasn’t his goal in life. 02:56 And so I wrote Brother Knorr 02:58 and asked him if he was surprised 03:01 to hear that we were going to be married. 03:03 Then he did write me back 03:05 and also said, well this is what he said in the letter: 03:09 ‘You’re always jolly and talkative when I’m around. 03:13 ‘On the other hand, 03:14 ‘Brother Lozano is so quiet. 03:17 ‘I must say, it is an interesting combination. 03:21 ‘Both of you together can serve him and aid 03:25 one another in your true worship.’ 03:27 This is one of my greatest treasures, 03:31 having that letter from Brother Knorr. 03:34 Then when Rudy died, 03:37 I didn’t dwell on that. 03:40 I remembered I made my dedication to Jehovah, 03:43 and I know that he would want me 03:46 to put that first in my life. 03:48 So I did not really suffer 03:52 that much about his death 03:54 because I became even more involved 03:57 in theocratic activities. 04:03 I’m in the Correspondence. 04:05 But I’m at work about an hour and a half in the morning 04:10 and an hour and a half in the afternoon 04:13 and the rest of the time 04:15 I’m studying here in the room. 04:18 I’m so pleased that I’m still able 04:20 to go to the morning text, 04:23 and I have a part in the service. 04:26 I have two studies that I conduct every week. 04:34 It’s such a pleasure to be with people 04:37 that have dedicated their lives to Jehovah. 04:41 And that’s what makes me happy because I know 04:44 Jehovah counts them 04:46 as his precious sons and daughters. 04:52 I don’t know why, 04:54 but many of the missionaries 04:56 have come up to me and told me 04:57 that I’ve been an encouragement to them, 05:00 and really, they are the ones that encourage me. 05:03 It’s because I had such beautiful examples 05:07 to follow in all these years. 05:11 And all I can say is thanks to Jehovah 05:15 for this great privilege of serving him.
00:03 Well, everybody here calls me Honey, but my name 00:06 is Esther Lozano. 00:08 And I was born in Fresno, California, 00:12 in 1919. 00:14 I was baptized in 1935, 00:18 and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my service to Jehovah. 00:22 I became a special pioneer, 00:25 and then they called me to Gilead. 00:28 I was in the fourth class of Gilead. 00:32 That was in 1944. 00:35 When I left my assignment as a special, 00:38 I didn’t even know how it was to study, but this was beautiful 00:43 how Gilead prepared us for what was in the future. 00:47 Right after Gilead, 00:49 we went to Brooklyn Bethel for two years 00:53 —Esther Lopez and I— 00:55 then I was sent to Mexico. 00:57 I came in 1947, and I’m still here. 01:02 So that makes more than 68 years I’ve been in Mexico. 01:07 When I arrived, there were 7 Bethelites, 01:11 and there were 22 missionaries. 01:13 We all lived right at the branch; 01:15 it was a branch-missionary home. 01:17 The progress in Mexico 01:20 really is because of the families being united. 01:24 And when you get the husband and wife together, 01:29 then the whole family comes in the truth. 01:34 In 1961, Sister Esther Lozano preached to our grandparents. 01:38 My grandfather first got interested 01:40 through the book From Paradise Lost to Paradise Regained. 01:43 When I placed the book 01:44 with his wife and she gave it to him, 01:47 he decided that that’s what he was looking for. 01:51 He said, “Well, when can I be baptized?” 01:55 Three visits later, 01:57 a study was started with the entire family. 02:00 And the oldest son was only 13. 02:03 He said, “I’m getting baptized too!” 02:05 About a year ago, he came 02:09 and brought me a letter and told me how happy he was 02:13 that I had gone to their home 02:16 and preached to them. 02:19 And that was a happy experience of my life. 02:23 Today, in our family, 02:24 we are 23 Witnesses spread over four generations, 02:27 and now my brother and I are serving here 02:30 at the Central America branch. 02:33 Oh, I forgot to talk about my husband. 02:35 He was the branch overseer at that time. 02:38 We were there in the same branch for five years. 02:42 We got to know each other, but I didn’t pay attention to him 02:45 because I was always in the service. 02:48 And so, I don’t know when he decided 02:52 he wanted to get married because I know 02:54 that wasn’t his goal in life. 02:56 And so I wrote Brother Knorr 02:58 and asked him if he was surprised 03:01 to hear that we were going to be married. 03:03 Then he did write me back 03:05 and also said, well this is what he said in the letter: 03:09 ‘You’re always jolly and talkative when I’m around. 03:13 ‘On the other hand, 03:14 ‘Brother Lozano is so quiet. 03:17 ‘I must say, it is an interesting combination. 03:21 ‘Both of you together can serve him and aid 03:25 one another in your true worship.’ 03:27 This is one of my greatest treasures, 03:31 having that letter from Brother Knorr. 03:34 Then when Rudy died, 03:37 I didn’t dwell on that. 03:40 I remembered I made my dedication to Jehovah, 03:43 and I know that he would want me 03:46 to put that first in my life. 03:48 So I did not really suffer 03:52 that much about his death 03:54 because I became even more involved 03:57 in theocratic activities. 04:03 I’m in the Correspondence. 04:05 But I’m at work about an hour and a half in the morning 04:10 and an hour and a half in the afternoon 04:13 and the rest of the time 04:15 I’m studying here in the room. 04:18 I’m so pleased that I’m still able 04:20 to go to the morning text, 04:23 and I have a part in the service. 04:26 I have two studies that I conduct every week. 04:34 It’s such a pleasure to be with people 04:37 that have dedicated their lives to Jehovah. 04:41 And that’s what makes me happy because I know 04:44 Jehovah counts them 04:46 as his precious sons and daughters. 04:52 I don’t know why, 04:54 but many of the missionaries 04:56 have come up to me and told me 04:57 that I’ve been an encouragement to them, 05:00 and really, they are the ones that encourage me. 05:03 It’s because I had such beautiful examples 05:07 to follow in all these years. 05:11 And all I can say is thanks to Jehovah 05:15 for this great privilege of serving him.
