Well this week went by real fast! Ester had problems and well didn't end up getting baptized...but we haven't lost hope! she needs incentive!

We had 3 new people come to church! Diego, Diego and Kevin! It's a dad and his nephew and his kid as well. they are really excited and it looks they will progress a ton! we are really excited to see them progress, right now they have a baptismal date for the 11th of July.

 Well today I do not have a ton of time because I will be going to Tezontepec to visit some converts.  however this week was really good our investigatores go really well in their progress. We asked President Egbert to come with us in some appointments so as you can imagine we had an incredible day. I learned a ton from his teaching style and am really excited to apply what I learned. Ester came and is excited but at the same time unsure of WHEN she will be baptized. The Spirit told us that it was this weekend, so she needs to do it this weekend!

Her husband Vicente came as well and accepted a date for the 4th of July!

This we totally contacted a legit pastor from a Pentecost church. He even studied his degree in the States. tonight we are going to see him and all we have planned is to testify about the Book of Mormon!!

I love you all!

Elder Paz

Hola familia!

Well sorry for the short email last week, we were pretty busy cooking an entire sheep in a hole. BARBACOA. One of the greatest decisions of my life. I saw and participated in just about everything. From the hole and fire, to the butcher, to the eating. I took enough notes and pictures and participated enough to be able to do it myself, so be prepared to party the Hidalgo style:)

But by far the greatest news was that Jazmin and Ediel got baptized! There were quite a few complications, no water, dirty water, cold water, just about everything:) But well in the end everything happened and they are very happy:) They have great plans to go to the temple in a year be sealed for all eternity as an eternal family:)

Ester is progressing really well, and is very excited about everything:) We had a really powerful lesson with her and her 2 kids, who are already members. As we all prayed in a circle the Spirit entered with a force and Ester started balling. It was awesome:) She is really excited about progressing in the gospel and baptism and the temple and everything:)

Enjoy the pics! Love you all!

Elder Paz

 Hey I don't have a ton of time but Jazmin and Ediel came to church so pray that they can get excited for this weekend!

we are making barbacoa right now. I'll explain later when there is more time and send a bunch of pictures. I love you all so much! I am doing fine and just enjoying Mexican life!

love you!

elder paz

 Hello!

Wow. I could write pages to you guys today. yesterday I had the great privilege of talking with an actual apostle of the Lord, Elder Bednar. He came and talked to our mission yesterday. We talked about several topics, but the biggest thing was about change. Basically change is the essence of life. We always need to be changing, learning, and then improving. That is what we are supposed to do in this life. Just keep n going and be happy about it!!

So Jazmin and Ediel came! They are super excited, just that Jazmin got a little scared because she was looking at websites about the Church. She needs a lot of prayers right now because some doubts have entered her mind. Please pray for her.

Mari also came to church! She is still not sure what she wants. She is praying but says that she hasn't received an answer. She needs excitement. She is really great but just needs to receive her answer. Please pray that she receives it!

our area is progressing and we are excited! please keep on praying for me! I need it sometimes!!:) just remember that I love you all!

Elder Pass

 Hey family and friends!!

Well this week we improved a ton in everything. This week Remigio, Ester, Mari, her daughter, Maria, 2 of her kids, and Brian all came to church! It was great except some really big problems:

Remigio fell big time. He was going really great, but this week he fell way back into the dumps with alcohol. We are not really sure when he will be baptized, because he had actually left us, but then out of no where he showed up at church this week. I am not really sure what we are going to do with him.

So everybody else is good, until we get to the church part. Never have I felt so awkward in a church service. The teacher, who just happened to be the same one for the second and the third hour was basically yelling at everybody, and the Spirit was definitely not there. It was more like a theatrical act, him trying to show off and put on a good show. I have been just trying to really pray a lot for everybody that came because they all looked pretty shaken walking out of church. We are all going to need a lot of prayers full of faith so that they have the desire to come to church this next week...

last week a member gave us a bunch of meat. Naturally we bought a charcoal grill for 100 pesos (like 7 dollars). It was a great decision. Sippin back on some Mexican coke while eating some Mexican carne asada and beans.

So yesterday we did some service. We were walking and we saw this lady that was a little older carrying about 20 pounds of weight. We starting helping her carry it to her house. It was interesting because she spoke Spanish really well, but she spoke a language called Automí a lot better. It was like a half our hike through the Mexican wilderness. Through small dirt trails and up the hillside passing cactus and big rocks. I can´t believe she does that. Because she had come from the center, and so she walked a total of 1 hour or so. And was only up until we had to go, because she told us that she was going to have to walk until nightfall to get to where she lived. She is a trooper. We tried teaching her, but she didn't understand our Spanish that well and told us that she understood Automí better. Maybe in the next life...still a cool experience though:)

I love you all!

Elder Paz

 Hey guys!

Well this week was a lot better than last week. 

Remigio got to Church! So he is still progressing, his biggest problem is just drinking, he hasn't drunk in about a week though, so I knw that your prayers are being answered:) 

We also found a wonderful couple this week called Jazmin and Ediel. They were some references from a member. They are a young couple with two little chilluns. They are awesome. They don't practice any religion right now, and are super receptive. They accepted to go to church and baptism for the 16th of May! They look like they could progress a ton! We only need to be really constant with them, we are just hoping that they are not going to have any big probelms...so please pray for them so that they can overcome whatever might come!

So this week we have killed like 5 cockroaches that were about an inch long each, not counting their antennas.

So this week we went to a part of our area that is called Pacula. It was about 2 hors away in car. Yeah. Pretty far. But actually there is a part of our area that is about 4 hours away. So our area is basically the size of the Kennewick mission maybe:) Anyway Pacula is way cool. I will send some pictures. It is just mountains and pine forests, just like at home, absolutely beautiful. I have never seen anything like it before. We went to go and visit someone that I never thought I'd see again. Turns out one of the families of members from Zumpango has about 100 acres of land out in Pacula and they decided to go and start to work. Weirdest thing in the world to see them at church, but it was really cool to see them all the way out here:)

Thanks fam and don't forget to pray, study the scriptures, and share your testimony with someone daily! I love you all!

Elder Paz