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

 Hello family!

So this week was a lot better than last week...we found a lot more and it looks like we have got some more solid investigatores.

So Remilgio is awesome. He has come to church just one time, but he really liked it. His biggest problem is getting over alcohol. He is going to need a lot of help with that. He is really good. He lives by himself and is a Mechanic. A member brought him to church and that is how we got to know him. We see a ton of potential in him!

Ester came to church this week, for like the billionth time. She really just needs to decide what she is going to do. She knows the Church is true. She loves going. She knows that God wants her to get baptized, she said so her self. Her kids are already members, and she is basically a member. 

I am just loving this area. Me and the comp are getting along great. The area is beautiful, there are actually a lot of treed areas, something I haven't really seen too much of in Mexico. The progress  is a little slow, but sure. We are making lots of plans with the ward council and the members are really good. all is well in Zion.

So other than that life is good. I love you all!!

Elder Paz

 Hello family and friends!

Wow, these last changes were huge! So my dreams have come true. Everything I ever wanted to do I am basically doing now. I once again came back to the Tezontepec zone, this time in one of the biggest areas in the mission, its called Ixmiquilpan. It was actually part of my district when I was in the area Tezontepec. We have about 4 or 5 municipios, which are like counties I think. We can go hours in one direction by transport and we are still in our area. One of the members told us, I don't know if it was an exaggeration or not, but he said that we can go 6 hours from the church and we are still our area. That's what I'm talking about:) It is country again, really similar to Tezontepec and Santiago. 

So my companion is Elder Garcia, he is a new guy, straight from the MTC in Provo. He is from California, but his parents are Mexican, so he already knows Spanish. We are getting along really well:) 

Also I am a district leader again:) We are just a little unit of 4 elders here in Ixmiquilpan:) Oh and obviously my companion and I are opening area...a lot harder than I thought. This week has actually been pretty hard, but through the exercise of a lot of faith, I feel like we have a foothold on everything. The area wasn't in a great condition when we got here, but we are getting to know the investigatores and members and it is going well. 

So we really need you guys to pray for Alvaro and Mayra. They were actually going to get baptized a few weeks ago, but for some weird stuff that happened, it didn't go through. lately they haven't even been accepting that the missionaries visit them. So the first thing we need that you do is pray that they will let us visit them:)

Esther and Vicente area another couple that are really good but have been having a lot of marital problems. They need to realize the blessings that they can get from living the gospel. They have already been to church, they just need to get back together, get married by the law, and then get baptized.

Well I thank you for all that you do for us! I love you all so mucho and hope that you have a splendid week while you study and apply your conference talk notes! I love you!

Elder Paz