Moctezuma - Holla to my man "Nacho"

Dear Fam, 

    Guess what Nacho got baptized por fin! He quit smoking for the whole week and was able to get dunked yesterday.... ah man we were so dang happy for that man! Also his niece got baptized because she just turned eight and has been going to church...but we didn't work with her because her family is menos activias so she was interviewed by Bishop and her cousin Set taught her the lessons. So yes, Nacho Libre got baptized and it was just a good day and he was so so so happy. We can really tell the difference in his and Almas lives now that they keep the commandments because they are just so much happier. So yay, next year on the 26th of July of 2016, I will send you a pic of me, Nacho y Alma at the temple when they get sealed!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Hnas Heywood & Rhoten, Alma & Nacho

 

Us with Andrea (Nacho's niece)

 The rest of the week was good too. We went to the CV with R, Hna. Guadalupe or as we call her granmda guada and our mission leader Ricardo. The pic I sent you from the cv with R (not mission leader) who sometimes is scary looking and ALWAYS wear his hat and shades but every once in a while he takes of his shades to put on his glasses to read but yeah that's R. His baptism was suppose to be yesterday but he was like, "Hna´s no I am not getting baptized, I think people in the church sell drugs and are in the mafia."  His prayers are so so so good though and he does his homework and always reads in the book of Mormon so yeah we will see what is up with this man....oh also he doesn't want anyone at his baptism because he is afraid his neighbors will show up because he thinks they want to kill him....so its a bit difficult! hahah we will see. 

Centro para Visitantes del Templo de la Ciudad de México 

Honey

  Also this week we stared teaching a lady named Maricela and she is so so so so good. She just moved here to take care of her uncle because her Grandma came to her in a dream to do so....and guess what her Grandma was Mormon! She was talking to us how she doesn't know why she is here because she liked her town better than the city....anyways it was perfect and we were talking to her about how everything has a purpose in life and yeah she is awesome. She also gave us a ton of honey that she brought from her town because a guy makes it there and it is really good....so she gave us some...but it is in massive liquor bottles hahah so we were walking down the street with massive liquor bottles full of honey!

  Also Angela went to EFY and loved it!!! But she still doesn't want to get baptized because it is hard for her because nobody in her family supports it and they all don't really like the church....minus Valentin her uncle that is a member! So we are gonna keep on working with her family...and one of her aunts actually just started listening to the lessons with her family so hopefully that will be good for her! 

Making cookies with Alisson and Frida

   Today we went to the market that has like authentic Mexican stuff to buy such as Mexican dresses and I got a yellow one! Mom the market is something you would love.... so when we come back we can go there and you can buy all the nativities and Mexican tile you want! It was pretty cool but sorry I didn't really take pictures of it, nor my dress but hna. Rrhoten and I will take some and I will send them next week! Also today we made cookies with Alisson and her cousin Frida...chocolate chip....but we had some complications with the oven and the altitude so they weren't the prettiest and were burnt on the bottom but they were still good! I think both of those girls will serve missions they were asking a ton of questions about it and they would be awesome! But yeah life her in Mexico is good and the work is progressing and we still don't know a ton about the open house but ya know its in two weeks so I will find out some time between now and then. Also we are trying to convince president to let Hna. Rhoten stay in a trio with me and my hija for two weeks because she is only extending two weeks and we have three beds.... so we will see! I am sure I will have a ton to write about next week. P-day is not till Wednesday so yeah I wont be writing till then. But I love you all so much and I hope you are all safe and having a fun summer. 

  FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS A MI SOBRINO SETH! LO QUIERO MUCHÍSIMO! Also I can't believe Katie is having a baby soon, haha we are both pregnant! but I am due next Monday.... and yeah i don't know how to spell prego... but mom if you haven't sent that package yet perfecto because you should print out more pictures of our family and put them in it. Like a picture from my baptism, a pic from dance, cheer pic with Kuresa, pictures of the lake or our family hiking, more pictures of the family from when I was little till  now. a picture of the Gilbert temple, picture from the Gilbert temple celebration, skydiving pic, us maybe at conference or something, the day I took out my endowments, pictures from when I got set apart as a missionary and yeah just more more more pictures to put in my family history pamphlet because its really expensive and complicated to do it here! But if you could do that I would love you even more...if that is possible I already love you a lot but yes love you madre and family...Aaron thank you for the advice and Seth I loved your letter.....also LUKE can you pretty please send me the poem you read at your homecoming talk? Well I better go but I love you all!

con amor, Hermanita Heywood

Moctezuma - Rockin' Mexi

Hola Fam y amigos....

   This week was good and interesting...poor ,madre Rhoten was sick and was bed ridden kind-of, for a good part of the week so we couldn't do a whole lot...she got parasites or something didn't get along with her stomach and one thing lead to another and all the meds the dr´s made her take didn't help her feel well and it was just hard for her to work because she didn't feel good and was throwing up a lot...but now i think she is on the mend so yay! I went on division with Bishops daughter twice while Hna. Rhoten stayed either with bishops wife or hna. julia (the members we live with). It was good for me to go out with Karina (bishop's daughter) because I had to lead all the lessons and things like that and it gave me more of a feel of what is gonna go down when I become a mama' in two weeks (ahhh). Tell the boys that I am sorry I spelled pregnant wrong last week, these computers only spell check Spanish so therefore I have no idea how many things I am spelling wrong... what matters most is my Spanish is correct for presidents letters jaja. 

Hna Heywood & Rhoten, Angela & Vaentin at the CV

   Everything is good in Moctezuma... Raul is getting baptized this Sunday and Nacho too (hopefully) he just need to quit smoking and toady is supposed to be his first day sin cigaro so hopefully he stopped. He is on vacation at the playa till tomorrow and hasn't answered our calls today so we don't know yet whether or not we can eat chocolate tonight to celebrate! Angela left for EFY today so we will see how that goes... I have faith she is gonna love it and want the desire to be baptized and that she will talk to her mom and really express why she wants it! We are hoping she will get baptized before hna. Rhoten leaves! We went to the CV with her yesterday and her tío Valentin...(the famous one who has a I am a Mormon video...if you haven't watched it you should) and it went really well. She really really liked it, and I think she is more a visual learner so she liked watching all the videos and Valentin even has a special video they show on repentance there in the CV so we watched that with her... she didn't know the church had made a video of him and was like what the heck why is my tío in this video jaja! We told her he is famous and then a couple minutes later a sister from the CV came up to us and was like excuse me but are you the guys from the video... we were laughing so hard because he is famous in the church world! 

La Familia Galacia

   Also I want to share more with you guys about the family we live with...well we live under their house... Familia Galicia! They are the best and are like my mom and dad here in the mish. Because hna. Rhoten was sick they kept on bringing us food and medicine and things like that and kept us company! They are the best type of people in the world and will drop what they are doing to help us. Not to mention hna. julia galicia makes the best food! Anyways i just feel really blessed to live with them and to have their help and I am glad I will be in Moctezuma with my hija and familia Galicia so they can help me out in my Spanish jaja! The other day we had comida with them and we were talking about how we wanted her recipes and she was like Hna.´s don't you know my rule.... I only give recipes to the missionaries who come back with their wife or husband! That is their incentive to get missionaries to come back and visit haha. Hna. Rhoten only has two weeks once she gets home to find a husband or finance before she comes back to Mexico with her family in order to get the recipes! jaja

Today we went to bosques to vist one of hna Rhotens old converts, we met up there with her old companion (hna. fowler) and her hija hna

Woodard and some other elders were there too...then the missionaries who are in their ward showed up so it was one big happy missionary meal. It was fun to get to know some of the other hna´s.... at the end it was just us 6 sisters and all have hijas and all of us hijas are going to be training this next cycle so it was fun to get to know them and see that we are the future of the mission because basically all the hna´s are leaving after this transfer!

Yes life is good hopefully I have some good baptismal pictures for you guys next week! Everyone looks good at home and I am glad you guys are all safe...familia Galicia thought it was funny that you guys are on vacation in Hawaii and told me to tell you guys to send them something hahah!   Anyways I loved all your pics and everyone looks good and happy and sunburned (Luke mostly). I also enjoyed the Daveism...solid u turn for those t-shirts pops! 

Mas en El CV

Life is good, there is a lot of work to do here in Mexico and I am grateful that I am here working! Oh also I am glad Res could come by and see  you guys! 

Well peace and blessins to all! Stay classy and I will hear from you guys next week....ALSO mother could you please tell the boys to email me their suggestions and how the heck to train.... I would really really love their advice! Anyways peace.

Us being "linda"

Con amor,

Hna Heywood

Moctezuma - GUESS WHAT?

Sup Fam? I have some big news for you all,.. I AM PREGNANT!  Yes that is right I am going to be a "mission mamá" and I am getting an hija in 3 weeks. We had interviews with President this week and in my interview he was telling me how there are three new hermanas coming and that he needed me to train...yes I was freaking out because my Spanish isn't the greatest but I told him if that is the Lord's will of course I will do it and yeah I am getting my hija in 3 weeks and Hna. Rhoten will be a grandma. But that is probs the biggest news this week. I also asked Presidente about the Temple open house and he said we are having a meeting more about it the 10th of Agosto....but he said that we will be in the temple a lot and will not have a ton of time in Moctezuma for citas and things like that...but I don't know exactly what is going down. 

Parker, Luke, Jared, Aaron....if you guys have any suggestions about training and being a mission parent and things like that I would love love love your advice! 

This week was good, poor hna. Rhoten has been sick all week but she is a good missionary and didn't stop working even though she didn't feel good. We also had a another zona challenge this week. It was who ever invited the most people to baptism this week the zone leaders would make us breakfast, the compettion was a little bit more tough this time but guess who came out on top....las mujeres de Moctezunma #hollaback #swaginthesisterhood yeah shout out to hna rhoten because she felt like crap the whole week and we still were able to take the W! 

Zona!

As for our investigators this week all are doing good and progressing...but we had to drop Jorge y Ana because they just are not progressing and their hearts are not open to the gospel...I will go back in October though to baptize their son because he is a future 70 and one day he will tell his conversion story in general conference and I will be happy to know we were able to help Alejandro receive the gospel in his life.  I am going to be staying here in Moctezuma and training my daughter so she can help out with that family. 

Nacho is doing good...still smoking but doing better and he says he will drop it by this Saturday That is his goal and we are holding him to it so he can get baptized the following week! Also we have been teaching Raul a lot and he is good...he is this like 60ish year old man and was a reference from the CV (visitor center) and he is really good and should get baptized the end of this month. Also Angela is doing good, she is signed up for EFY this next week and we think maybe her mom will give her permission when she gets home from EFY so we are praying for that and I have faith it will happen!

La familia Luna:  Recent converts; and we brought them  this award for reading the Book of Mormon (for los ninos) in a month.  We bought them a cake and iced it and made it look pretty! 

Also that is cool you guys are in Hawaii, random, but cool! If you go to the PCC go find Birdie she is a dancer there! And are you guys going to lake powell this summer too?  Have fun in Hawaii and oh mom make sure you go to Ashlee Js farewell she leaves pretty soon, and she already went through the temple! Love you guys lots!

The members that live above us...they are opening a nutrition shop soon called Herbal Life (they say they are in the usa too idk) but they wanted us to come try the protein shake.  

Con amor, Hermana Heywood your fav mexi

Moctezuma

Dear Familia y amigos,

   Sorry about last week this is what happened... after our zone activity we went with some of the Elders to Sams club because one of them had a card. Anyways it only took us like 10 minutes to get there and our taxi driver was super cool he bought us suckers on the way there... but then because its rainy season and pours like every night it took us an hour and a half...HOUR AND A HALF to get home. It was terrible we were all squished in the taxi and stuck in traffic for an hour and a half and we got back late and had a baptismal interview of one of our investigators and we were late and it was a mess. So after his interview we wrote you real quick just to let you know we are alive we just couldn't write because we ran our of time thanks to the rain. But this week was SO GOOD! 

   First of all Nacho and Alma got ....MARRIED! We taught them my very first day in the field about eternal families and now #holla sealed the deal after living together for 14 years. It was a great day we got to leave the mish for the wedding because the cheap judge that is only 600 pesos; works in the south east mission so we got to leave the mish and of course we got permission; don't worry mother. It was fun and they were so happy and we were so happy and it was just a good day. Now he just needs to stop smoking,  We and the zone leaders made a goal with him and he should be done with smoking and be baptized in two weeks so please pray for that man. Nacho is a cool guy he is super chill and speaks English because he used to live in San Fran. But hna. rhoten y yo told nacho we would quit eating chocolate until he stops smoking just to show we would sacrifice something too... we think its an okay idea...but he tells us we need to quit chocolate for life because he is quitting cigs for life. lol not gonna happen! 

Hnas. Rhoten y Heywood at the wedding of Nacho y Alma

Making Wedding Cakes

   Also this week was the baptism of Gerrardo, he is 22 and really quiet but he was golden. His cousins are members and we would come with them every once in a while and would go to ysa stuff. One day he was at church with them so we went to talk to him and we started the lessons and now BAM he is baptized. We only taught him for 4 weeks because he already had so many assistences he really only needed the lessons and a strong testimony to be dunked. But yeah that was last night and it was really good! His cousin baptized him who is waiting for his mission call and we told him this counts as his 1st baptism and he needed to put it in his Preach my Gospel! 

The other week we contacted this guy outside his house and that seemed cool and we went back and taught him and we found out that he and all his roommates are pilots...so cool! They are all rich too, It's weird that they all have nice cars and their house has an upstairs because that doesn't really exist here. He is cool and actually the first time we talked to him he was saying how he went to the PCC and the visitor center in Hawaii and we were telling him how our Mexico open house is soon.  He should be pretty good contact, we have a cita with him tonight so we will see. 

  I hope you all had a good 4th of July Hna. Rhoten and I got into the spirit here and painted our nails and had our red, white and blue outfits. We taught clases de ingles con los elderes that speak english so that was about as american as we got but it was good! Oh something funny I learned this week is Mexcans curl their eye lashes with a spoon....jaja.  Before Nacho y Alma's wedding her sister was getting ready and putting on her make up and she pulled out a spoon from her make up bag like a big tin spoon you would use for camping and started to curl her eye lashes.  I was just in awe and she was telling me how she has been using the same spoon for 13 years so proud..haha I guess next time I go camping if I ever need to curl my eye lash I will just whip out a nice big spoon. 

Teaching English Classes

Today has been a different p day hna. Rhoten is sick with...we don't know what so we are using the members computers we live with (family Galicia) with permission of course. I went to Walmart with Bishop's daughter while hna. Rhoten stayed home with hna. Galicia with permission of course. Also this week we had division and I stayed in the Moctezuma and hna. rhoten went with the sister training leader for the day. It was good and weird because I was in charge and had to direct the lessons but it actually went better than I thought and I gained a bit more confidence about my Spanish for it. We have interviews with president this week so we should find out more about the open house because right now we don't really know anything other than they are pulling missionary's for all the cuidad misiones to help so that way we can still work in our areas but that is all we really know right now. I have lots of pictures for you this week. Most are from the wedding and we don't have the pictures for the baptism because we forgot our cameras but one of the elders had his so he will send them to me and I will send them to you guys next week. 

Love you all