Izcalli - GUESS WHAT?

So this week was interesting.... 

Our whole 100 lessons goal... our district leaders were like... hna´s you need to be focusing on other things besides # and he told us we were not allowed to do it... and then hna woodford got sick from fish we ate... so dang we didn't quit make it ... but this week and are determined to get at least 80 and then our district leader can't get mad because it isn't 100 haha! But all is well here in Izcalli... this last week was kinda weird.

Eating street tacos!

Hmmm, not sure what all is in these...

   First of all, one day I wore my shirt inside out for like over half the day and we were laughing so hard... yes of course that would happen to me! And then one day, Hna. Woodfords contact broke in half while still in her eyeball so we were home forever trying to get all of it out because we didn't want to go to the Dr., whose office is by all the other offices because that is 1.5 hrs away and we didn't want to spend our money! But you know when weird things happen its not that weird because we are living in México and everything is a little bit diffrente! 

 But as for our investigadores they are all doing goodish... well a problem right now is getting them to church... dang people just don't understand día de reposo!  That's alright we are working on it! For starters; Magali, we found out isn't married... yes sadness because she was preparing to be baptized this Sunday! The thing about Mexico when you call some one your esposo... husband that doesn't mean you are really married it just means you are living together. Anyways a while back we were not sure if she and her "esposo" where married so I asked her .. oh how long do you guys have together... and how long do you have casados and she said 8 years together and 4 casados... well news flash I guess casados also doesn't really mean married it means living together... because this week I asked her where they were married and she was like no HNA we are not married... and I was like NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!  It's okay we are working with her and she just introduced us to two of her friends and they all came to the ward activity on Friday and they all loved it and then we put a fecha with her two friends (they are a couple) but they also are not married but want to be... so yeah looks like we have got some marriages to do! 

Then there is Beto who we have been teaching since we got here... we were gonna drop him because he hasn't been going to church but then this Sunday he went and he also said the reason he isn't baptized is also because his wife won't marry him because she doesn't want to get married just so he can be a Mormon...... and then we have Itzel, who is doing so great right now she is preparing to be baptized the 15th of November but also is not married and we are trying to work with her and her husband so yeah we need to get 4 marriages under our  belt in order to help all these people make covenants with God! IT IS WORTH IT! I really do love all these people and I know they will all get there is will just take a little bit of time and money! But Carlos is doing really well and is preparing for the 1st of november for his baptism.. he just is slow with learning and everything so we are trying to help him understand more about the restoration. Also we are trying to start teaching his Dad. But as for now we are just struggling a little bit finding new people because last week we had pure appts all day everyday and so we didn't have a whole lot of time to look for new people but this week YEAH we are gonna find a ton of new people to teach and to put fechas with them... my goal is to have a family be baptized on my birthday because it is a Sunday... so we are gonna find them and DO IT! Also Luz and her family are doing so good...

Oh and the story about my hair... I was like one day man my hair is kinda dead and I haven't had it cut since I left and then hna woodford was like well I have hair cutting scissors and I have cut my little sisters hair once... so I was like OKAY HERMANA I TRUST YOU and so yup she cut my hair. But dang woman is very stubborn in her ways and I was like OKay hna only 1.5" 2 max but she thought 3.5 was better so yeah my hair is SHORT! But that is okay because in 6 months it will be way long again! hah but she cut my hair on Friday night because we have to get home so early and we were fasting so we had lots of time on our hands to cut my hair... she did a good job but when we have more time she is gonna try to thin out the ends because they are a little thick!

OH and also to answer your question hna chavez was here because we had divisions and then this week I will leave for divisiones and she will come here with HNA WOODFORD and I will go to her area for a solid 24 hours! So yes, all is well here in Mexico just pray we can find a family to teach this week and I will be so grateful! 

OH also this week we had a ward activity and it was really fun we played a game called canasta de frutas and its like do you love your neighbor but different, more intense and it was really fun and all our investigators had a super good time... and then after everyone was dancing and it was killing me not to dance and learn how to do the bachata (type of salsa dance) with them buts is all good I pulled through and was able to withstand the temptation haha!  All is well and I am glad everyone had a good fall break and that you guys are all happy!

Have a good one! oh and next week we go to the temple and I will not write till Wednesday because we have transfers! But love you all BESOS

con amor, Dana