Izcalli II

Well hello there fam and amigos y yeah! 

  This week was just GREAT! Our ward isn't all that massive but because we have the hills in the area there is four missionaries in the ward... we share the ward with the zone leaders.  Izcalli really is a super cool area and the members here are SO GIVING and so nice and they just love to help us and I am so grateful for them and their charity to us! But this week was actually really funny too! Ah man i don't know were to begin... well first of all Hna Woodard is super cool and we laugh WAY TO MUCH! Like really we laugh way too much and sometimes the Elders are like sisters what the heck why is everything so funny to you... but I think its just because a lot of weird things happen to us and we laugh it off. For example, the other day we were walking to the stake center for district class and as we were walking (on the side of the highway because that is normal here in Mexico) and then suddenly we heard someone yell at us (which is really really normal) and then we felt something and a freaking man threw Valentina (the hot sauce here everyone eats) all over us from his car and it got all over Hna. Woodford and it was so sad and we were mad and then we just started laughing and we were like welp.... only in Mexico does someone threw their hot sauce on you on the side of the highway! Another funny moment from this week, we were waiting for a menos activa to answer her door and there was a dog just walking on the roof (again normal here in Mexico) and then the next thing I know the dang dog is peeing and it fell all over my hand and arm... and then the lady answered her door and I was just looking at my hand and the old lady had no idea what had just happened and it would have taken to much work to explain what just went down so I wiped my hand on the side of her house and acted like nothing happened and hna. Woodford was dying and trying so hard not to laugh and the lady was so confused by us haha but when she closed the door we just started dying laughing because a dogs pee was all over my hand and arm as I was talking to this lady! But yes these are just some of the random things we do here in Izcalli... haha Mexico! 

  But the work here really is a lot of reactivation and there are so many people here whose families are members and they go to church every week but don't want to get baptized... no joke there are like 4 just in our part of the ward... so we are trying to work a lot with them. One of them is named Gloria and she is an older lady that cracks me up and she is so frustrating... AH GLORIA! She goes to everything, she pays her tithing and fast offerings, she arrives to sacrament before her family, she participates in EVERYTHING! haha but she just will not get baptized... she says its because she promised her mom she wouldn't change religions when her mom died... but we have taught her the plan of salvation and everything but I honestly think she really just doesn't understand... it hasn't clicked with her yet... so we are starting her teaching from the beginning and making sure that everything is simple and understandable! oh but Gloria she is a handful that one... and whispers in all of our lessons so hna woodford cant really hear or understand her! WE also are teaching this golden investigator Magali... she is 24 and has a daughter and is married (I think) and we have taught her 3 times ans she went to church this week and loved it and she is just super cool and super relaxed and funny and we love her! She is progressing really well and we want to start teaching her husband with her so we will talk about that with her tomorrow!  That is just a little bit about the work here! 

Now for our jungle exploration today... last night our district leader called us and asked if we wanted to go hike the mountain in our area and we were down because we don't have any money and didn't have anything to do... so we woke up this morning and went with them... it was really cool and really rainy and smoggy for most of the part so when we got to the top sadly we couldn't see the valley but it was still really cool... so green and just refreshing to do that!

Today we felt like we were in Jurassic park it was so cool!

It was really cool and sketchy!

There was an ALTAR.... hahah so we had to take a picture... don't worry I  would not really sacrifice mi hija.... I LOVE MEXICO 

When we got to the top one of the elders we were with wanted to read a scripture because we hiked the mountain... or something like that... 

Oh also this week we ate stringray... yes string ray chimichangas or however you spell that! And we also ate cows feet so yeah we had some great comida appts this week but its nice to have two latino elders at all of our food appts to eat our food when we just can't haha! Also I don't know if I have told you that we live beneath members the familia Pena but they are awesome and so kind and we LOVE THEM! We are so blessed here in Izcalli its INSANE!!!! 

Our freaking fresa house!!!!  (fresa means posh)

Also Katie HAPPY BIRTHDAY... to be honest I don't know how old you are turning but I love you and I wish you the happiest birthday. Oh also everyone have fun in General Conference and enjoy it ... I will be here in Mexico in the stake center with my people watching the prophet and I am way excited to find out who is gonna be the new apostales! I love you all... Luke your limo is pretty chafa haha.  Love you all have a good week! 

Con amor, Hermana Heywood