An Amazing Baptism and More

 Sonia was found outside the mission office by the assistants one day a couple of weeks ago.  She has a difficult situation with her parents and family and wondered what to do.  She called her sister in Idaho who is married and is a member of the church.  She told Sonia that she needed to find the missionaries and listen to their message.  She told her the gospel would help her with all her problems.  She didn't know how to find them but a few days later they happened upon her in front of the mission office.  Yesterday she was baptized and is actually a member of our ward.  The assistants taught her the first lesson and then the sister missionaries took over since she lives in their area.  Elder Larsen has on glasses today because something weird happened to his eyes during the night so I think Elder Cruz decided to put on some glasses just to make him feel better.  What a pair.

On the way to Tamazunchale we had the most beautiful sky to look at.  The sun was right behind with the rays spraying out in all different directions.  The picture doesn't do it justice, as always.

 

We went to church in Tamazunchale and then drove on the Huejutla for Dad to interview perspective missionaries that want to submit their papers from that Branch.  On the way we saw this scene which is very common in Mexico.  If the people have a heavy load to carry they will carry it on their heads in a basket or they put a strap across their foreheads and carry the weight.  They must have very strong necks.  They walk for long distances this way carrying wood for fuel or other things.

On the way home from Huejutla their is a mountain that looks like a volcano rising up from the valley floor.  At times, it is very misty in the valley and a beautiful site. 

And here, they often plant their crops on the hillside.  This is all corn going up a very steep hill.  They will not irrigate.  There is no way to do it.  They will depend on the rain.  If it doesn't rain enough, they will not have corn, in this instance.

It is the norm to have entertainment in the large intersections in Mexico while you wait for the light to change.  Then if you think they have earned it you give them pesos.  I guess it's their line of work.  We have watched magic acts by a very large man that paints himself silver every day, flaming baton acts, juggling with balls, and a man that does a handstand and walks between the cars but we have never seen jugglers on unicycles.  At least these guys seem to really have a talent.  We hope you can see it well enough to enjoy.  You gotta love Mexico.  At home in Sandy all you do is wait for the light to turn green.  What will we do when we go home?  We will love just waiting for the light to turn green.