On this page are the pictures that Elder Haden Jaramillo has sent to share with everyone from his mission. Photos are all chosen by him and with the exception of the first couple posts all the captions are written by Elder Hoots himself.
Pictures are posted in descending order. As you scroll down they will now go newest to oldest.
Click on the pictures to see a larger version
Posted 1/29/13
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| Elders of zone Iztapalapa |
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| Our dinner with Hermana Lilia |
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| My shoes :( They lasted me 20 months. |
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| Padilla and I thuggin it on Sunday |
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| Studyin |
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| Gingerbread House |
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| Elder Smith's first baptism. Guadalupe Estrada. |
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| Elder Smith's first tacos de pastor |
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| Feliz Navidad De Mexico 2012 |
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| They think it's funny that I'm always tired |
Posted 12/26/12
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| Family Skype session on Christmas Day 2012 |
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| Elder Padilla y Elder Salinas |
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| Piñata of Santa |
Posted 11/20/12
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| Makin' some tacos |
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| Put your O´s in the air. Ollimara. |
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| Elder Vial is going home :( |
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| Candies that look like teeth |
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| Had some good times with these |
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| Enchildadas verdes with la familia Araujo |
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| Mis amigos |
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| Burning my pants for the 18th month mark |
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| Me and my cool glasses at the zone meeting |
Posted 9/17/12
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| Bibs to protect us from the food |
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| Alan Hernandez, August 18, 2012 |
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| Miguel y Estil, August 25, 2012 |
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| Happy Birthday to m3! |
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| Elder Condie and I thuggin it. |
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| Alan Alavez, September 1, 2012 |
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| Look what I did to my jacket...jealous? |
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| The things we had to do to get that baby to smile.... |
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| Cristian before leaving to Chihuahua on his mission |
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| Four bags of fireworks. Feliz dia de independencia |
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| Maria de los Angeles y Marian, September 15, 2012 |
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| Good times in Mexico |
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| Viva Mexico! |
Posted 8/17/12
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| Sandra and her family |
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| Sandra before baptism |
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| Sandra and her kids |
Posted 7/12/12
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| Sweet little drawing of the best companionship in Mexico |
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| Cesia and her family (June 30th, 2012) |
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| Maria Angelica, Rosio and their family (June 29, 2012) |
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| My self portrait. Haha. |
Posted 6/22/12
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| These are a few of my favorite things |
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| 'Nuff said |
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| I think I turned into a girl for about 10 seconds... |
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| It was a clear day...that's just dirty air. That's a lot of houses right? |
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| Elder Balderas. He is black....not really. |
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| The President of Mexico. I put my plac on him...hehe. |
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| Just enjoying life. |
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| Just enjoying a drink with my homie Vicente Fernandez. |
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| Tom has a great poker face...so I had to try and cheat. |
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| Charley Chaplin giving me a blessing. |
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| Thanks for the hat Mom! |
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| Cyntia Paola. Baptized June 9. |
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| Familia Leon. Westside! |
Posted 5/3/12
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| Baptism of Nestor |
Posted 4/24/12
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| Sooooo delicious |
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| If you read one chapter of the Bible every day for a year, you will finish it....let's see if that is true. |
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| Which one is better??? (My companion's is orange) |
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| Happy St. Patty's Day!!! Nice shirt selection Mom! |
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| The Lord said "even though it's cold, go forth my son." At first I said "are you crazy?" But then I said "I will go and I will do." |
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| Just a little stroll....I cleaned my shoes that day too. |
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We didn't get a good pic. This is the best we got. Its Adriana with su hijo (her son) Emilia.
Baustismo 3 April 2012 |
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| David Sanchez. Baptized April 14, 2012 |
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| Karla Vanessa Mondragon Cortez. Baptized April 14, 2012 |
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| Teotihuacan |
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| My companion, Elder Pacheco and I in front of the Sun Pyramid |
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| The Brown Mile. We had to walk soooo far....but it's a sweet view |
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| Our district leader hid because he didn't like the idea. I thought it turned out cool. Haha |
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| My best friends.....for now. |
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| So sick |
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| Baby Pyramids |
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| Our friend Alf |
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| Necessities after eating the hottest chilis ever! |
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| Officially the shortest missionary in the district. There are two more just as tall as the others too. So sucky. |
Posted 2/7/12
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| With the Columbian who is a little tall |
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| Monday lunch....Yummy |
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| Great Family |
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| The little kid's baptism...having fun |
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| Chapultapec |
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| Francisco |
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| Pimp |
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| Katita...not part of the family, but likes to take pictures |
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| Walking in Chapultapec |
Posted 1/6/12
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| Hollywood waiting for his Christmas call |
Posted 12/24/11
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| Hoots in front of the Temple |
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| Christmas package from the family |
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| Baptizing Andres |
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| Andres....crazy kid |
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| And the puzzle is finally finished! |
Posted 11/23/11
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| Good Work |
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| Socks!!!! |
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| Burning a tie at my six month mark |
Posted 10/26/11
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| I'm kind of addicted to the Rubix Cube |
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| Two little boys we baptized, Isaac and Chris |
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| Getting married!!! |
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| Isasc and Elizabeth |
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| The new poster I got made |
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| Healthy P-day lunch....pizza and nachos |
Posted 10/11/11
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| They are so supportive and worried about me |
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| Great Pic |
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| Two days after |
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| I think I have been sitting in the same spot for 5 hours...kill me now |
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| I think the doctor is on crack because he told me it looks great |
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| I've got a nice little set up on the ground |
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| Delicious |
Posted 9/19/11
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| Tortas en la calle (Tortas off the street) |
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| Elva, Frida (niña), Owen (niño) and Anabel |
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| Escogidos (the chosen ones) |
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| Owen, he is such a little stud |
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This is for George. It's a poster of the smurfs but says Los Pitufos (smurfs in spanish I guess)
with the biggest mexican flag in the world...it's a fact |
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| Beautiful sunset while planning for our week |
Posted 8/29/11
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| My district |
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| Elder Call from Thousand Oaks. Probably my favorite person here |
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| Best thing about Mexico |
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| Zas!!! |
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| Chaka! |
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| Boo Yah! Doin Work! |
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| We're supposed to act like we have done this before.....but we are kind of excited! |
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| My present to myself |
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| Even though we walk a lot, we are really out of shape |
Posted 8/22/11
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| Good Old Scripture Study |
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| Read it and weap |
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| Rockin' in the streets of Mexico City |
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| The Temple |
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| Great family |
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| My first baptism |
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| Up on my roof |
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| My baptism sandals...how I count my baptisms |
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Forgive us...we have a Piña in our apartment
(It's funny if you've served in Mexico) |
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| Great kids |
Posted 8/17/11
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| First day in Mexico with my companion |
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| The view from our apartment |
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| Playing pool on my first P-day |
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| We are so cool |
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| My hallway |
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| Our beds...can you guess which one is mine? |
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| Our neighbors...they can see everything!!! |
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| Haha greenie...2 blisters on the bottom of my feet |
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| It RAINS here |
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| Funny kids |
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| Our desk for work and our desk for food |
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| I forgot my umbrella |
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| The food here is dangerous! |
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| Elder Leyva and I |
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| My district |
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| Beautiful smoggy morning |
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| What to wear??? |
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| We took these from a girl who got baptized |
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| ...and these |
Posted 7/18/11
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| First Baptism in Mexico (you can read about it in the "Hola Mexico" blog post) |
Posted 6/23/11
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| Picture day at the Temple |
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| MTC's Bowling Alley |
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| VIVA MEXICO |
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| You have to be tough to go to Mexico |
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| Just what the doctor ordered |
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| That is Haden in the back with his head down |
Posted 5/12/11
With Dad right before heading in to the MTC
With Grandma and Grandpa outside the MTC