Carnegie Hall....

Below is Elder Hoots' letter from July 2.  The holiday week put me behind a little bit.

Also sent with this letter was some more pictures!  The Picture page is updated.

Read below and see what's up in the Mexico City South Mission....

Hard Work Pays Off...and Causes Leg Cramps

This is the letter from this week.  I am finally caught up.

I hope you have enjoyed Haden's letters as much as we have.  I want you all to know that everything he says in his letters are really how he feels.  He doesn't tell all of you he's doing great, and then tell us how he's really feeling.  He really is feeling great and in these letters and our personal coorespondence we can see the change and the maturity. 

We are proud. 

Enjoy.....

Good Start to Summer

This Elder Jaramillo's letter from June 11.  He also sent pictures that week and those are posted on the Pictures page.  They are all pretty funny.

Check them out and leave some comments!!!!

Scorpions!

I know, I know, I know.  I am a slacker.  I have gotten behind on my posting of Haden's letters.  Hey look at it this way, you get to read 3 letters today!!!!  Wahoo!!!!

Below is his letter from May 28.  Read and enjoy....

Year 2 - Week 1

Another letter from Elder Hoots this week.  He has promised pictures for next week, so stay tuned for those.  In the meantime check out his letter to learn a little more about his new area.

One Year Down....One to Go

As you all know this past weekend was Mother's Day, aside from celebrating our wonderful mothers, it holds a different significance for families with missionaries.  It is 1 of 2 days a year (Christmas is the other) in which we get to actually talk on the phone with them.  So this past Sunday we got to talk to Elder Hoots.  The time was short (50 minutes), but it was good to hear his voice. 

He sounds grown up, he sounds mature, and he can't speak English very well.  Haha.  There was more than one time when he couldn't think of how to say a sentence in English, or he would just be talking along and all of a sudden a sentence was in Spanish and he didn't even realize it.  Despite all of this though, he is still the same kid.  One little thing would set him off into a typical Hoots reaction.  As my dad put it "You don't have to dig very deep to get Hoots."  We all enjoyed the short time we had talking to him and begin the countdown to Christmas when we get to talk to him next.

Hoots also moved areas this week.  The area he is not as nice as the ones he's been in so far, and presents new challenges.  He says they hear gunshots every day, but that it's no big deal.  And because they are the two guys walking around in white shirts and ties, they are pseudo-celebrities in the area.  But nobody messes with them because they know that the missionaries are there to help.  The map on the side has been updated with his new location (Iztapalapa) and his mailing address (on the Contact Page) will remain the same.

Aside from getting to talk to him this weekend, May 11 marked his official 1 year mark in the mission field.  Which means he is half-way done.

He also wanted me to tell everyone thank you for all the support, letter, packages, etc.  They help more than you know and keep him going.  He always plans on thanking you all in every letter, but his time gets short and he just forgets.

Read his letter below.....

Adios Area #2

Haden is at it again with a new letter this week.  This is his parting shot from his second area.  Next week, he'll move to his new area and have new experiences.  He will leave behind his area better than how he found it and I think you can tell from his letter that he is proud of the work he put in.

We are proud of the work that he has put in and that he continues to work hard as his one year mark approaches. 

As soon as I get his exact new location I'll post a new map and some information about it. 

Read his letter below