Teach All Nations: (Hermana S.) Pancho Special!

Hello beautiful family!

So great that you've arrived out West! Actopan reminds me a lot of Montana sometimes - the mountains, the dryness, the feel. So that's comforting! We had a great week! I love Actopan. The members here are so great, especially the ward leaders. Bishop García has to be one of the best bishops I have ever seen. He is so great. And his dad and two brothers and their families are also in the ward and so their family is a great strength. This ward is stinking huge! Lots of members and lots of ground to cover. But it's a great challenge. And it's going to get even greater pretty soon because... the STLs (Hermana Zenteno and Hermana Langon) are getting shipped out! Sooo it happens again! In a week more, we're going to get a whole lot more ground to cover. Their area includes more than 45 little pueblitos, which are now going to be divided up between the 4 of us. Yippee! Haha, the truth is that I love it. I am 90% sure that we are going to be getting bikes by the end of the week, so I'm pumped!

This week really has been great. I have a great little story to tell you about sweet little Francisco. On Sunday, a sister from the ward gave us 100 pesos because she was going to feed us on Wednesday but it turns out she was headed out of town. So, we were planning on Tuesday night and a thought came to my mind. We were going to eat at Jamaiquitas which is right across the street from Francisco's house, and I thought, Why don't we invite el hermano to eat with us? Francisco is almost always alone or his family is in the house and they don't talk to him, so he feels lonely a lot. So we called him and asked if we could teach him at 2:00 and then go eat afterwards. He said yes, of course! So the next day we went out to work and ended up arriving at his house at 2:45, but when we got there, he told us he had made food! We taught him a little lesson and then ate seriously the best meal I have had here in Actopan! Francisco was in the States for 12 years working in restaurants and so he knows how to cook! Seriously, so good! And it was the sweetest thing... I know he had been cooking all day for us - "the Pancho Special" as he called it! Haha. Yesterday, he told this story to all the brethren in Priesthood, and said that we called him in the exact moment that he was feeling really low. His wife had just pushed him over the limit and he was feeling sad. Our phone call and the meal the next day was just what he needed. :)

This week we found 16 new investigators! Lots of families, so we are super happy about that. This week, Leonel, who is the husband of a member and has gone to church for many years but has not wanted to get baptized, accepted our invitation! Also, we have decided to drop a few investigators that we have been teaching for a long time to show our faith that the Lord has people prepared for us to find. I am just loving the mission. It's the best. I love my companion and we are working hard. This week I have my interview with Presidente and it should be great. He is so wise and spiritual and always gives the best council. The Mission Mexico Pachuca is definitely the best in the world! (Sorry, Jake!)

Love you all so much!

Hna. Snyder