I constantly want to check Jeff's and Lauren's Facebook page to see what they are doing now that they are home. But I can't. They don't have Facebook.

GUESS WHAT!

Not to rival the wonderful report from Puebla, but Nathan and I totally got robbed tonight. I know right! But don't worry. The little unarmed Mexican man didn't take much. He got our watches, some cash, our phone, and my bank card. But it has all been taken care of. It's really just more inconvenient then anything else. But to top it off, I had left 27 pesos on the bus we had just taken and Nathan got charged an extra peso for the metro. Lame! Anyway, we are very safe and sound. We still love Mexico and we are glad we came. We just started our last workshop today. It's a great group and they are going to bring real food for the breaks. That should be amazing. Well, I hope you are all doing well. We are excited to see you all soon and can't wait to hear your stories. Have fun and we will see you in the homeland.

Esteban y Diego

Update from Puebla

Things are winding down here in Puebla as we prepare to come home one week from today! Hopefully we will get to see you guys soon!

We taught our 14th workshop at the Employment Center this week!
This was one of our favorite groups yet. Each one of the participants was soo eager to learn and start their own business. They were intelligent and really understood the principles and participated a ton, which made the workshop so much fun for us! They all stayed after class for over an hour just discussing their plans with each other and talking about what they learned. It was really cool for us to see.

Today we interviewed one of the participants from our workshop for a success story.
Meet Jesús González:

He started a transportation company and talked to us about how the workshop helped him put together a better plan for his business. Specifically how it helped him better plan his advertising and finances. He even drove his van to show us the new canvas advertisement he made to advertise his business. Awesome!

It will be bittersweet to leave in a few days, as I'm sure you're all feeling as well. We are pretty ready to get back to the land of the free and the home of the brave--we definitely have a new appreciation for all things AMERICAN! :)
However, we have met some truly amazing people here, and it will be hard to say goodbye!

Girl Power!

Finished another workshop today. This was our first graduating class of all women. They were awesome. But that alone is not the reason I decided to write. When we showed up to the chapel this morning we found it a little wet. Apparently there had been a leak in the kitchen that was never really fixed. But we weren't discouraged. The members of the class all jumped in and within an hour we had it all under control. I'm glad things like this are happening towards the end and not when we first got here. We probably would have had a little panic attack. Last week we had two different workshops where we were locked out of the chapel. Each worked out just fine in the end, but we lost an hour each time. Oh well. I guess that is just how life goes. Well, that's about it. Enjoy the pictures.

I Got Sunburned Again

Sounds like everyone is doing great. Things in Mexico City have been fantastic. On Monday we had the opportunity to go to Teotihuacán. It was the celebration of the Spring equinox so there were a ton of people; many of them dressed in white. We didn't get a chance to climb the pyramids because of the three to four hour wait, but we are going to try and go back before we have to return to the states. The picture is of the Pyramid of the Sun. In any case, we started another workshop this week. There aren't a lot of people, but they are still a great group. They have a lot of amazing incites. Once we finish this group we will have two more workshops finishing up the first part of April. Can't believe it's all coming to an end. I don't think I'm ready to be surrounded by tons of white people again. Well, keep up the good work everyone and I hope to see as many of you as I can on May 5th.

Twelve down, four to go!

This past week we finished teaching our 12th Self-Employment Workshop! 
We've been teaching a ton but there is nothing more rewarding then hearing success stories from people who attended one of the workshops.

Mayorazgo Stake graduates:

Valsequillo Stake graduates:



Tehuacán graduates:


We can't believe how fast the time has flown by! I'm sure we can all agree this has been a pretty incredible experience!
We probably wont be able to make it on May 5th, but we definetly want to get together with everyone when we get back, if one weekend or Sunday night works for any of you....?!

-Jeff and Lauren

This feels like the end even though we haven't had our supposed "half-way" call yet.

Team!! You guys rock! We hope that you are doing well! We are off to our last workshop for the time that we are here. We have taught 9 and we are starting our 10th today and finishing our 11th on saturday. We have loved teaching the workshop and the spanish comes much easier during the workshop as well. Today we are projected to teach 100 people in a place called La Romana, rough translation, (Heaven on Earth). You know, beautiful beaches, Europeans, and lots of fun.

I wish we could post some pictures of our recent adventures in the ocean and with our new friends down here. Alas, you'll have to wait to see the photos (May 5th!!!!).

We recently had to stay at a dirty little hotel in a dirty little place in Azua. There was a goose right underneath our window that honked all night. All night. We almost killed it for breakfast the next morning.

"And behold, I tell you these things that ye may learn ^awisdom; that ye may learn that when ye are in the ^bservice of your ^cfellowbeings ye are only in the service of your God."

See ya'll soon.