THOUGHT: "As we fear God more completely, we love Him more perfectly. And 'perfect love casteth out all fear.' " David A Bednar
We had to be at a Dr's office by 11 am so we were up, packed, ate breakfast and were out the door by 8 am. We drove to a town 45 minutes outside of Puebla called Atlixco. We talked to a very nice Dr there that has agreed to be a service missionary to see and take care of the missionaries in that part of the mission. All of these service missionaries are so nice to take time out of their schedules to see and take care of the missionaries. They don't get paid for this and sometimes it is a strain. Most of the Dr's are very willing and happy to help! They set a very good example.
We were going to stay with the Stellmans (Puebla south) tonight, but they were busy with meetings and stuff for awhile so we had about 4 hours to kill. We ended up going back out to Chalula where the biggest pyramid is with the big Catholic church on top of it! We had heard you can go underneath the pyramid into the catacombs! We found the entrance and bought tickets. We got to go into the museum before and see how all the pyramid was built and how large the whole thing is! It was time to go into the catacombs. We walked down this narrow looooonnng hallway. There were lights in there and some side cutouts. We walked down the long hallway and turned the corner. That hallway was twice as long as we had already come! I walked a little way down there and started to have a claustrophobic episode! I had to turn around and go back out to the entrance. Greg went on for a while longer and I waited patiently for him at the entrance. I don't like caves or stuff like this very well! We walked out of there and around the back side of the pyramid to the other side where we were able to see and take pics of lots of the pyramid they have barely unearthed! Most of it is still buried under mucho dirt! I got some great pics of the parts they have unearthed. I loved that part of the tour since I was out in the sunshine and fresh air not deep down under that huge pyramid.
We drove around Chalula for awhile and ate lunch at a place called Gueros! It wasn't quite like Guedos in Chandler Arizona! We love that place. We finally got to the Stellmans and had a very nice visit with them. I love these people! They are from Boise Idaho and Sis. Stallman is a labor and delivery nurse!
The Stellmans were happy to see us due to the problem they were having this week! It was changes in their mission on Monday and Tuesday. After their training on Tuesday the missionaries that were going home on Wednesday were at the Mission Home preparing for their night testimony meeting and dinner. The sisters were in the kitchen discussing what to do for the next few hours until dinner. One sister - Sis. Langith decided to run out the back sliding glass door to enjoy the afternoon! Well, the door was closed and she ran right through it! She got sliced to pieces! It is a miracle that she didn't get any vital organs or arteries cut! She has a big cut on her forehead, wrist, knee, and she cut some tendons on the bottom of her foot. All of that was bad enough, but then they noticed she was bleeding from her abdomen. She had a 10 inch cut right below her spleen. Her spleen was visible and later the surgeon that closed the wound told her that the shard of glass hit a rib - otherwise it would have cut her spleen in half. It that had been cut, we probably wouldn't be with us anymore!!! The Stellmans could see her spleen!! They called an ambulance and got her to the hospital where she went directly to surgery to get stitched up! She was suppose to go home on Wednesday - back to Rocky Point where she lives. Her mom was beside herself due to this accident. She is a single mom (as most are down here) and was so excited to get her daughter home. So, tonight we went to visit Sis. Lengith and got her out of the hospital. We brought her back to the mission home and had some sisters come and sleep with her. It is a really struggle for her because she can't walk on her foot and can't use crutches because it pulls on her side injury! We are taking her back to Mexico City with us tomorrow to meet her mom who is flying in tomorrow as well. We are not quite sure how we are going to get help for her to get home!
That will be our project tomorrow!!! By the time we got her settled, it was bedtime!!!
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| After visiting the Dr. we drove to Chalula to see the big pyramid there again and walk around it and go in the catacombs underneath it! We started at the museum next to the pyramid. |
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| Huge awesome succulent plants! |
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| The gardens around the museum! |
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| Greg - museum |
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| A replica of all the pyramid - most of which is underground still! |
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| Who's happy face does this remind you of?? |
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| Here is the big pyramid with the church on top! |
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| This bowl was found in the pyramid! |
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| A replica of murals found in the pyramid |
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| I am glad this guy isn't related!!! |
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| This is some writings from the people from that time! |
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| Standing inside the entrance looking deep into the catacombs! |
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| Here is the ver nice hospital where Sister Length stayed! |
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| Sister Lergith in the wheelchair with her cut tendons on the bottom of her right foot, cut on her head, arm and knee and very large cut on her left side right by her spleen! The plastic surgeon had fun with her!!! As she was sitting here waiting for Pres. to pull the car up she got the name of that male nurse to give to the missionaries! Always the missionary!!! |
Friday, Apr. 17th HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY ABIGAIL!
THOUGHT: "IT IS SO FUN TO BE A GRANDMA OF AN ADORABLE 12 YEAR OLD
GRANDDAUGHTER" me
I can't believe it! My first little granddaughter is no longer little - she is turning 12 today! Young Womens watch out now! Here comes a fireball of smiles and joy!!! Abi, I hope you have the best day ever!!
Today we were up and helping to get ready for the zone leaders conference. It is being held here in the Mission home! These Mission homes are huge and wonderful! Good times! I helped Sis. Stallman get ready for lunch by making meatball subs and taco soup! She has this food to use up so that's what we made with what we had to use!!! You can feed these missionaries anything and they love it and gobble it all up!! They were happy with lunch. Greg did his health shpeel and we listened to the rest of zone conference. We packed up and got Sis. Lengith in the car and headed back to Mexico City! All the sisters at the zone conference were in tears as well as the Stellmans and me as they said goodbye to Sister Length. We met her mom at the Marriott by the airport. That was such a sweet reunion and so happy! Mom has been so worried, it was fun to see the relief and sadness in her face as she saw this bandaged up daughter!
We made it home without too much traffic and had movie night with the Andersons! Movie night
helps my blood pressure simmer down and good times were had by all! Except for the fact that I left my project I have desperately been trying to finish at the Stellmans in Puebla. UGH! I don't get it until Wednesday when they come up for a mission president conference! Oh Well Adios!!!
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| Sis. Lengith leaving the mission home to go home to her mom! You can see the glass sliding door in the background that she walked through! It has now been replaced with tempered glass! |
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| In the catacombs there were nooks and crannies all over the place! |
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| This is barred off, but it goes practically straight down deeper into more tunnels. |
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| This nook goes straight up to a little nook! |
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| Greg standing on these tunnels and buried pyramids See the Catholic church at the top of the big pyramid behind Greg There is lots more pyramid stuff under where Greg is standing but look at how big that tree is growing out of the dirt covering the pyramids! |
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| Here is some of the unearthed sites to the side of the big pyramid There is so much still buried under lots of feet of dirt! Actually they haven't found the end to the right side of these excavations! |
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| On the floor of one of the rooms with decorative tiles and some kind of sacrificial hole! |
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| This slab of rock weighs tens of thousands tons! The flat rock in front was for sacrifices. |
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| I guess they dug up these treasures along the way! |
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| Look how huge this area is... Those are big adult people standing way over there It kind of gives you a little perspective! |
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| No one really knows why they built these things this way! The wall on the left is hard lava rock covering that wall! |
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| A big altar where children were sacrificed |
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| Greg standing on stones that are the tip of more of this stuff that is buried |
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| This weighs tons and I don't know what the hole means. |
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| Climbing up one part of the pyramid! Those people did so much work here! This was a huge busy civilization living here a long time ago! |
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| Look how pretty this church is! |
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| The town square - restaurants all around |
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| These are all pics driving around Cholula |
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| How about a bright yellow church! |
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| This guy can play this harp so beautifully he wants a tip - got one! |
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| Heavy Jamaica drinker! |
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| The pyramid outside our restaurant |
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| A nice park in the town square |
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| I loved watching this couple walking along the street It looks like it has been a hard life for these two! I always feel so blessed that I was born and had the life I did cause life here in Mexico is so hard for so many! |
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| The big Cathedral in downtown Puebla! |
Whew! Have a great day!
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