Everywhere we go, Mom talks to people. This lady was selling volovanes and other pastries from the tray on her head while her husband walked beside her. They had a nice discussion. Had it been earlier in the day we would have bought some volovanes from her, but we get leery as the heat comes up. Volovanes are a layer of pastry, layers of tomato-based salsa and then some kind of meat like meat, for example, or chicken or shrimp. Then there is another layer of pastry on top. Some are filled with pineapple. We really like the shrimp and chicken ones, but not at midday in the sun.


We were in Hidalgotitlán 10 July 2009. We asked the lady who tended the papeleria, paper store, to take our picture. This group of missionaries may be the first in Hidalgotitlán. Some may have passed through. We have heard of members nearby. There are some in San Cristobal and El Roble which are 30 minutes away. But, the stake president says that missionaries have never been assigned. The missionaries are Elders Reidhead from Arizona, Blanco, Sierra, Carmack from New Jersey, Barrio, Stake President Rojas, Elder Ficiur from Canada, and the bishop and his counselor from the Hidalgo Ward in Minatitlán.