Hi Collins Family!
We have been out almost a year! It has been an awesome experience. Glad we did it and looking forward to more adventures the next 6 months and then the adventure of coming home. We have met awesome missionaries! I bet Michael was one of these. It is truly amazing how you can see the hand of the Lord through them.
It is hot and sweaty most days. Many days are more hot and sweaty than others. We have had rain maybe 3 or 4 times a week. It comes down in sheets and then is gone. Sometimes it cools it off and sometimes it's more muggy. Oh well, we keep going. There is lots of sun here, it is overcast when it rains and then it clears off and is sunny again. It rains more now than other times of the year. We heard you had the hottest July and August ever! Wow! Sorry!
They don't do Halloween here, they decorate for Christmas early. They don't do Thanksgiving either. They had Independence day 2 weeks ago, they fly a lot of flags. Yesterday I made 2 big pans of cinnamon rolls and orange rolls and took them to the office to have after the President's weekly meeting. Other missionaries stop by for temple recommends, interviews, etc. "Wow, you made these early this morning", I reminded them it was Labor Day and a good day to labor. Memorial Day I made red white and blue muffins, 4th of July apple and cherry cobbler. I hang a decoration sometimes, and we mini celebrate, but the work goes on. Our mission has 70 or 80 baptisms a month and there's lots to do in the office. Today we did go home packets for 15 elders, yesterday welcome letters for people who joined the church in July.
Last Halloween I was an interior decorator, Jim was a banker, the other senior couple a general authority, and she a fashion designer, the young elders in the office (just with their white shirts and tie outfits) were a CIA agent, a security man for a singer, a game show host etc. (We just played like it was a costume party to break up the "same old same old". They all come to our house to eat before transfers, and we did a Valentines, Easter or St. Patty's theme. Course they came for Christmas day, skyped their families after dinner. Half are Latin and half American, but they all speak Spanish but me (but I'm understanding more and more, so they have to be careful what they say around me--just kidding. Enough of me rattling on. Hope things are good with you all--you've got a great family! (Su familia es marvilloso!)
Love,
The Schmidts
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