Travel Itinerary

MISSIONARY TRAVEL

  DOMIN. REP. SANTO DOMINGO WEST

 

SERVICE               DATE  FROM           TO             DEPART  ARRIVE

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DELTA AIR LINES       10MAR SANTO DOMINGO  NEW YORK NY    730A    1121A

DL 496               MONDAY LAS AMERICAS   JOHN F KENNEDY

V ECONOMY                                  TERMINAL 4

                            SNACK                         NON STOP

                            RESERVATION CONFIRMED         3:51 DURATION

                  AIRCRAFT: BOEING 737-800 (WINGLETS)

 

DELTA AIR LINES       10MAR NEW YORK NY    SALT LAKE C UT 1240P   347P

DL 448               MONDAY JOHN F KENNEDY SALT LAKE CITY

V ECONOMY                   TERMINAL 4     TERMINAL 2    

                            FOOD FOR PURCHASE             NON STOP

                            RESERVATION CONFIRMED         5:07 DURATION

                  AIRCRAFT: BOEING 737-800 (WINGLETS)

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On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 7:03 PM, Ashley's <ashley.davis@ymail.com> wrote:

We just got your travel itinerary for your return home, and we couldn’t be more excited! :)

Email Exchanges With Siblings

On 2/2/2014 11:40 AM, Susan Schmidt wrote:

The president has encouraged us to see his country.  So we followed the Clawsons out to Barahona and Enriquillio (the farthest point from the mission office) when they did house inspections and took mail.  We had a great time!  I took tons of pictures of how the people live.  But here is some of the scenery we enjoyed!  We missed one day at the office but made it up on Saturday.

Love, Susan & Jim

It was an overcast day, so it was very pleasant!  The other couple said it's usually unbearably hot.

On Monday, February 3, 2014 1:42 AM, Jensens <7jensens@comcast.net> wrote:

Beautiful pictures - gorgeous flowers!

On Monday, February 3, 2014 9:56 PM, Susan Schmidt <susanandjim6@yahoo.com> wrote:

Hi Nancy!  Sounds like the blessing was nice!  Three cute boys!  You have three cute boys!  And to be with Brian the weekend before sounds like an awesome time!  Bet Landon's party was fun!

     Somebody said the Super bowl was last weekend, but we never saw a score and I saw a lot of emails of snacks and ways to celebrate the big game.  (I got on some free junk mail sites I guess), Anyway we turned on the TV before going to bed and it was on--22 to 0.  We were so excited!  Darren has always been a Seahawk's fan (I made his big quilt in their colors.)  We called him. He was thrilled!  He'd been checking the score off and on.  He said don't you remember Mom, both those teams were my favorites.  I'd sort of forgotten about Denver.  Anyway, Nathan was probably cheering for them both too, having served a mission there. 

     Well good to hear from you!  Glad you have had such a nice trip.

Love,

Susan

On Monday, February 3, 2014 1:41 AM, Jensens <7jensens@comcast.net> wrote:

Very interesting and very colorful pictures!    You are really having some great experiences.

Thank you for your phone call yesterday - sorry it was kind of crazy.  We hadn't been here too long and Megan's parents were here and we were getting ready for a party for Landon.
It was very nice of you to call and think about them when they were blessing the baby.  We went to their ward this morning for the blessing and it was all very nice. (I'll put in some pictures in the newsletter)

I can't believe you're down to your last month!   I'm sure you have really mixed feelings;  ready to be home and see all your family and then leaving all the wonderful people you have met.

Anyway - you are probably not big football fans - I'm not really - but the Super Bowl was today between Denver and Seattle and Seattle won!   Only second championship of any Seattle sports team to win a national championship!  Take care and have a good week - love, Nancy & Ray

On 2/2/2014 11:43 AM, Susan Schmidt wrote:

LUV U!!

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On Sunday, February 2, 2014 8:41 PM, Bruce Erickson <ourbeehive45@gmail.com> wrote:

Susan,

Great pictures!

See you soon!

Bruce
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On Sunday, February 2, 2014 9:21 PM, Jeane Burton <hi.jeane@gmail.com> wrote:

Beautiful! Reminds me if the Caribbean islands. Next month!! Yay! Do you know your flight plans? Do you know when your report is? Enjoy your last few weeks. You will always remember it. -Jeane

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On Sunday, February 2, 2014 6:12 PM, David Erickson <David.Erickson@imail.org> wrote:

Susan & Jim--Wow, your pictures at beautiful!  Thanks for sharing them with us. 

David

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On Sunday, February 2, 2014 9:44 PM, Ellen Anson <witsendea@aol.com> wrote:

you should clearly get out more often--what a beautiful place! Nice pictures, and what fun to live in such simple, clean and colorful places! You're lucky to have such a great experiences!

Thanks for sharing!

EA

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On Wednesday, February 5, 2014 11:37 PM, Janet Gee <janetegee@gmail.com> wrote:

Awesome photos!

Glad you could go there before you return to the states!

Have fun!

Love you, Janet

  (will write later)

Family Reunion 2014

Well everyone, we have decided on the reunion.  It will be from Wednesday August 13 to Friday August 15 with Saturday a travel day home.  Come to all of it or part.  Brent has invited us for Wednesday--some will have to stay in a motel with swimming pool.  We will begin with a dinner that night. provided by us parents or come earlier for a campus tour.  That means that kids could go to part of a day in school or parents in their workplace.  Thursday we will move to West Yellowstone for a two night stay provided by parents--this will include a nice dinner each night.  Saturday would be a travel day home.  More details will be forthcoming, but I need to know if you are coming--the motel booked me for 7 rooms with the understanding that I would let them know if we needed all the rooms.  My thought is that most important is the association between us not the scenery.  With this in mind I tried to book a condo or big house where we could all stay--but too late for this summer and very pricey.  Another year in another location.  The housing in the park was all booked but luckily I found this one after much effort.  PLEASE LET US KNOW SOON OF YOUR PLANS so we can finalize the reservations.  More details-itinerary coming.  So you know, we considered many options including Park City.  We hope to do them all in time.

They changed our flight a little--you should  have gotten the changes.  Dinner after.  This country has become our home-I am finally more comfortable.  Last Sunday I asked the branch president how we could help.  I will be leaving most of my clothes, and we plan to buy many new hymn books for them.  He asked for money to help young men who are planning  on missions.  This branch, all our missionaries and mission president have become our family--I even drive Dominican!  Heaven help you Utahans-- just get out of my way.         DAD

We need your prayers!! Necesitamos sus oraciones!

Hi family!  There's a lot going on in the family and we need everyone's prayers:

Ashley is recovering from a very bad injury to shoulder and arm and Claire's been sick.

Annette's family have all had colds and there is new baby/diabetes challenges.

Andrea's family are getting bad colds and they have health challenges.

Amy's family is having a new one and preparing to move.

Darren's family:  quoting Darren "I almost lost my honey last week."  Challenges of Miscarriage and Cameron having major surgery this Friday for his kidney.

Brent's family with Judith unable to use her hand for another 6 weeks and tons of stitches.

We love you all so much!!  We know you all are in Heavenly Father's care!  But he still wants us to ask for what we need.  I have a testimony of the prayer of prayer.  Just today, no it was yesterday.  We went through each bank item with the president.  Each expenditure must have 2 receipts (in this country).  The elders bought materials for a plumber to fix a house.  The two receipts didn't match.  The president looked like "Why didn't you get them to do this right".  We prayed, then asked the elders.  How come there was a difference between the two receipts of $128. They were worried about what to do.  They kind of backed away worrying. Where did the money go?  One turned around picked up a scrap of paper off a table in the back where lots of work and stuff had piled up.  He opened it.  It was the receipt for $128.  Boy Elder Midgley said, an angel helped us with that one!!

Love,

Mom & Dad

Our trip to Enriquillo: Here's where the missionaries live, the people live, and where we stayed :)

Hi family!!!  This is the last of the pictures for awhile!  Hope you aren't too tired!

LUV U!!  Mom & Dad

On 2/2/2014 11:40 AM, Susan Schmidt wrote:

The president has encouraged us to see his country.  So we followed the Clawsons out to Barahona and Enriquillio (the farthest point from the mission office) when they did house inspections and took mail.  We had a great time!  I took tons of pictures of how the people live.  But here is some of the scenery we enjoyed!  We missed one day at the office but made it up on Saturday.

Love, Susan & Jim

It was an overcast day, so it was very pleasant!  The other couple said it's usually unbearably hot.

On Monday, February 3, 2014 1:42 AM, Jensens <7jensens@comcast.net> wrote:

Beautiful pictures - gorgeous flowers!

Pictures taken from the missionaries' patio

Four Missionaries live here--the farthest house out in the mission!

We came up the stairs to the back door--first

If we walk around the veranda or patio you see the front door--last photo!