Matthew didn't have to worry about where all to go for Christmas this year; he tested positive for COVID-19, so he and his comp spent the week quarantined.
The good news for us was that it meant that it was really easy to schedule a video call with him (for which we put up a big screen and invited extended family over), and he had lots of time to send us pictures.
Great "Matthew" email, largely about weather (here and there). Lots of little intra-family Q&A
He's really liking his new area; the rural environment agrees with him more than the city.
There's now a list of addresses on Matthew's mission info page. Just click "Matthew" in the menu bar above, and you'll find it at the bottom of the page.
Not surprisingly, neither Matthew nor his new companion are going anywhere this transfer.
(The thumbnail above shows his old companionship in Spring)
(posted a week late)
Matthew started off his weekly email with a list of things & people that reminded him of things & people back home.
Matthew's driving a pickup truck in this area, which sounds like a good idea:
In one little town thingy in our area, most of the roads are half sand, half dirt, and half ruts.
-- And that is when it is dry. I heard that the roads can get pretty sketchy when it rains.
Emergency transfer!
Saturday evening Matthew got word that he was being transferred today to cover for a missionary that had to go home early. The missionary in question was training a new elder, so Matthew will take over that responsibility, having only 2 months in the field himself.
Matthew got to go to the temple! A regular occurence before COVID, this was the 1st time they'd been allowed to attend since.
Matthew announced that he just ate a live goldfish.
Today was transfers, so they moved P-Day to coincide with it.
