1) What appliances do you have in your camper/trailer, do you have a microwave?
2) Was the box waiting for you in Ganado last Thursday? Another one is on it's way.
3) Be sure to let me know of specifics that would be helpful for you.
4) Where do you get perishables like milk, etc.?
5) How was church today? I hope everyone felt the Spirit last week and returned again today.
6) Where is Elder Vicznesky from?
7) Where is the Senior Missionary couple from and what is their last name?
8) Is Steamboat Canyon the same as Steamboat? I typed Steamboat, AZ in my weather app to see what's going on in your area and it didn't come up, but Steamboat Canyon, AZ did
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Mom,
Sounds like you and dad are having fun! Send the Austins my gratitude for their Christmas card, it was very kind of them! I always loving hearing from members and friends back at home. Glad to hear you met the missionaries there! It's always fun to hear about missionaries in other places. I can't imagine what it might be like serving in a place like Florida or Southern California. Must be a lot different than the reservation! Elder Vicznesky and myself are in charge of less than 300 people and I would imagine those elders in Juniper are probably responsible for tens of thousands if not more! Crazy stuff.
Things are going great in Steamboat!
1) We have a microwave, stove range, and small refrigerator. We have an oven connected to the stove but we don't think it works, or we haven't been smart enough to figure out how to turn it on.
2) Yes, the box was waiting for me in Ganado on Thursday! Thank you very much for sending that to us! Soups are great, the only thing I would request is more adventurous or varied soups. We already eat a lot of the basics down here from the times when people do feed us: meats, potatoes, carrots, white corn, etc. I like Italian soups and curry soups and stuff. Just things that you would find somewhere like Kneaders or whatever! Macaroni is always great too. I'll try to think of more things and keep a list of what would be helpful.
4) There is milk at the trading post there in Steamboat, but it is like 5 dollars for a half gallon so it is pretty expensive. I bought two gallons when we were in Gallup and am about to finish the first and thaw out the second gallon. We'll see if it worked out well freezing it. It is okay to freeze milk, right? I also bought some rice milk/drink thing that lasts forever so it is in the pantry waiting until I am all out of milk.
5) Church was pretty good yesterday! There was 36 people, so quite a drop from the miracle of 50 people last week, but it was still nice! We are teaching the young men and young women for Sunday School and also for their regular classes right now.
6) Elder Vicznesky is from Acworth, Georgia just about 30 minutes north of Atlanta. He's a pretty funny and goofy guy.
7) The senior couple is from Burley, Idaho and their name is the Pattersons. They are very kind!
8) Yes, Steamboat Canyon and Steamboat are the same place. Luckily it hasn't gotten too cold down here yet! There is still snow on the ground, but it fell like 5 or 6 weeks ago or something, it just hasn't gotten warm enough to melt it all. Supposedly this is supposed to be the coldest part of the reservation because of the altitude but we'll see!
President Yazzie's book will be amazing whenever he gets it finished. It will blow everyone's mind who pays attention to the native traditions of the American Southwest for sure. President Yazzie is a very, very smart man and understands the scriptures miraculously.
This past week was full of great experiences! We have a few baptisms coming up. One is a boy named Quentin, an older lady named Molly, and young teen named Zack. They are all so awesome and it has been awesome to be working with them! We also found two new investigators yesterday as we were fasting through some miraculous yet small promptings of the spirit. Elder V had the impression the night before while we were planning out our Sunday to visit a less active member so we went there and she was talking on the phone and didn't seem too interested in talking at the moment so we were about to leave but before we left I thought, "The Lord guided us here to this area for a reason," so I asked Elder V if he had knocked the houses in the area and he said he had already knocked them all, but then I pointed to a house and he said he hadn't so we went to it and helped them bring a whole bunch of wood into their house and started talking with them! It was just a very short introductory message, but we will be visiting them next Sunday hopefully! They also fed us menudo with tripe and pigs feet. Also, Elder V and I are putting on a family home evening for the ward tonight and we are going to play Lead, Kindly Light as a duet on the guitars. It should be fun!
Have a great week everyone! I love and appreciate you all.
With Much Love and Regards,
Elder Schaelling
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