Christmas - COVID edition

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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.

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Email 16

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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.

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Week 15

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Paintballing

Not surprisingly, neither Matthew nor his new companion are going anywhere this transfer.

(The thumbnail above shows his old companionship in Spring)

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Email 14

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(posted a week late)

Matthew started off his weekly email with a list of things & people that reminded him of things & people back home.

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Thanksgiving

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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.

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Spring-->Woodville

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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.

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Email 11

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Pikachu mask

Matthew got to go to the temple! A regular occurence before COVID, this was the 1st time they'd been allowed to attend since.

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