**How many members in your ward/branch? 80
**What is the town like? Pretty awesome. In the last 5 weeks we’ve had 2 baptisms. There are 4 branches in Florida. In the town there are about 50,000 people. There are poor areas in his zone, but not in his area. The country is poor (el campo).
**What’s the worst thing about Uruguay. The Dogs!! Everybody has dogs! They bark and chase you and you’re surrounded by them.
**How hot is it? Getting into cooler weather. At night it’s cool, but the days are still around 85 degrees, plus humidity.
**How is your companion? How long has he been out? 13 months, from Buenos Aires. They had an argument today because his companion said that it was a sin to be gay and Steven said, “No, unchastity is a sin, not being gay.” They had an argument over it and Steven walked away. I was proud of him!
**What is your schedule during the weekdays? Work out in the morning. (Which totally makes the family LOL! This from the kid who took PE online in High School!) Leave the house at about 10, then lunch at noon. Uruguayans take a siesta until around 4 or 5. So, they are always waking people up to teach them!
**How is the food? Really good. Food is bland, not spicy. Milanesa is good.
**(Mom note: when Steven was at home, he wouldn’t eat with a metal fork because he didn’t like the feel of it on his teeth. We all laughed about what he would do on his mission!) So Tina asked: “Do you eat with plastic forks?” Steven’s response: “Shut up!”
**What is the best food you've eaten? Downtown Café in Florida. Chivito (steak on bread—sandwich with steak, lettuce, tomato, fried eggs, covered with grease.) It’s to die for.
**What is the weirdest food you've eaten? “Ensalada Rusia” It’s a popular salad. Russian salad. Rice, potatoes, carrots, peas, sometimes corn, all mixed with mayo.
**How many dinner appts do you get? Always have people wanting to feed them. They always have dinner appointments.
**(From Corry) Have you ever dreamed in Spanish? “Yeah, but I don’t understand them!”
**What do you usually eat for breakfast? Nothing.
**How far away is the Mission Office? 1 ½ hours
**How many in your District? Where are they from? 12 in zone. 6 in district.
**How often do you have Zone Conference? Every 6 weeks. Districts in the Zone are Las Piedras, Duraznos, Florida.
**What do you usually do on P-day? Sleep…LOL. soccer at the church. Go to the cyber.
**Are you teaching English classes? Did those books come in handy? Yes. (Then he asked a bunch of questions about teaching English and told me a little about his class.)
**How many investigators? A Couple. They are going out to find this week with some other missionaries. There’s Anita. They found a family. Out by the Hippodrome. They started teaching the family and now they’re teaching the whole extended family.
**The zone leader got on the phone and told us that Steven was a wonderful missionary and they loved him.
We talked for about 1 ½-2 hours. It was fantastic. I didn’t even cry during the call. I got verklempt during the goodbyes, but I held it in really well! He sounds terrific. His Spanish is wonderful, his accent almost perfect. He sounds well and happy.
I can’t wait until Christmas!
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