Letter From President and Sister Smith (Gabe has arrived!)

October 14, 2014

    Dear Richardson Family,

Your missionary has arrived safely.  We love him already and are anxious to work together. Attached is a photo of your missionary on the day he arrived in Quetzaltenango.

This mission has eight stakes and three districts along with six dependent branches.  We hope over the next 2 years that at least one or two of these districts will become a stake.  Your missionary will have the opportunity to work in many of the seventy different areas of service.  Some will work in small villages while others in larger cities like Quetzaltenango and Huehuetenango. Even though Guatemala is small, it has over 250,000 members, six missions and two temples, a truly blessed place with many of the descendants of father Lehi living within its borders.    

We are very excited to work with your son.  Thank you for supporting him.  It will be one of the greatest spiritual experiences of his life.

Sincerely,

Rick L. Smith                                                                  

Sister Lynda Smith

President

Guatemala Quetzaltenango Mission

We also found out that Gabe will be serving in an area called, Santa Ana Huista Pronounced (Santa Ana Wista) and his companion will be Elder Heber Castillo.  Here are a few pictures we found online.

Santa Ana Huista Weather Today: 3 Hour Detailed Forecast

View 10 Day Santa Ana Huista Weather Forecast (Huehuetenango, Guatemala)

	Tue 14 3 PM	Tue 14 6 PM	Tue 14 9 PM	Wed 15 0 AM	Wed 15 3 AM	Wed 15 6 AM	Wed 15 9 AM	Wed 15 12 PM	Wed 15 3 PM	Wed 15 6 PM	Wed 15 9 PM	Thu 16 0 AM	Thu 16 3 AM
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Wind (mph)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	0	5
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Rain (in)	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.6	0.5
Snow (in)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp (F)	79	75	73	72	72	72	72	73	73	72	72	72	72
Wind Chill (F)	79	75	73	72	72	72	72	73	73	72	72	72	72