Hello everyone- as the blogmaster and mother of this wonderful missionary, I want to apologize for getting a little behind on his blog!  (We won't tell him until he comes home :) ).  Anyway, some of the posts are a little out of order.  I am recommitting to keeping the blog updated in a timely manner.  Just to update everyone, Jake is serving in Rochester, New York, on a temporary reassignment, as he is still waiting for his visa to Brazil.  This is a very common occurrence with missionaries heading for Brazil.  Sometimes the visa's take many, many months to come through.  He is anxious to go to Brazil, but happy to be serving in New York!  Thanks for following Elder Hirschi's blog!