▁standards ) ▁breakfast ▁of ▁at ole , ▁the ▁able - b od ied ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁were ▁assigned ▁their ▁tasks ▁for ▁the ▁day . ▁The ▁women ▁were ▁committed ▁to ▁dress making , ▁kn itting , ▁we aving , ▁emb roid ering , ▁la und ering , ▁and ▁cook ing , ▁while ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁stronger ▁girls ▁ground ▁fl our ▁or ▁carried ▁ad obe ▁br icks ▁( we igh ing ▁ 5 5 ▁lb , ▁or ▁ 2 5   kg ▁each ) ▁to ▁the ▁men ▁engaged ▁in ▁building . ▁The ▁men ▁worked ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁jobs , ▁having ▁learned ▁from ▁the ▁mission aries ▁how ▁to ▁p low , ▁sow , ▁ir rig ate , ▁cultiv ate , ▁re ap , ▁th resh , ▁and ▁g lean . ▁In ▁addition , ▁they ▁were ▁taught ▁to ▁build ▁ad obe ▁houses , ▁tan ▁le ather ▁h ides , ▁she ar ▁sheep , ▁we ave ▁r ugs ▁and ▁cl othing ▁from ▁w ool , ▁make ▁ro pes , ▁soap , ▁paint , ▁and ▁other ▁useful ▁duties . ▁ ▁The ▁work ▁day ▁was ▁six ▁hours , ▁interrupted ▁by ▁dinner ▁( l unch ) ▁around ▁ 1 1 : 0 0   a . m . ▁and ▁a ▁two - hour ▁si esta , ▁and ▁ended ▁with ▁evening ▁pray ers ▁and ▁the ▁ros ary , ▁supp er , ▁and ▁social ▁activities . ▁About ▁ 9 0 ▁days ▁out ▁of ▁each ▁year ▁were ▁designated ▁as ▁religious ▁or ▁civil ▁hol id ays , ▁free ▁from ▁manual ▁labor . ▁The ▁labor ▁organization