March 13

That's cool that the boys are playing good football. What's Dayvin been up to lately? I might get that letter sometime soon, but if I do, it will be at zone conference on the 16th. The reason being that I getting transferred to a town called Kimberley. Lesotho, Swaziland, Free State, and Newcastle provinces in South Africa constitute what is known as 'Outer Darkness' because they are all so far away from the mission office that the zone leaders are not able to go to the office because it's so far away. If it's in the office before the 16th, then I'll get it at zone conference. If it's not, then I'll get it in about 3 months or something like that. I'm really excited to be transferred, but the only thing that kills the excitement is the 9 hour bus ride required to get to Kimberley. Not to mention the fact that the nearest missionaries from Kimberly are about 4 hours away. I really hope I get along with my companion, or it will be a very long transfer. Elder Redford is going to be my new companion, and I've heard that he's pretty cool. I'm sure I'll get along with him. Elder Preslar (who is currently serving in Imbali 1) was in the same mtc group as him, so that's how I've learned about him.

Kimberley is way cool. It's a lot like Saint George as far as size and weather. We're the only missionaries in Kimberley, so we have the whole city to ourselves. Oh, and the reason I'm emailing on a tuesday is because we had zone conference yesterday in Bloemfontein. We woke up at 5 to get ready then drive for 2 hours, and zone conference went until 3:30, and we got back to Kimberley at about 6 pm, so most of the email shops were closed. My comp is Elder Redford. He's from California and he's pretty cool. The area is a bit skimpy as far as investigators, so, I'll be tracting a lot, which is a good thing because I like to find my own investigators instead of inheriting them from other missionaries. The area has so much potential. There are something like 75,000 people in Kimberley, so there's no shortage of people to teach.

I'm sorry that this email is really short. We have quite a few appointments today, so I can't spend as much time as I'd like to, but I'll definitely read the rest of your email next week. I'm glad to hear that everything is going well. I love you all so much!

Elder Steed