So, we got to talk to Caleb on Christmas Eve...his Christmas morning.
We had a feeling he might be transferred and drumroll....
he has crossed the border into South Africa and will be serving
in a town called Ladysmith. It is 4 hours northwest of Durban and it is the one area in Caleb's
mission where they get snow, but alas...it's summertime right now so
he probably won't see any snow while he's there! It is a town so much larger
than the township he's been serving in.
He's been in his area in Eswatini (can't remember the name other than it starts with an L)
for 20 weeks! (This past week was mostly spent in Durban).
He was sad to leave. They actually have 14 baptisms scheduled for this Sunday,
but he won't get to witness those. But, he is excited that they'll all be making
covenants with their Heavenly Father. He also is excited that two more areas
are opening up in Eswatini. The work is on fire there!
He's going to miss it, but is excited for the opportunity to serve those in Ladysmith.
His new companion is Elder Jaumo from Madagascar.
For most of this week, Caleb and all of the missionaries throughout the mission
have been in Durban celebrating Christmas.
Basically, people celebrate there by drinking, so I think the mission president
new not a lot of work would get done,
and I think it also helped keep the missionaries safe.
Here are some pictures from this week:
Linda and her husband are serving in Johannesburg,
but they met the Princes in the MTC
and they are serving in Durban. They found Caleb and got this picture with him.
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