Caleb sent this email a couple of weeks ago, but I haven't taken the time to blog at all.
In a nutshell...more baptisms lined up, new area, new companion from
Philippines (no pic with him yet), and training.
Four elders living in the same boarding. One of them is teaching Caleb
some Malagasy. He is also working on some Zulu, and he picked up a bit of siSwati while in
Eswatini, so he might come home knowing multiple languages!
Here's his email from a couple of weeks ago and more pics:
Hey Everyone! I hope your doing well!
I'm sure you've realized im terrible at consistently sending emails, and I'm even worse at responding to them
withthat being said I've got some things to catch up on!
withthat being said I've got some things to catch up on!Last
week was transfers! So I have 2 comps until this upcoming Wednesday
(the 18th) both of them are around the same age as me on mission (7-8
months) they're pretty cool amd they're really lively its definitely
been a nice change of pace at the boarding, it feels a little more
homey.
On the day we were waiting for all the missionaries to come me and 2 other elders were at the chapel and a guy named Roy came in
we had never met him before and had never seen him at church but he
knew that we were the Elders, so we gave him a warm welcome and asked
what we could do for him. He explained that his car had broken down but
he didnt have the money on hand to get it repaired, he need a little bit
of cash to get home and he would come back and pay for his car and
reimburse us. I felt the spirit say it was fine, he gave us the key to
the car and his phone number and I gave him a little bit of cash and he
was on his way
a couple days later hadn't heard from him tried to give him a call, and 2 weeks later, I still have the key
not exactly sure how i should feel about it, I'm not worried about the money but I'm not sure what to do with the key but maybe someday we'll hear back from Roy
we had never met him before and had never seen him at church but he
knew that we were the Elders, so we gave him a warm welcome and asked
what we could do for him. He explained that his car had broken down but
he didnt have the money on hand to get it repaired, he need a little bit
of cash to get home and he would come back and pay for his car and
reimburse us. I felt the spirit say it was fine, he gave us the key to
the car and his phone number and I gave him a little bit of cash and he
was on his way a couple days later hadn't heard from him tried to give him a call, and 2 weeks later, I still have the key not exactly sure how i should feel about it, I'm not worried about the money but I'm not sure what to do with the key but maybe someday we'll hear back from RoyNext
person I'd like to mention is Youngdawg, and while thats not his real
name its what he is adamant he should be called! He will introduce
himself as youndawg "from the hood of new york" 
he is in fact from South Africa, full blooded Zulu, hes really awesome
though! He diligently reads and seeks understanding of commandments and
scriptures! And he is willing to keep the commandments even ones he
didn't understand at first. Youngdawg certainly is a character though.
If I had to put it in a sentence. Youngdawg is unafraid to speak
whatever comes to mind. Since being taught the Word of Wisdom, everytime
he sees someone drinking or smoking on the street he boldly proclaims
that they need to be taught the Word of Wisdom
not to the missionaries but to the person doing that thing!
he is in fact from South Africa, full blooded Zulu, hes really awesome
though! He diligently reads and seeks understanding of commandments and
scriptures! And he is willing to keep the commandments even ones he
didn't understand at first. Youngdawg certainly is a character though.
If I had to put it in a sentence. Youngdawg is unafraid to speak
whatever comes to mind. Since being taught the Word of Wisdom, everytime
he sees someone drinking or smoking on the street he boldly proclaims
that they need to be taught the Word of Wisdom not to the missionaries but to the person doing that thing! Youngdawg
is a good example though of what we learn from many prophets, many
accept not the truth because they know not where to find it. Youngdawg
had a heart and mind prepared by the Lord to accept His Gospel and all
that needed to happen is for someone to come along and teach Youngdawg
the word. May we all strive to be the person that can bring the light of
truth and knowledge, the Gospel of Jesus Christ, to those who are
looking for it, so that we may all be edified in our faith.
Love,
Elder Roskelley
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