Durban North (09/30/96)

Dear Family-

Howzit? Well the winds of change are here.  I'm being transferred.  I'm going to Amanzimtoti.  My new companion will be Sister Sunday Wall.  She seems cool. She's only been out for 2  months.  Amanzimtoti is supposed to be a beautiful place.  It is right on the coast.  The boarding is huge and very nice.  I'm pretty excited to go. I'm really sad to leave Durban North though. I've been a little frustrated just because I was hoping to see a baptism here before I left.  But it looks like they will all be in the next 2 months, which I am glad for, but I wish I could be here.

I'm also a little sad to leave Sister Jensen and Sister Allen.  We have really had a good time together and we've worked hard.

We've had an incredibly busy week this week.  We've just been running from one appointment to another, which is wonderful, but it can be very draining as well.  By the time last night came we were just about to fall over.  Tonight and tomorrow will be as busy but then on Thursday or sorry, Wednesday and Thursday we get to go on a short holiday.  This month we've had more baptisms in the mission than there ever has been before, so they (the mission presidency) is rewarding us.  It will be nice to have a break!

Mom, I have to say that it pretty much freaked me out when you wrote to me about Nostridomis' predictions! He's a false prophet!  I guess I'm really sensitive about it because we work with a less active man who basically worships Nostridomis.  It's really sad.

Well, I really don't know what else to write about. I guess this will be a short letter today.  We have tons of stuff to do today.

I love you all very much. I hope all is well with all of you!  I'd love to hear from any of my long lost family members! :)

I love yous!
Michelle

P.S. An Africans thing they do here is if you are talking to a group of people and referring to them as "you" you add an "s", thus the word "yous" is used.

This is a tradition in our mission for the Sisters. When you've been out for 9 months.  I guess just to remind yourself that you've been out long enough to have had a full term pregnancy? Silly traditions! :)