Dear Family & Friends January 16,2011,
The weeks before and after Christmas are very slow here. It is summer school break, plus everyone gets time off. People travel all over during this time. We have not had much to do because of this happening. On our p day, we did the usual laundry and clean house. On Tuesday was the exciting day of the week. We had missionary transfer day. President VonStetten had made changes for the transfers. The Elders no longer go to Durban and pick up there new companion. The senior missionaries are now taking the missionaries to there new location. Elder Ward had to go almost to Swaziland and pick up two Elders and he took two Elders from our district. Our district leader Elder Herrity went to Swaziland. Elder Ward then brought two of the missionaries to Ladysmith. We then took one with Elder Thatcher to Harrismith. The other missionary went to Dundee. We were meet by two Elders at Harrismith and they took the Elders on to Lethoso. This was an all day affair. They are doing road construction out of Newcastle and Elder Ward was way laid at the construction. We got home about 6pm. Our drive is only an hour to Harrismith and an hour back.
We had District Development Meeting on Thursday at ten thirty. We have a new District leader since our District leader went to Swaziland. He did a really good job. We all went to lunch afterward for Pizza.
Sunday we attended church at Ezakheni Branch. They had a real good attendance, I believe they said they had 76. We then came back to Ladysmith for a baptism of a girl from Ezakheni. We couldn't do the baptism at Ezakheni because they haven't had any water for a week. They said mud got into there water and they have to clean the water. I can't imagine a week without water---especially when it is hot. Some of the members here in Ladysmith said they were without water off and on for a few days. We were really lucky. We have had water the whole time. We have had so much rain, some of the area has flooded. Some homes were also flooded. We didn't know of this until after the fact.
They are resurfacing the roads here in Ladysmith. They will close a block and take up the old road and then lay a new road. We have to go around to get to the church because of the road they are working on right now. They do so much work by hand---manual labor.
They sell fruit and vegetables on the roadside. They will sit out there all day under a small umbrella in the heat. They are selling peaches and mangoes right now. Their peaches aren't very good. We did try those once. Nothing taste as good as home. It makes me appreciate the vegetables and fruit we have in the states.
Well, I have rambled on enough. Hopefully this next week will have more activity.
Love Sister and Elder Hudson
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