June 11, 2007
Dear everybody,

Good week! Last monday we had a zone activity at the Swans' in Luanshya. We just played Phase Ten with the other missionaries and got to know each other better. We also were given the new May 2007 Ensign conference issue! After weeks, actually months of waiting it finally arrived. Elder Weeks have been fighting over it ever since. So far my favorite talk has to be Jeffrey R. Holland's The Tongue of Angels or maybe M. Russell Ballard's The Miracle of the Holy Bible. One thing our zone has been trying to focus on is using the Bible and the Book of Mormon together and supporting one another, and his talk really gave us some new insight about that.

Tuesday we had DDM and afterwards we did exchanges. I went to Ndola with Elder Tshani who is from DR Congo, and Elder Weeks stayed here in Kitwe with our district leader Elder Mogotsi from South Africa. It was my first time proselyting out of Kitwe since January and it was really good. My first time having a black companion too, haha. Elder Tshani has a really powerful conversion story and it was good to be with him and see how he teaches etc. Friday the music class was excellent! We had 4 people show up and all of them practiced leading hymns for us. It was nice! Saturday Bessie Matemba was interviewed for baptism and passed, so she will be baptized this Sunday by Benson, who was baptized in December. We decided to push back the baptismal date for Peter Mwansa, and when we saw him Saturday morning, we really felt good about it. With him we are really emphasizing reading the Book of Mormon every day, and he is really beginning to see all the things that are contained in it. The Book of Mormon is so rich with things to learn; I just wish I could do better to help other people see that! So he is now preparing to be baptized on 15 July, along with quite a few other people.

We're continuing to find new people to teach here in Riverside. Actually, if you remember I told you a couple of weeks ago that we met some Indian men and taught them just a little bit. Last night as we were sitting in our house, two of them knocked on our door and wanted to see us! I guess one of their friends is a Christian and would like to meet with us. So we set up a time to see him this week. Pretty exciting! We also met a few of our other Indian neighbors.

Church yesterday was great. Unfortunately, our investigator attendance has been down still, but I think and hope it will pick up in the coming weeks. We actually had our first Riverside investigator come to church! A woman named Sister Marasha. We have taught her and her husband 3 or 4 times and this past week we read a chapter from the Book of Mormon with them (Moroni 10). I think she really felt the spirit. Her husband couldn't come, but hopefully we can work on that.

Well, I love you all so very much! This Church is truly the Lord's!

love from Zambia,
Elder Mckay Moline

P.S. I have hardly taken any pictures since this transfer began, so I'll have to make sure to do that this week for sure.

P.P.S. There is a very good chance I'll be transferred to Zimbabwe next week. I'll find out at zone conference this Wednesday. I'll let you know!