Rapid City, South Dakota

I have arrived in my first area - Rapid City, South Dakota!

The mission headquarters is in Bismarck, ND, so it took as five hours to drive to my area.

I am in an apartment with three other missionaries and we are getting to know each other.

Here is my address:

1466 Catron Blvd #234

Rapid City, SD 57701

Some cool things about Rapid City:

* It was named for the limestone spring stream that passes through the city

* Founded in 1876 for a group of disheartened prospectors that had come to the Black Hills in search of gold.

* It is South Dakota's second-largest city with a population of 76,000+ (largest city is Sioux Falls)

* It is the gateway to Mount Rushmore