Steamboat, Arizona...

I am now in a place called Steamboat... It's the deepest I've ever been on the rez.. It's quite well known for break ins, shootings, and people going missing.. It should be great :D The only thing that has got me down is just the fact that we don't have any food... Food is great... I feel like a pioneer right now.. Just waiting for some kind of caravan to come in with food :D

My comp is awesome! I actually knew him while I was in Shiprock! We were in the same district and we got a long super well.. We still do! We've just been tearing it up making it happen... The prayers, along with a blessing I received, and all else are making it super easy to focus.. Last transfer was harder than this one has been.. It honestly doesn't feel like I'm \coming home! It probably won't happen for another year or two! Go figure! :D

Guess my mom sent a package with a ton of food to Shiprock, but such package was never received.. Never knew it would happen in Shiprock, but the rez is quite well known for having mail go missing...

THe closest grocery store is a gas station, but it's SUPER expensive.. Aside from that, there is a Bash's a hour away that we hardly get to... I'm basically out of money because of the food I bought in Shiprock...

We don't have a gym, obviously, and the last thing that I want to happen is to come home as skinny as when I left!

Also, pray with me that we can have at least one baptism before I head home! We have high goals with a couple potentials.. It would be crazy to make happen with the church requirments this mission has, but we believe it would be epic to white wash an area and have a baptism within a transfer.. It can be done! We had a prayer the other night that asked for this very thing, if it be according to His will, and not ours, and the Spirit hit like a freight train! We are going to do our best and get out and work! Regardless of food :D

PO Box 681
Ganado Arizona, 86505



Love ya!

Elder Sandberg



A note about Steamboat, AZ
 Steamboat has a total area of 2.4 square miles, all land.
The population was 284 at the 2010 census
The racial makeup of Steamboat in 2000 was 97.42% Native American, 0.00% White, 0.43% from other races, and 2.15% from two or more races. 2.15% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 56 households out of which 55.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 32.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.7% were non-families. 10.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.16 and the average family size was 4.50.


The median income for a household in Steamboat was $9,276, and the median income for a family was $9,276. Males had a median income of $0 versus $0 for females. The per capita income was $3,767. About 83.0% of families and 75.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 84.7% of those under the age of 18 and none of those 65 or over.