Thursday, September 28, 2017

28 September 2017 Zone Conference SM



28 September 2017 Swaziland/Mbombela Zone Conference, Mbombela District Interviews

Mbabane Chapel

We held the Swaziland/Mbombela Zone Conference at the Mbabane Chapel from 9 am to 4 pm. 

Elder Kokotiko and Elder Wilcox drove from Nelspruit yesterday for District Leader training for Elder Kokotiko. Elder and Sister Jensen drove Elder Weidmann and Elder Avarell to Mbabane this morning. 

We had a morning break and a lunch break for food, pictures, delivery of birthday presents from the last six weeks, and a goal demonstration. 

More interviews were held after the conference ended.  

We all drove home in a heavy fog for a long time until we came down out of the mountains. President Leavitt and I took Elder Campbell with us. He is Elder Murwira's companion until Elder Campbell goes home 17 October 2017 (transfer day). He takes Elder Shava's place, who flew home on Tuesday. We arrived at the mission home at 11 pm. Elder Campbell slept at the mission home and was picked up the next morning to go to his new area's district meeting. The APs followed the other two cars back to Nelspruit and KaNyamazane to do missionary work with the Nelspruit and KaNyamazane missionaries. The APs drove back to Johannesburg Saturday afternoon. We watched the Saturday morning session of conference at 6 pm with them.







Swaziland/Mbombela Zone

Front row: Elder Chaimane, Elder Francis, Elder Jensen, Sister Jensen, Sister Wold, Elder Wold, Elder Wilcox,
Elder Kokotiko, Elder Powell
Back row: Elder Hamilton, Elder Campbell, Elder Avarell, Elder Chakanyuka, Elder Nogueira, Elder Schwalger,
Elder Feliciana, Elder Perez, Elder Brown, Elder Sinclair, Elder Smith, Elder Weidmann


Goal Demonstration
Elder Schwalger jumping over the rope


Using a different technique to go higher

President Leavitt


President Leavitt: When the rope was very low, you step over it; a little higher, a small jump, very high,you make a great effort and might use a new technique. We need goals to help us make the effort to jump as high as we can.






Lunch





Elder Kokoitko and Elder Wilcox


Elder Smith and Elder Sinclair






Swaziland/Mbombela Zone

SM Mbombela District:

Nelspruit Area
Elder Avarell
Elder Weidmann

KaNyamazane Area
Elder Kokotiko
Elder Wilcox

Each companionship completed a Time Use Evaluation sheet using the past week from their planner. I only remembered to take the last companionship doing this in Swaziland, but each completed a sheet and learned how to better manage their time to be a more effective missionary.

Elder Avarell and Elder Weidmann


Elder Weidman

Elder Kokotiko (DL) and Elder Weidman

Elder Kokotiko (DL) and Elder Avarell

Elder Adams (AP) and Elder Avarell




Wednesday, September 27, 2017

27 September 2017 Interviews SM, Elder Chaimane Arrival



27 September 2017 Interviews, Elder Chaimane Arrival

Mbabane Chapel

Swaziland/Mbombela District:

Ezulwini Area
Elder Powell
Elder Feliciana
Elder Francis
Elder Hamilton

Manzini Area
Elder Smith
Elder Sinclair
Elder Perez
Elder Chakanyuka

Mbabane Area
Elder Nogueira
Elder Schwalger
Elder Campbell
Elder Brown
Elder Chaimane

Wednesday morning, President Leavitt and I drove in our car and the APs, Elders Adams and Wikaira, drove in their car to the Mbabane Chapel in Swaziland for interviews from 2-7:20 pm. The APs and I did training (see 12 Sept post) while President Leavitt held interviews. The APs held District Leader training at 7:30 pm. 

Elder and Sister Wold and the zone leaders picked up Elder Chaimane from the airport at 5:45 pm and brought him to the chapel to meet his trainer, Elder Brown, and be interviewed by President Leavitt. Welcome Elder Chaimane to serve in the South African Johannesburg Mission in Swaziland!


Welcome, Elder Chaimane!




Sister Leavitt, Elder Brown (trainer), Elder Chaimane, President Leavitt


The APs kept track of total fish caught and the number of yellow and orange fish caught, which earn a sweet treat.
Picture  of our lake with fish and a church (a box with my name tag in it). This picture was taken after all the fishing in Mbabane was done, so not properly arranged.



Elder Adams (AP), Elder Francis, Elder Wikaira (AP)

Elder Wikaira (AP), Elder Powell (ZL), Elder Adams (AP)


Elder Hamilton

Elder Feliciana (ZL)

Elder Perez

Elder Chakanyuka

Elder Smith

Elder Sinclaiar

Elder Schwalger

Elder Brown

Elder Nogueira, Elder Brown, Elder Smith

Elder Campbell

Elder Kokotiko

Elder Wilcox



Tuesday, September 26, 2017

26 September 2017 Interviews VL



26 September 2017 Interviews
Mission Home

(see 12 Sept post for explanation of activities)

Vaal Zone (some came 20 September)

VL South District:

Vereeniging Area
Elder Pratt (ZL)
Elder Sorge (ZL)

Vanderbijl Park Area
Elder Dorn
Elder Siale

VL North District:

Sebokeng Area
Elder Chikoore
Elder Kealer

Orange Farm/Ennerdale Areas
Elder Bakes
Elder Resek

Elder Siale and Elder Dorn

Elder Pratt (ZL)

Elder Kealer and Elder Chikoore

Elder Bakes and Elder Resek

Elder Sorge (ZL)

Elder Siale

Elder Kealer

Elder Resek

Elder Dorn with Elder Sorge (ZL)

Elder Bakes

Elder Chikoore with Elder Pratt (ZL)