South Africa Johannesburg Mission: 28-30 July 2017 Mbabane District Conference

28-30 July 2017 Mbabane District Conference with Area 70 Elder Chatora

President Leavitt and I drove to Ezulwini Friday night, spending one hour and forty-five minutes getting through the border. It was chilly outside, so standing in an outside line on the Swaziland side for over an hour was not comfortable for anyone. We won't go at that time again. We stayed at the Happy Valley Casino again.

We drove to Mbabane Chapel Saturday morning for President Leavitt and the District Presidency to meet together and to do visits. The men held a District Priesthood Leadership Meeting from 2-3:15 pm. I found out that the women under the District President's direction holds an Auxiliary Training meeting at the same time as many of the women (and small children) travel to church with their husbands and wait for the Adult District Conference session that begins at 4 pm.

I had been working all morning in the Primary Room until Sister Chatora came in to visit. We starting talking and the District Relief Society President (Emily) came in and said we had this auxiliary meeting at 2 pm, and they were looking forward to the training Sister Chatora and I would be giving them. Always surprises around every corner in Africa. So Sister Chatora and I asked her some questions and she left to go practice with the choir that was going to sing at 4 pm. Some sisters brought us some lunch at 1:15 pm. Sister Chatora and I planned what we would do and we made it through the meeting.

We drove to the Manzini Chapel on Sunday morning for the District meeting that started at 10 am. President Leavitt and I both spoke at this meeting. After President Leavitt did some temple recommend interviews and talked with the missionaries. Then we drove home to the mission home.