30 August 2017 Interviews Swaziland/Mbombela

30 August 2017 Interviews Swaziland/Mbombela

We drove to Swaziland on Wednesday morning. President Leavitt held interviews from 2:15-6:30 pm with the 12 Swaziland Elders while Sister Leavitt did training on Companion Study. Each companionship prepared a lesson plan on the investigator scenario they picked (following PMG/Elder Renlund's MTC talk as outlined in Sister Leavitt's article in the 5 September 2017 Cumorah Crest, #53). When finished or while their companion was in interviews, they read an article by Joseph Fielding McConkie, "The First Vision and Religious Tolerance".

At 6:30 pm President and Sister Leavitt drove to the Manzini Chapel where President Leavitt met with Brother Simelane and then Sister Simelane. President Leavitt then called Brother Simelane as his 2nd Counselor in the South Africa Johannesburg Mission presidency to join Elder Wagner, 1st Counselor and Elder Hunt as Secretary. President Leavitt set him apart after we had a nice visit.

We safely returned to our hotel in Mbabane (through rain and fog). At 7:30 pm at the Mbabane Chapel, our APs, Elder Adams and Elder Wikaira, held district leader training (along with their companions).

Elder Sinclair and Elder Smith

Elder Brown and Elder Feliciana

Elder Hamilton and Elder Francis

Elder Schwalger and Elder Campbell

Elder Perez and Elder Shamanga

Behind: Elder Wikaira (AP) and Elder Nogueira (Elder Alvarado in interview)

Studying an article by Joseph Fielding McConkie, "The First Vision and Religious Tolerance"

26-27 August 2017 Benoni Stake Conference

26 August 2017, Saturday

President Leavitt and I attended the Leadership Training meeting at 2:30 pm at the Benoni Stake Center. After a 25-minute opening, everyone split into departments. We went to the high council room with all the ward mission leaders or bishopric counselors and high council member over missionary work.

President Leavitt and I trained, and we counselled together on different subjects connected with the full-time missionaries working effectively with the wards/branches' mission leaders. We also introduced them to some of the initiatives we had and would be training the missionaries to help in finding and retaining converts. They were excited. They also suggested that President Leavitt help teach the members about missionary rules so members can be aware of what visiting missionaries can and cannot do.

At 5 pm, President Leavitt and I were speakers, along with others, in the Adult Benoni Stake Conference Session that ended at 7 pm.

27 August 2017, Sunday

We attended the Benoni Stake Conference main session at the Springs Civic Center from 10-12 pm. We were among the speakers. The conference theme was self-reliance. The talks in all the meetings were very good and instructive. President Leavitt kept his promise and went over the missionary rules and how members can help.

We ate lunch at President and Sister Holmes home with their family members and some missionaries connected with the area office.

We traveled to the Johannesburg chapel for President Leavitt to do a second interview. We returned home at 5:45 pm.

I took some pictures before the main session at the Civic Center. I think about 1,000 people attended. The main floor filled and people went upstairs. The Benoni Stake is getting closer to being split.

 Some of those participating with prayers and talks, and on the far rows, the choir. Beautifully arranged music sung with beautiful voices.

This little cutie showed me after the meeting how she twirls!

Reminds me of some of my grandchildren!

24 August 2017 District Leader Training, Zone Conference CN, JO, RD, SO

24 August 2017
District Leader Training 8-8:40 am, CES Boardroom
Zone Conference 9-4:30 pm, Roodepoort Chapel
CN, JO, RD, SO Zones

Waiting for Zone Conference to start

JOHANNESBURG ZONE
Front row: Elders Pop, Sekholomi, Shava, Jangao, Kagimba, Wardle, Luweire
Back row: Elders Dionisiu, Lee, Palkki, Wolfgramm, Bakes

CENTURION ZONE
Front row: Elders Mkhize, Lubwama, Manzini, Treasure, Blaylock, Keya
Back row: Elders Dyck, Davey, Simmons, Chirwa, Andrews, Adamson

ROODEPOORT ZONE
Front row: Elders Mataky, Blow, Brumpton, Benson, Behunin, Davis
Back row: Elders Mkwizu, Butler, Samatanda, Zimba, Redington, Cox

SOWETO ZONE
Front row: Elders Ott, Lambert, Katia, Phiri, Wride, Jorgensen, Magesi
Back row: Elders Wikaira, Kilgore, Murwira, Sousa, Randrianandrasana, Flack, Bartice, Adams, Daniels

23 August 2017 District Leader Training, Zone Conference BD, BN, VL

23 August 2017
District Leader Training, 8-8:40 am, CES Boardroom
Zone Conference, 9-4:30 pm, Roodepoort Chapel
BD, BN, VL Zones

Waiting the start of Zone Conference

Sister and Elder Robison, Sister and President Leavitt

BENONI ZONE:
Front Row: Elders Reynolds, Ericksen, Ansumana, Ebite, Smith, Gibbs, Thompson
Back row: Elders Soglohoun, Austin, Mbaki, Musumhi, Curriden, Greener, Kei, Marsden, Schnepf, Nelson, Chakanyuka, Gray, Hosmer

VAAL ZONE:
Front row: Elders Musiiwa, Zwane, Chikoore, Opolot, Siale, Sorge, Pratt
Back row: Sister Duncan, Elder Duncan, Elders Warnock, Spencer, Higgs, Reynolds, Blackburn, Kealer

BEDFORDVIEW ZONE:
Front row: Elders Dorn, Reneer, Martinho, Tia-Pasia, Resek, Van Thiel Berghuijs, Powell
Back row: Trammell, Ratshikopha, Nielsen, Cowan, Stevenson, Eatough, Jennings

Sister Foxx and Sister Willis, CES

Elder and Sister Duncan, Sister and Elder Hunt

Sister and Elder Wagner with Elder Zwane