20 October 2017, Friday morning we had breakfast with Elder and Sister Jensen who slept at the mission home because they are flying to Provo for 10 days to a work convention, and our five Madagascar Elders (Erickson, Walker, Steanson, Howell and Stegman) who will try to make flights to the USA to their newly assigned areas. The office Elders took the Jensens to the airport and our three APs took the five Elders. Three managed to get on a full plane. They brought back two, Elders Stegman and Howell. The office Elders and APs also picked up two more missionaries from Madagascar, Elders Passey and Chounlamany. So they brought four to the mission home for dinner and sleeping.
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Front left: Elder Adams, AP, Elder Wride, Office, Elder Pratt, Office,
Elder Howell, Elder Wolfgramm, AP, Elder Stegman, Elder Wikaira, AP (Front right) |
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| President Leavitt, Elder Chounlamany, Elder Passey (assigned to us) |
Dinner at the mission home Friday night.
Elder Passey and Elder Chounlamany are reassigned to our Johannesburg mission.
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| Elder Passey |
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| Elder Chounlamany |
October 21, 2017, Saturday--Breakfast at the Johannesburg Mission home after sleeping overnight.
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| Elder Stegman's Aunt and Uncle took him and Elder Howell sight-seeing and then put them on a plane to the USA. |
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Sister Leavitt, Elder Stegman, Elder Chounlamany, Elder Howell, Elder Passey, President Leavitt
Saying Goodbye! |
October 21, 2017, Saturday night: We picked up five more missionaries from Madagascar who have been reassigned to the Johannesburg mission. We fed them dinner with Elder Chounlamany and Elder Passey (who had driving tests and some safety training with Elder Wagner at 11 am) and the 3 APs.
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| Elder Freestone, Elder Jordan |
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| Elder Willey |
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| Elder Pace |
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| Elder Pulley |
October 22, 2017, Sunday: Going to the Florida Ward at 8 am.
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| Elder Pace, Elder Willey, Elder Freestone, Elder Pulley, Elder Passey, Elder Jordan, Elder Chounlamany |
Sister Leavitt spent part of Sunday afternoon doing orientation and training that usually happens with various people at the office and during interviews. President Leavitt interviewed two yesterday and five today.
Sunday dinner with 3 APs, 2 office Elders and seven Elders from Madagascar.
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| Elder Pace |
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| Elder Freestone |
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| Elder Jordan |
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| Elder Willey |
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| Elder Pulley |
23 October 2017, Monday
Elder Wagner picked up a few of the missionaries for driving tests (stick shift with the left hand for driving the trucks in Swaziland). Then after breakfast, we took all the missionaries to the office where they received English Missionary handbooks and I ran over to the MTC and secretary there printed new English Pastor cards. Elder Wride and Elder Pratt took all of them to the Police station to be fingerprinted to start processing their Swaziland visas. Elder Wagner drove Sister Wagner and six missionaries and I drove President Leavitt and Elder Freestone in our car. All the luggage and people barely fit in both vehicles. The missionaries from Madagascar watched the 2-3 hours of safety training videos and read other training material on the way. Elder Freestone doesn't have his driver's license so he can watch it later. He read all the materials, visited with us and took a nap.
We did a little training and Elder Wagner handed out new accident forms for each vehicle. Then President Leavitt announced who the companionships would be. Elder and Sister Wold, Elders Powell and Hosmer (ZLs) and others helped rent and fix up the needed apartments to be ready for this afternoon. After the meeting, we drove home. President and I arrived at 10:30 pm.
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| Elder Pace and Elder Samatanda |
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| Elder Francis and Elder Pulley |
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| Elder Schwalger and Elder Passey |
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| Elder Feliciana and Elder Freestone |
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| Elder Smith and Elder Jordan |
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| Elder Chounlamany, Elder Sinclair, Elder Willey |
Elder Brown is still training Elder Chaimane (arrived 27 Sept); and Elder Nogueira stays with Elder Chakanyuka, who goes home 28 November.
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