27 June 2018 Release Elder Matjie, Hold MLC

27 June 2018
9-9:30 am
Johannesburg Mission Office

Elder Marsden and Elder Davis picked up Elder Thabang Matjie at the temple yesterday afternoon on the way to deliver Elder Katia and Elder Adamson to the airport to fly home. Elder Matjie stayed with our office Elders. This morning President Robbins brought his mother, Rebecca, and younger brother Mamororopo 'Jimmy' from Klerksdorp to see President Leavitt release Elder Matjie as a missionary upon completion of his missionary service in the Botswana/Namibia Mission.

27 June 2018
Missionary Leadership Council10 am
CES Classroom

Zone Leaders:
As pictured below, left to right.
Benoni Zone: Elder Blow, Elder Zwane
Bedfordview Zone: Elder Sekholomi, Elder Galbraith
Centurion Zone: Elder Sorge, Elder Samatanda
Johannesburg Zone: Elder Mbaki, Elder Ott
Roodepoort Zone: Elder De Mello, Elder Davey
Vaal Zone: Elder Lopuliak, Elder Reneer
Springs Zone: Elder Spencer, Elder Van Thiel Berghuijs
Soweto Zone: Elder Daniels, Elder Chikoore
Swaziland Zone: Elder Treasure, Elder Smith (on TV screen)

 Our Swaziland Zone Leaders, Elder Treasure and Elder Smith, join us by 2 video links. They can see and hear the zone leaders and those presenting, and can see the slideshow presentation on another screen in Elder and Sister Wold's flat in Ezulwini, Swaziland.

They can also talk to us. It saves them a 10+ hour drive crossing the border twice and sleeping over. Elder Smith already drove Elders Nogueira, Musumhi, and Molteno in on Monday and Elders Musumhi,  Daybell, Molteno, and Rodgers back to Swaziland on Tuesday after the Transfer matching meeting. This is Elder Smith's third time to South Africa, as he was a Mozambique missionary when Swaziland was changed to our mission. He doesn't have a South Africa visa, so he can only visit for meetings.

25-26 June 2018 Transfer

Monday, 25 June 2018
Mission Home

Dinner after weighing luggage, interviews, making memory pages, writing in journals and eating with the threesomes who brought them to the mission home during the day.

Elder Nogueira, Elder Ansumana, Elder Adamson, Elder Katia, Elder Curriden, AP, Elder Zimba, AP, President Leavitt ready to eat dessert after dinner.

Elder Ansumana

Elder Katia

Elder Adamson

Elder Nogueira

Last Family Home Evening after dinner.

26 June 2018 Transfer Day

Elder Marsden and Elder Davis picked up Elder Ansumana and Elder Nogueira at 6:30 am to take them to the airport to fly home. President & Sister Leavitt left at 6:40 am to pick up our new missionaries at the MTC. Elder Adamson drove Elder Katia to the office soon after.

We met Elder Van Thiel Berghuys and his parents outside as they were dropping him at the MTC to be serve with our other new missionaries.

Picking up our new missionaries at the MTC at 7 am.

President Leavitt and President Bester

Transfer packets

Elder Rodgers

Elder Nau

Elder Barnum

Elder Harr

Elder Steiner

Elder Robison

Elder Van Thiel Berghuys

Elder Reidhead

Elder Daybell

Elder Rozendo

Elder Kirby

Homemade cinnamon rolls, yogurt, banana and drink for breakfast to start off all the orientations from the office staff. Our assistants, Elder Curriden and Elder Zimba begin.

Elder Bah arrived three weeks ago, June 5--mid transfer.
He is from Ivory Coast. Elder Manzini, his trainer, broke his leg Saturday. Starting today, Elder Bah will be a companion with Elder Pop in Johannesburg where Elder Pop has served in the past.

Training with Sister Wagner on proselyting supplies, etc. They also train with Sister Boyer on flat supplies, medical, etc.

Training with Elder Boyer on flats and phones. They also train with Elder Wagner on finances, cars, bikes, safety, and for those with licenses, take driving tests. They return next Monday for a more in depth two-hour safety training.

 Waiting for bike racks on the right cars and bikes to be available.

President Leavitt taking a few minutes after lunch and before the matching meeting to take on a challenger, Elder Blackburn.

Matching Meeting: New missionaries meet their trainers and then receive some counsel from President Leavitt before going to their areas.

Elder Eriksen, trainer, with Elder Barnum

Elder Daybell with Elder Musumhi, trainer

Elder Cox, trainer, with Elder Harr

Elder Kirby with Elder Butler, trainer

Elder Nau with Elder M. Lee, trainer

Elder Resek, trainer, with Elder Reidhead

Elder Gaigulo, trainer, with Elder Robison

Elder Molteno, trainer, with Elder Rodgers

Elder Rozendo with Elder Blackburn, trainer

Elder Eatough, trainer, with Elder Steiner

Elder Van Thiel Berghuys with Elder Matayaunga, trainer

At 10 am, Sister Leavitt grabbed Elder Cox and Elder Smith and drove to the Life Flora Hospital to spring Elder Manzini from the hospital. We had to wait a while for a porter with a wheelchair and also stop at the pharmacy. We got him all settled at the mission home. We arrived back in time for lunch. The next day, we brought him to the office by 9 am. He spent some hours entering confirmation records the zone leaders brought in that morning before MLC.

Elder Manzini broke his leg on Saturday. He has a spiral break on his right fibula with torn ligaments. Ouch! Dr. Ukunda successfully performed surgery to fix his leg.