2019 June 15-19 Mission Tour ZC, Transfer, MLC

Beginning of SAJM Mission Tour with Elder Joni L. & Sister Michelle Koch. Pres. Koch is the 2nd Counselor in the Africa Southeast Area presidency.

15 June 2019, Saturday Eswatini Zone Conference
Mbabane Chapel

Eswatini Zone
Front row: Elder Barnum, Elder Santos,
Sister & President Leavitt, President & Sister Koch, Elder Jolley, Elder W. van Thiel Berghuys
Back row: Elder C. Smith, Elder Matayaunga, Elder C. Lee,
Elder Kisembo, Elder Walker, Elder Lopuliak,
Elder G. van Thiel Berghuijs

16 June  2019, Sunday

Elder G. van Thiel Berghuijs is reunited with his family at the Bedfordview Stake Center on Sunday night at the end of his mission, as part of the mid-transfer this Tuesday. His parents and brother came up from the Durban area to attend the Joburg temple on Tuesday and Wednesday and do family names with their second return missionary son! It was a fun reunion as we had previously met his parents at the temple and his brother at a YSA Convention we spoke at.

18 June 2019, Tuesday--MID-TRANSFER DAY

At 7 am, President Leavitt with our assistants, Elder Simmons and Elder Mpapa, and I picked up Elder Mathenjwa and Elder Pereira from the MTC and brought them across the parking lot to the mission office and CES classroom. As they ate breakfast, I oriented them on health and Adjusting to Missionary Life. The rest of the staff did their orientations on Monday morning after our staff meeting (we borrowed them from the MTC for a while). Elder Bonfim helped with translation today and Tuesday for Elder Pereira, who has only had three weeks English training.

Elder Bonfim (translates), Elder Pereira (had three weeks of English in MTC), Elder Mathenjwa (from Durban)

Elder N. Rocha, trainer, and Elder Mathenjwa

I took a few quick pictures before Mission Leadership Council with President and Sister Koch and all of our zone leaders and our assistants as part of our Mission Tour. MLC started at 9:30 am.

Elder Ondricek, trainer, and Elder Pereira

President & Sister Leavitt with Sister & President Koch

18 June 2019, Tuesday, ZC-MO, RN, RS, SP, VL zones

11 am at the Florida Chapel.

Mission Office Zone

Front row: Elder & Sister Groesbeck, Sister & Elder Truman,

Sister & President Leavitt, President & Sister Koch,

Sister & Elder Rees

Back row: Elder Bonfim, Elder Thompson, Elder Willison,

Elder Flood, Elder Simmons, Elder Mpapa, Elder Neeley,

Elder Blaauw, Elder Cressler, Elder B. Rocha

Roodepoort North Zone

Front row: Elder Dos Santos, Elder Muh, Sister & President Koch, Elder Hamilton, Elder Yasa, Elder Romney, Elder Aguilar

Back row: Elder Nielsen, Elder King, Elder Butler, Elder Williams, Elder Flynn, Elder Manzini, Elder Kunjuzwa, Elder Julander

Roodepoort South Zone

Front row: Elder & Sister Fugal, Sister & President Koch,

Elder Truman, Elder Pueblo, Elder Rakotonindrina

Back row: Elder Green, Elder Souza, Elder Davis, Elder Avanitele, Elder Earl, Elder Gcwabe, Elder Nalesoni, Elder Harris

Springs Zone

Front row: Elder Briggs, Elder Bishop, Sister & President Koch, Elder N. Rocha, Elder Rea, Elder Newell

Back row: Elder Robison, Elder Lubelwana, Elder Bird,

Elder Randrianary, Elder Mathenjwa, Elder Bete, Elder Rodgers, Elder Odro, Elder Burlaka

Vaal Zone

Front row: Elder Maylett, Elder & Sister Oliver,

Sister & President Koch, Elder Thornton, Elder Leavitt,

Elder Durrant

Back row: Elder Kireta, Elder Pereira, Elder Ondricek,

Elder Reidhead, Elder Almeida, Elder Silva, Elder Vaughan,

Elder Forward

4:30 pm. Dinner with the Kochs and all our senior missionaries in the CES classroom.

Sr. MLS Missionaries at dinner with President & Sister Koch.

Fugal, Koch, Sister Groesbeck, Truman

Rees, Elder Groesbeck, Pres. Leavitt, Oliver

This sight greeted us as we exited our car at the mission home tonight.

I noticed President Leavitt brought a hitchhiker into the mission home. I haven't seen one of these.

19 June 2019, Wednesday, ZC- BD, BN, CN, JO, SO zones

Bedfordview Zone

Front row: Elder Neuenschwander, Elder East, Elder Ncwadi, President & Sister Koch, Elder Kirby, Elder Bindrup, Elder Rattana

Back row: Elder Mwiyawanyoka, Elder Ndlelo, Elder Steiner,

Elder Rodrigues, Elder Andrews, Elder Garcia, Elder Eriksen, Elder Shaffer

Benoni Zone

Front row: Elder Lubwama, Elder Wailagala, Elder Mthembu, Elder Mlenze, President & Sister Koch, Elder Reeves,

Elder Delvaux, Elder Andrus

Back row: Elder Nganda, Elder Taylor, Elder Ratshikhopha,

Elder Daybell, Elder Eldredge, Elder Ricks, Elder Leterme,

Elder Egay, Elder Atkinson, Elder Bah, Elder Stoddard

Centurion Zone

Front row: Elder Diniz, Elder Sommer, Elder Jangard,

President & Sister Koch, Elder Papenfuss, Elder Esele

Back row: Elder Ellaso, Elder Mendes, Elder Pickford,

Elder Gabriel, Elder Rash, Elder Tobiasson, Elder Nelson,

Elder C. Smith

Johannesburg Zone

Front row: Elder Witts, Elder Macario, Elder Mercado,

President & Sister Koch, Elder Dmitri, Elder Sol

Back row: Elder Molteno, Elder Kani, Elder Carlson,

Elder Clawson, Elder Bowen, Elder J. Smith, Elder Osmond,

Elder Harr, Elder Daniels

Soweto Zone

Front row: Elder Hlatshwayo, Elder Trammell, Elder Mtyobile,

President & Sister Koch, Elder Previatti, Elder Campos

Back row: Elder Bogosavac, Chifarimba, Elder Dakuiyau,

Elder Dupaix, Elder Mills, Elder Mickelson, Elder Hess,

Elder Gaigulo, Elder Sande

After zone conference, we gave the Kochs a tour of the mission home and had our exit interview. They were eager to return home to pack for their home visit in Brazil. We had other missionaries who came later that evening to talk with President Leavitt and ate their dinner.