Monday evening, 11 November 2019--1st Day of Interviews for this transfer:
After Elder & Sister Holland's missionary conference with us, a boxed lunch and our SAJM zone conference, the Eswatini Zone came to the mission home to have dinner and interviews (some that night and some the next morning) and sleep before returning to their areas in Eswatini (Swaziland)--a four-hour drive to the border.
On Monday night, President Leavitt interviewed the Ezulwini ZLs, Elder Willison and Elder Hess, and from Nhlangano, Elder Kisembo and Elder Washburn.
Elder Mickleson not feeling well, but still able to smile!
12 November 2019, Tuesday, at the Mission Home:
Sister Leavitt training all the Eswatini Zone while President Leavitt interviewed the Manzini area and Mbabane area missionaries.
Elders Willison, Kisembo, Hess, Pereira, Delvaux, Neuenschwander, Durrant, Washburn, Mickelson and Sister Leavitt.
On Tuesday morning, all nine elders got up at 6 am to play sports at at the office (MTC) sports field. While they were gone, I fixed two crock pots of chicken soup for lunch and to feed companions later today bringing in the six missionaries departing on Wednesday. (See Transfer post.) When they came back, got showered and ready and ate breakfast, President Leavitt interviewed the rest of the zone and I did training and they drove to Eswatini after lunch.
Wednesday, 13 November 2019
After the office elders picked up Elders Kisembo, Manzini and Matayaunga at 5:30 am to transport them to the airport to fly home, Elders Flood, Forward, Mpapa, Ncwocha (he arrived at the airport at 5:10 pm Tuesday) ate breakfast with us. After breakfast, President Leavitt interviewed those four elders, finishing at 2 pm.
Centurion/Midrand and Rabie Ridge areas came in the afternoon for their interviews and training, and food, finishing at 6 pm.
Elder Nocanda, Elder Forsyth, Elder Rodgers, Elder Rasmussen, and Elder Ncwocha and Sister Leavitt
Another district came in at 6 pm for special interviews, then we met with the assistants from 9:30 pm until 10:45 pm to figure out the transfer for Elder Ncwocha. He went to sleep early at the mission home again (jet lag). (At 9:15 pm the assistants went with me to KFC to pick up Chicken Twisters for tomorrow's interviews.)
Thursday, 14 October 2019
President Leavitt and I drove to the Pimville flat with the Glen Ridge area and the Protea Glen area.
Elders Taylor, Mwiyawanyoka, Daybell, Sister Leavitt, Elders Vargha, Ellaso, and Joka.
We drove to the Kagiso 2 flat with Kagiso 1 area.
Elders Baldiviezo, Kireta, Di. Santos, Kani and Sister Leavitt.
We drove to the Munsieville flat with the Krugersdorp area.
Sister Leavitt, Elders Bindrup, Randrianary, Woolstenhulme, and Walker.
Friday, 15 November 2019
President Leavitt and I drove to the Joburg 1 flat with Joburg 2.
Elders Earl, Blaauw, Odro, Mtyobile and Sister Leavitt.
Then we drove to the Ridgeway flat.
Elders Egay and Andrus and Sister Leavitt.
Example of auditing cell phones:
Saturday, 16 November 2019
President Leavitt and I drove to the Cosmo City flat with Fourways, and Randburg/Sandton areas.
Sister Leavitt, Elders Ricks, Nganda, Mercado, Romney, J. Smith, and Robison.
Soweto and Dobsonville areas came to the mission home in the evening.
Elder Hlatshwayo, Sister Leavitt, Elders Truman, Rodrigues, and Lundberg.
Monday, 18 November 2019
Elder & Sister Truman and Elder & Sister Walker came to dinner and interviews at the mission home at 6 pm. We forgot to take a picture.
Tuesday, 19 November 2019
President Leavitt and I drove to Daveyton 3 flat with Daveyton 1 & Daveyton 2 areas.
Sister Leavitt, Elders LeSueur, Campos, Mpakama, Kirby, Osborne, and Bonfim.
We drove to Etwatwa 1 flat with Etwatwa 2 area.
Elders Mumford, Cressler, Banda, Garcia and Sister Leavitt.
We drove to Mayfield flat with Rynfield area.
Sister Leavitt, Elders Jangard, Fernandes, Osmond, and Gabriel.
Wednesday, 20 November 2019
President Leavitt and I drove to the Kwa-Thema 2 flat with Kwa-Thema 1 and Secunda/Embalenhle area.
Elders Valentine, Mosia, High, Barnum, Mathenjwa, Sister Leavitt, and Elder Rokotonindrina.
We drove to Tskane 1 flat with Tskane 2 and Springs/Selcourt areas.
Elders Diniz, JM Davis, Sister Leavitt, Elders Ncwocha, Muh, Lubelwana and Vaughan.
Thursday, 21 November, 2019
President Leavitt and I drove to the Ennerdale flat with Orange Farm area.
Sister Leavitt, Elders Julander, Shaffer, Atkinson, Reidhead.
We drove to the Sebokeng flat with the Sharpeville area.
Sister Leavitt, Elders Dupaix, Jente, N. Rocha, and Maylett.
Friday, 22 November 2019 at the Mission Home
Ruimsig/Weltrevreden and Roodepoort areas.
Elders Austen, Pueblo, Hamilton, G. Santos and Sister Leavitt.
Vanderbijlpark and Vereeniging areas.
Elders Almeida, Eldredge, Ncwadi, Rea and Sister Leavitt.
Saturday, 23 November 2019
President Leavitt and I drove to Randfontein area flat with Phokeng and Rustenburg areas.
Elders Ndlelo, J. Andrews, Sol, Flynn, Briggs, Nielsen and Sister Leavitt.
Thursday, 28 November 2019
President Leavitt and I drove to Klerksdorp after MLC and had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner with Elder and Sister Rees. We didn't take a photo.
Friday, 29 November 2019
We drove to the Klerksdorp and Jouberton flats with Potchefstroom areas at 8 am am for interviews and training.
Elders Dakuiyau, Thompson, Austin, Willard, Strickland, Chifarimba and Sister Leavitt.
We drove to Carletonville flat with Khutsong area.
Elders Rattana, Clawson, Bete, Mendes, Leavitt and Sister Leavitt.
Saturday, 30 November 2019
Florida 1 and Florida 2 areas at the mission home at 10 am.
Elders Green, C. Smith, Chandler, Tobiasson and Sister Leavitt.
Discovery area--our assistants--joined us at noon.
Elders Sommer, C. Smith, Chandler, Tobiasson, Green, Molteno and Sister Leavitt.
Tuesday, 3 December 2019
Hospital View and Birch Acres came to the mission home at 9 am.
Elders Mthembu, G. Andrews, Pickford and Newell.
In the afternoon, Kempton Park, Benoni/Boksburg, Tembisa 1 & Tembisa 2 came to the mission home.
Elders Sorensen, Bird, Thornton, Silva, James, Esele, Wailagala, Souza and Sister Leavitt.
A car backed into Elder Garcia while he was riding his bike. He came in to Life Flora Casualty to receive stitches. He came to the mission home when done at the hospital at 8 pm.
Wednesday, 4 December 2019
Orange Grove, Bedfordview and Alexandra areas came to the mission home in the morning. This photo was taken at 11:15 am.
Elders Mnyakana, Gcwabe, J. Davis, B. Rocha, Harr, Bah and Sister Leavitt.
At 1 pm, the Ennerdale branch president and counselor picked up Elder Dean Savior Bvute from the bus station when he arrived from Zimbabwe and drove him to the mission home for President Leavitt to interview him and release him from his mission. Savior was one of the first prospective missionaries I helped with the mission submission to go on his mission. It is hard to believe he is home. And in all the happenings, I forgot to take his photo.
Germiston/Albertson and Buhle Park areas came in the afternoon.
W. Van Thiel Burghuys, Nelson,, Madaza, Daniels and Sister Leavitt.
Katlehong, Eastfield and Vosloorus areas came in the late afternoon.
Elders Ondricek, McAllister, Carlson, Mills, Yasa, Neeley and Sister Leavitt.
Thursday, 5 December 2019
Elder Espino (Canadian), serving in Madagascar, had visa issues because his border entry was incorrectly stamped so he could only stay four months. He was sent to the South African Johannesburg Mission on a 90-day visa to serve with our missionaries. He arrived last night at 5:10 pm. The office elders, Elders Green and C. Smith, picked him up and brought him to the mission home. President was doing the other interviews until 9:25 pm.
We visited with Elder Espino while we all ate dinner. President Leavitt finished his interview with Elder Espino on Thursday morning after we ate breakfast with him and Elder and Sister Rees (who slept at the mission home last night) before we left for the Sr. Missionary Conference. I remembered to have his photo taken with us this morning before he went to his area in Munsieville.
Welcome, Elder Espino!
Elder Espino
Saturday, 7 December and Sunday, 8 December 2019
After the all-day Mbombela District Conference meetings, we ate dinner and then drove at 6:30 pm to the Nelspruit flat with the KaNyamazane area for interviews and training. We finished at 10:30 pm. We drove to the hotel to be ready for the 10 am session of conference and temple recommend interviews, etc., after on Sunday before driving home 3-4 hours in a rainstorm. We saw three car wrecks and made it through 30 kilometers of construction to safely arrive and give thanks to our Heavenly Father that we can continue doing His work tomorrow.
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| Mbombela District Choir rehearsal before adult conference session on Saturday afternoon. |
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| Elders A. Smith, Kunjuzwa, East, Previatti, and Sister Leavitt. Last group of interviews for this transfer! |
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| Rehearsal on Sunday morning with the Primary Choir to do the songs with music on a phone laid in front of a battery-powered mike. |
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| Load-shedding was planned for 9-11 am Sunday morning--the exact time of the conference. So everything was set up in the cultural hall--just in case. The power went off at 8:55 am. We all got up and went to the culture hall and everything went well with all the windows for light, a podium, and a battery-powered mike. The place was filled and they brought in more chairs. I took this picture before the lights went out. |
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| The baptismal font at the back of the cultural hall and in front of the kitchen. |
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