We had a great day on Thursday, January 31st.  We had our last zone conference with Pres. and Sister Leavitt.  We will finish our mission 4 weeks from today and drive to Johannesburg to fly home!! I cry every time I think of leaving our wonderful friends here... We have loved serving in Swaziland! We were asked to bear our testimonies at the end of zone conference and it was SO emotional and SO hard....

Our Eswatini Zone (new name)

Front: Elder Rea, Elder Jolley, Elder Earl, Us, Elder Hlatshwayo, Elder Reneer and Elder Clawson.  Back: Elder Nielsen,  Elder Behunin, Elder Smith, Elder Leterme, Elder Van Thiel Berghuys, Elder Van Thiel Berghuijs, and Elder Lee

After our picture was taken and before we ate our lunch, I did a little presentation for the Leavitts, with letters spelling out their name and expressing our feelings about them. 

L     You really LOVE us!

                E     You are EXCELLENT leaders!

                      A     You ALWAYS make us feel good! 

                                 V     You are VERY kind and understanding!

                                 I     We can't IMAGINE serving without you!

                            T     You have amazing musical TALENT! 

              T     You TREAT us with respect!

                                                   S     We are SO glad you're our Mission President and Companion   Ü

Lunch ~ pizza, salad, and carmelitas with vanilla ice cream!

Elder Rea, Elder Leterme, Elder Earl, the Leavitts and Elder Smith

Clockwise:  Elder Nielsen, Elder Hlatshwayo, Elder Reneer, Elder Behunin, Elder Van Thiel Berghuijs, Elder Lee, Elder Jolley, Elder Clawson, and Elder Van Thiel Berghuys

After lunch our three Ezulwini elders sang a hymn acapella. 

They sounded GREAT!! 

Bearing my  testimony at the end  of  zone conference

As soon as the zone conference was over, we drove to the Ngwenya Glass Factory and met all six senior couples, who traveled from Johannesburg to be together this weekend in Swaziland!  We took them to see Sibebe Rock and then drove to Ezulwini to the Sibane Hotel where they are staying.  We had dinner there and also had a nice meeting together, sharing some of the things we have been doing in our areas to further the work... They are great couples!  We are so happy they could come to see Swaziland and we can spend a few days together one last time before we go home.

Clockwise: Elder Steven and Sister Julie Oliver, Us, Elder Scott and Sister Jean Truman,  Elder & Sister LaNice Groesbeck, Elder Larry and Sister Todd, Elder Lowell and Sister Debbie Fugal, Sister Leavitt and Elder David and Sister LaRee Rees. 

Pres. Leavitt went to great lengths to get us all in the photo!! Haha!