Yesterday, we had the LAST mission transfer before we go home.  We lost four of our elders  to Johannesburg and got FIVE elders last night, who have been transferred to serve here in Swaziland!  We will miss Elder Dos Santos, Elder Daybell, Elder Rodgers and Elder Mbaki.

Monday, we went to Manzini to pick up two elders, Elder Rodgers and Elder Clawson had come up from Nhlangano, and they went on to get Elder Dos Santos in Mbabane on their way.  Elder Reneer drove one truck and Elder Rodgers drove another to get them all to Johannesburg and be able to bring five elders back.  Elder Lee drove Elder Rodgers' truck back. They arrived last night around 9:00 pm. So we just met the new elders this morning. Ü 

MONDAY

Our departing Manzini elders with their companions

L-R: Elder Earl, Elder Mbaki, Elder Rea and Elder Daybell

 
                 

Monday afternoon, we took Venus and Simphiwe shopping

for school shoes. Tuesday was the first day of school.

WEDNESDAY

We met our elders new to Swaziland this morning and got their pictures taken.

Elder Leterme is from France

Elder Smith is from Highland, UT

Elder Hlatshwayo is from Durban, South Africa. 

Pres. and Sister Leavitt with Elder Reneer on transfer day in Johannesburg, with 

his NEW missionary, Elder Hlatshwayo, who he will train with Elder Jolley in Ezulwini  

Elder Nielsen is from Denmark

Elder Lee is from Panguitch, UT

(We met him, working at the Panguitch Drug Store, when we were at our Marshall Reunion,  the month before we both left on our missions to the same place!! 

Our Swaziland Missionary Board on the wall in our flat

We have served with a total of 51 elders in Swaziland!! 

(22 have returned home, two are finishing their missions in Madagascar,

one is serving in Angola, one in Sierra Leone, one in Mozambique ~ but is at the 

Brazil MTC and 11 have returned to Johannesburg to finish their missions there. 

Elder Msumhi and Elder Samatanda in Johannesburg will finish their missions 

the day we arrive home!