Today we  drove to Nhlangano to attend their branch for the last time.  Elder Clawson is being transferred tomorrow to Johannesburg, so it was his last time in the branch too. (Elder Hlatshwayo will be with Elder Lee in Nhlangano.)  I love the pretty hour and 1/2 drive there! We will miss it.... We were asked  to bear our testimonies, so I did mine in  siSwati again, since very few of them made it to Mbabane for district conference on the 3rd. We took photos with some of the branch members after church.  It was their branch conference so they had district visitors there too! 

Elder  Clawson and Elder  Lee

Sister Gwebu (Pres. Mahlalela's cousin) on the left  and Sister Fakudze,

the  branch president's wife and Primary President on the right.

 

 The Primary counselor's adorable little girl!! 

The  Nhlangano  Primary with their branch  president, Pres. Derrick Fakudze

(He always welcomes us by saying I want to welcome "my best friends" the Wolds...

The cute Gwebo girls

We were visiting the branch the day they were baptized with their mom! 

Sister Nomcebo Simelane, seminary  teacher and family

(Her darling daughter, Sisande, cried when she heard we were leaving.)

Sister Djabulile Dlamini on the left,  Institute  teacher 

and Sister Peggy Hlopheon the  right, seminary  teacher

Sister Constance Dlamini, Counselor in the district Relief Society Presidency, Sister  Emily Mantinto, District  R.S. President and Mable Nkambule, District Primary President  

(and the first baptized member in Swaziland ~ in 1987).

Sister Mamba, Relief  Society President

Elder  Clawson with Sister Hlophe and some of the youth and Primary kids after Church

Cute Tandega, in the blue, gave me the beaded necklace I have on. 

She is the newest  baptized member in the Nhlangano branch. 

SATURDAY

We had  our last S&I Inservice meeting with  our teachers at 10 on Saturday.

L-R: Pres. Xolani Sithole (District Presidency over  S&I), Zwakele Shoba, Thando SImelane, Loyla  Dlamini, Siphiwe  Shonewe, Simon Sebuliba, Nkosingphile Ndwandwe (District Council over  S&I and also District Exec.  Secretary) , Cedusizi Lukhele, Pontso  Shongwe, and Sihle (Seth) Nkambule. 

Refreshments....cookies with coco pine (pina colada) punch Ü 

While Elder Rees was doing audits, we took Sister Rees to  the

Candle Factory and shops in Malkerns. This is the Baobab Batik Store.

When Elder Rees  was  finished, we met him in Lobamba and took them to Adega  Portuguese Restaurant for a yummy dinner, then to our flat to play games. 

We had them over to our flat for dinner on Sunday afternoon too and had a fun visit

and played  some more games with them.