Baptism

Baptism in Newcastle with our Elders Jones and Bir

Meal with Missionaries

Meal with some of our local Missionary leaders.

 Elders Flake and Burlaka

 Elder Brown

 Elder Guymon

 Elder Ntaka

 Elders Brown, Da Silva, and Ntaka

I wonder what Elder Brown is thinking???

Fourth Stop with Three Zones

Our Final Zone Conference with Elder Koch 

Richards Bay, Durban, and Hillcrest Zones Combined

Because we have eight zones and only four days to travel the mission with Elder Koch and his wife, we had to combine some of our Zones. This time we are meeting in the Berea Chapel which is in the Durban Zone.

 Elders Da Silva, and Flake

 Elder Clapier

 Elders Lucas-Raphael, Brown, and Morales

 Elders Batemand and Moser enjoying lunch

 Elders Nuusa and Nichols

 Elder Ruben

 Elders Da Silva, Da Silva, and Andrade

(We currently have two Elder Da Silva's, and we have two Elder Silva's. In January we receive two more with the same last name!

 Our Senior Missionaries serve the lunch!

 Our office missionaries!

 Elders Parisot, Nixon

 Elder Sami

 The Durban Zone

 The Hillcrest Zone

The Richards Bay Zone

We were blessed to have Elder and Sister Koch instruct us! They are marvelous! Plus, President Thompson and I had a fun road trip with them this week! We love and support them!

Third Stop on Mission Tour, Ladysmith & Newcastle Zones

Ladysmith and Newcastle Zones Meet in Ladysmith

Thank you to the Senior Missionaries who prepared this fabulous lunch for us! They even had name cards with the foods they had prepared, including the Portuguese word in behalf of the Koch's! So thoughtful!

The Newcastle Zone traveled to combine with Ladysmith!

 The food was delicious!

 Sister Jenson really went all out! We will be sad to see her finish her mission soon! 

The meal was fantastic!

 Elder Silva

 Elder Reay

 Elder Bodnar

 Elders Sala and Shaw

 Newcastle Zone

 Ladysmith Zone

 Elder Tracy

As we drove up to the chapel this is what we saw waiting for us!

The missionaries lined up to greet us as we entered.

Elder Koch was very impressed at the thoughtfulness of these Zone's and the preparation and detail

they gave to welcome him and his wife!

Second Stop on our Mission Tour, Phuthaditjhaba Zone

Zone Conference held in Bethlehem

A big thanks to our Elders and Senior Missionaries for making this another successful Zone Conference! We are blessed to  be serving with all of these wonderful people!

Elder and Sister Koch were amazing with instructing our missionaries!

 The Phuthaditjhaba Zone and half of the Lesotho Zone

 Elder Ntaka (AP) what happened to your hair?

 Elder Guymon (AP)

I'm not sure if everyone knows, but the Assistants are almost as busy as the President! They are

incredible in all the things they do!

 Elder Wendell

 Elder Kabisa

 Elder and Sister Koch are originally from Brazil

 Elders Ostler, Johnson, Gomez, and Creighton

 Elder Jeri (this one is for your mom!)

Elder Macapella