Zoo Lake with Pearls and the 4th of July

On the 2nd of July, we spent a lovely day at the Zoo Lake Park, walking around the lake with former Cape Town AP Mark
Pearl and his family, who are emigrating to New Zeaalnd. Mark left the following Wednesday and the family will follow.

Martha with Genevere & Juliet
and Mark & Daniel

The Zoo Lake with the Joburg skyline and Telkom tower in the
background (left) and the Johannesburg Temple spires can be seen
if you look carefully or zoom in on the horizon right of center

Juliet

Daniel



Celebrating the 4th of July in South Africa

South Africans at an American 4th
of July barbecue in South Africa, our
Temple President & Matron, the Eppels

Get your buns over here with the burgers



More than 20 senior couples, Area and Temple, participated
in a 4th of July celebration in the Dukes Court garden

We had to keep moving the grill because the tenants\complained
about the smoke - finally the Chairman of the Dukes Court
Board of Trustees, Yogan Naidoo, who was getting the
complaints, said "Put the braii (grill) outside my window!"

Yogan Naidoo, Board Chairman, and Christo Rouhotas,
Building Manager were invited to join us for the barbecue

Fezi Maruping and her husband Tshepo, one of Bob's
Cape Town missionaries, had us over to the home for
dinner and a winter evening by their fireplace

One of the great joys of missionary working is welcoming new members into the Church via baptism and confirmation.
Elder Carr from Leeds, England (2nd from left) and Elder Wardle from Utah (right) seem to be baptizing almost every week in our Protea Glen Branch. The young man in the center was baptized on the 3rd of July, then he baptized his father, 3rd from right, the following Sunday, the 10th of July, and two others (the sister left and brother, second from right) were also
baptized, and we had three confirmations our final Sunday, on the 17th of July!



First Ever Women's Conference in Soweto Stake

Martha with Soweto Stake Relief Society President Grace Mbobo from the Protea Glen Branch - Martha gave her the idea
to do a stake women's conference on 11 June and helped her put together the agenda, speakers, publicity, program, etc.

Women's Conference posters in each building

Cover of the Women's Conference program

Stake President Thabo Lebethoa presided and spoke to the sisters



Sister Mbobo conducted the meeting

Spekaers included the Area Mental Health Advisor - Sister Marcia French,
Sister Mbobo's daughter -  Wenzile Radebe and Sister Linda Dunn,
wife of the Johannesburg Mission President

Stake Relief Society Choir



Sister Nonhlanhle Themane, Protea Glen Branch
RS President conducted the Stake RS Choir

Over 170 women attended the Conference

 

 

"'Til We Meet Again" Party at the Johannesburg Mission Home

President and Sister Dunn of the Johannesburg Mission honored us at the Mission Home with our closest mission friends at what turned out to be a wonderful evening in their beautiful mission home - our time is getting short! 3 weeks to go!!

President and Sister Dunn told us we couldn't bring food
like everyone else, so we brought flowers instead, a
protea and kale bouquet that Martha put together
especially for the occasion

Visiting in the lounge



  Visiting with the Dunns in the dining room    

Dessert time in the kitchen

Pres. Ashton of the MTC, Jennie Robison (who Bob knew in
Cape Town), Sister Liz Walton and temple President Bob Eppel.



The Lombardis during dessert -
We were asked to recommend 10-12
couples to share this special occasion
with us and enjoy the Dunn's great
hospitality in the mission home

Visiting after dessert with Taunia Lombardi and Liz Walton - It seems like just the other day we were invited to a similar
event at the mission home to honor Laird & Vaudys Dummer as they were leaving - hard to believe that was 17 months ago!

The Dunns asked us to share what we will miss the most, summarize some highlights from our service,
and bear our testimonies, to close out a wonderful evening. (Thanks to Sister Linda Dunn for the photos)