While the elders were out playing sports I took a walk around the Pinetown chapel and took these pictures. The palm tree with the soft pink flower growing out of its trunk was a first for me. I thought all palms flowered from the top.

Once you get them out of their suits they pretty much look like any other 19-22 year old. Elders Nare and Lwanga in their green soccer outfits served together in Swaziland while we were there. Elder Richy struck his usual pose for this picture. He was helping load President Mann’s box. I did not get the name of this elder but if there had been an award for the wildest sports outfit, he would have won going away.

Pictures – not even a movie – can catch the full flavor of what it is like when 100 elders, 10 couples, and others are all packing up to return to their areas and boardings. This is a massive transfer experience where hopefully the right missionaries and their luggage get into the right cars or bakkies. Of course there are also the last hugs being given and pictures being taken. We left before most of the others so we missed them pulling out of the chapel lot. I think we will stick around until the very end when this happens again in December.