Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Mission

Transfers and New Challenges!

Alright another transfer has come and gone! I think it is absolutely crazy! I think this next spot I might stay for a longer time, but who knows! I’ll jump into that in the email. Sep 15th Today was not too crazy of a day, we spent a lot of time with member visits and then we had to do a couple of administrative items that will help our current church group become a branch. We are looking forward to the growth and this happening. But other than that, a pretty normal day

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Happy Ethiopian New Year 2019!

It’s been a crazy week. It was Ethiopian New Year. It is now 2019 in Ethiopia because as I mentioned in an earlier email. Ethiopia is in 2019 because it follows its own unique Ethiopian calendar, which runs about seven to eight years behind the Gregorian calendar used by most of the world. With all the celebrating of the New Year we were at some friends’ house when the celebration turned to them offering us drinks. Neglecting to tell us that it was alcoholic. One drink a

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ዝም ብሎ Week

Alright, everyone is confused with the title it says "zim blow" to make it easy for everyone to pronounce. It means "Just" like it’s “just” normal, it’s “just” random. So going into this email I apologize. Not a lot of pictures or crazy new stuff, but let’s hop in Sep 1 I can’t believe today is already September. That’s kind of wild. It is really weird to think about. Today was overall a good day. We had DCM (District Council Meeting) and it was good. After we returned t

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Interesting Facts about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Ethiopia.

2,423 Total Church Membership

8-Congregations

0 Wards

8 Branches

The first members in Ethiopia were expatriates attached to embassies who held Church meetings in homes in Addis Ababa. In March 1985 Church Apostle Elder M. Russell Ballard and Elder Glenn L. Pace of the Seventy visited Addis Ababa with Church relief supplies. The Church donated some $2.8 million for famine relief and irrigation development in Ethiopia and neighboring countries, such as Sudan.

The Kenya Nairobi Mission, which includes Ethiopia, was created in 1991, and the first official Church meeting was held in Addis Ababa in August 1992. In 1993 the Church was legally registered and the first missionary couple arrived. In February 1993 the first missionaries arrived, Elder Eugene and Sister Ruth Hilton. The Church was legally registered on 16 September 1993.

The Addis Ababa Branch (a small congregation) was created in January 1994 and was presided over by Girma Denisa. He was the first Ethiopian to serve the Church as a full-time missionary.

In 2020 The first official mission was established. However, due to Covid and then civil war. The mission is still new.

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