Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Mission

Happy Birthday America

A view from my apartment window. Welp, the 4 of July came and went. It’s crazy that a year has passed since my buddy Tate Christensen and I had our firework stand! Good job, Gwen, for sticking it out even with the firework ban this year. This week was alright; let’s hop into it June 30th One of the best days of missionary work I’ve experienced in a while. Because finally, all the lessons showed up, and as a bonus, we had 1 lesson at one of the members’ houses. Today

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Mission Leadership Change

The Bole Bobula Missionaries with our new mission leaders the Tandoh's and our departing leaders the Cowley's . What’s up everyone? This week was not that exciting! As I mentioned last week, I moved areas. The interesting thing about this is that usually you do this alone and get assigned a new companion. However, both Elder Lucas and I went together. Once we got to our new area, we switched companions with the other set of Elders in our apartment for a week so we could be

Jun 304 min read

Transfer and Baptism

Well, everybody, I did it. I made 2 transfers in one area 👏! Buttttttt it doesn’t stop the momentum, I have been moved to an area called Saris. However, that will have been the longest I have been in any one place my entire mission and I must admit it was nice. I was able to start the lessons with one of our friends Bayessas and watch him to progress to baptism which happened this week. That was a first for me and it was wonderful! The new area that I have been transferre

Jun 254 min read

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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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