Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Mission

Gambella Week One

Polygamy is very common in Gambella... Many people here have more than one wife. It is culturally accepted in Gambella. I did not see this in the capital, and I believe it is mostly a tribal custom that has been practiced for years. I have seen a lot of things I did not see in the capital and being in Gambella is an entirely different experience. Just when I get comfortable in one place, it changes. Luckily nothing crazy happened this week let's hop into it March

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Emergency Transfer #2

I want to start this email with a disclaimer that I am fine. Nothing bad has happened to me. But I was emergency transferred to Gambela (On the South Sudan Border) because I was replacing an Elder that was having some issues. More about this below. Let’s hop into the week. March 9th P DAY WAS FIIIIIIRRRREEEEE! We cleaned for a bit and then we went to go play basketball for the day. It was fun but to hang out and relax with the other missionaries and play ball. However,

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Rainy Season Has Arrived

Hello everyone, don’t worry, I’m chilling out here in the beautiful town of Ayat. Ups and downs this week are below. So, let’s hop in. March 3rd Nothing really happened because all our appointments were canceled, and it rained like cats and dogs. Ethiopia is going to be entering the rainy season soon. A shorter, lighter rainy season, called Belg , occurs from February/March to May. The main rainy season in Ethiopia, known as Kiremt , occurs from June to September, with

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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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