Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Mission

Merry Christmas... Again!

HELLO EVERYONE! I hope you are all doing well and the Lord is looking after you. This last week I was transferred …again. Hopefully, this is the last transfer for a while ( knock on wood). I was made a Zone leader right out of training. (NOT USUAL!) And I've moved to a branch called Ayat. It’s a really nice and developed branch. I am in a trio and the youngest missionary of the three of us. Let's jump into this week January 6 The first day of many without a trainer.

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My Birthday Week!

Hey everyone! I reached 19, that is years if you are wondering! If you were to tell me I would spend the next two birthdays in the beautiful country where I was born, I wouldn’t have believed you. Nevertheless, I am so grateful to be here. Thank you to all of you who sent Birthday wishes! This week was a little less crazy and I’ll explain why. Let's jump into it. Dec 29th (last p day) Today was a good p day, Elder England and I went and bought some cool things for hi

Jan 64 min read

Christmas Time

Hello everyone! Hope you’re all amazing and good! This week was awesome. We did good missionary work. We had our Christmas devotional and our Christmas party for missionaries. It was nice! Let's hop straight into this week. Dec 22 (last p day) Today I spent way too much money ha-ha-ha. My parents and grandparents deposited some money for Christmas into my account because they cannot send any packages and I had been wanting a new watch that a bunch of missionaries buy.

Jan 25 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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