Yikes. I know an elder in this mission. His mother was just telling me how safe it was.
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Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post
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Further demonstrating that prayers for safety in our journeys, safety in missions, safety in missionary work, and safety amongst the brethren, are hallow. Just words that hit the ceiling. People will do unto others as they always have and there is no divine intervention.
Or are we supposed to see it as God did in fact intervene and spared them all from being mowed down?
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Maybe they forgot to pray. Did you ever think of that? Sheesh!Originally posted by Fiyero View PostJust try it once. One beer or one cigarette or one porno movie won't hurt. - Dallin H. OaksComment
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That is really sad. I can see taking the money, but breaking an arm? I really hope the assailants weren't black, otherwise we are going to have to listen to the likes of Hallelujah saying "I told you so".Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View PostJust try it once. One beer or one cigarette or one porno movie won't hurt. - Dallin H. OaksComment
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My dad got robbed at gun point 3 times and car jacked once when he was the mission president in Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). It was obvious that someone from within the Church was tipping off the robbers. He said his biggest fear was that the gangsters were so poor at what they were doing that they would accidentally shoot him by their gun going off or something like that.
Third world countires can be dangerous places, especially if you obviously have money.Comment
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There; I fixed that for ya.Originally posted by New Mexican Disaster View Post"Wuap's "problem" is that he is smart & principled & committed to a moral course of action. His actions are supposed to reflect his ethical code.
The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --SolonComment
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That is pretty bad, I guess when you are white and live in these foreign countries there is a misconception of having $$$ just laying around.
I have been trying to find out about how safe it is in Ghana as a white missionary, looks like my son will be there at the end of the summer. I'm not overly concerned, just curious if there is reason to be concerned?Let's get on with the gettin' on....Comment
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I just talked to one of my close friends from our mission who is married to the youngest of the Nelson children. He said that Elder and Sister Nelson are fine and that it looks like this was just a random act of violence. They'll finish their assignment in Africa and return home soon."Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy; its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill
"I only know what I hear on the news." - Dear LeaderComment
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Scary time for him and his family. Have them in your prayers.τὸν ἥλιον ἀνατέλλοντα πλείονες ἢ δυόμενον προσκυνοῦσινComment
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The Mission President's daughter is in our ward and is a good friend of ours.
We Mormons are a small community -- seems like there are only about 2-3 degrees of separation at most between any two of us.Comment
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Isn't that the truth? If it used the LDS church as it's model, that horrific ride at Disneyland would be shorter and less suffering would occur.Originally posted by CardiacCoug View Post"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy; its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill
"I only know what I hear on the news." - Dear LeaderComment
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New details:
The mission president was wearing a Rolex, and Elder Nelson was kicked in the face.
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That article says the Church doesn't have complete information yet. How can that be? Are there no phones in Mozambique?Originally posted by Fiyero View Post
"Hello, Elder Nelson, this is Salt Lake calling. What happened?"
"Oh Hai, Salt Lake. We're not quite sure what happened, even though my wife and I were right there in the thick of things. We'll get back to you later, we have a Stake Conference to go to, as planned."Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.
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