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Elder CJ Rees

MOZAMBIQUE Maputo Mission - AFRICA - Email: craig.rees@myldsmail.net

Week #52

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August 19, 2019

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Week #49 - Church News in Mozambique - July 29th, 2019

July 29, 2019

Short and brief this week! I am staying in Beira for another transfer!! They brought me your package! Thank you, Thank you ! I cannot tell you how much it meant to open it up. A bunch of missionaries had already looked through it, but I don't think they took anything. The shoes are AMAZING!! I feel like I am in heaven when I wear them in the area. The basketball hoop is the highlight when we come back home and I am trying to stretch out the food! Please tell Benjamin thank you again for bringing for me! I had tons of splits with different missionaries this week. My companion had other responsibilities. Our Bishop has set up for us to only mark baptisms for every 2 weeks now. I think that will help them keep up with all the new members. We are still teaching a ton and people are progressing well. Here is the Church News Article that they wrote. My companion and I are in it. The couple that wr...

Week #83 - Flying Home because of COVID - 19!! What an Adventure!!

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Week #12 - Service Brings Blessings....even Football Games sometimes!

November 18, 2018

Elder Barney, Elder Hancock & I are headed to Mozambique - President Clint Smith dropped us off. (check out the lady in the back?) We are headed to Mozambique!! Our plans are awesome. We land in Washington DC and have a lay over for like 7 hours and then fly to Africa. We leave at 5pm on Monday and arrive in Mozambique late Tuesday evening (Utah time). We change plans in South Africa and fly a small plane into Mozambique. I already know that I will be serving in Beira. I have only taught once in Portuguese in Florida. I usually bear my testimony and say a prayer in Portuguese when we are out teaching people. The language is going to be rough, but I am excited to get there. Even better, guess where we went on Saturday? A Florida State University Football Game!! Elder Nate and I helped out one of the FSU coaches with some service. We saw someone that needed help, so we stopped. ...