What a week of contrast. As thousands and thousands of missionaries are making their way home to the states due to COVID-19, my Dad, and his new wife, Sue, are making plans to leave on the medical mission they were called to just last week.
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A Challenging, Early Journey Home from Our Mission in Morocco
Flights home via Istanbul, London, and directly from Casablanca to Atlanta had been booked and canceled due to sudden Moroccan travel bans. We were leaving, we weren’t, yes, no, maybe, no. Meanwhile, Moroccan police patrolled the streets of Rabat blasting disconcerting Arabic warnings of some sort. The call to prayer still rang forth comfortingly predictable five times daily, but now Moroccans were banned from the mosque.
An RMVirus: Notice to a Returned Missionary
“I have tried for five months now to feel real joy like I felt everyday while serving my mission. I rise early, I study my scriptures, I pray often, sometimes all day, but I just can’t seem to feel it.” I was taken aback; it seemed almost as if the RMvirus had spread from my returned missionary students at the Institute and religion classes all the way to France.
Missionary Tests Positive for COVID-19
The following statement was released by Church spokesman Daniel Woodruff on March 27, concerning a confirmed case of COVID-19 for one of the Church's full time missionaries.
Church Emphasizes Self-Isolation Guidelines for Missionaries
The following statement was released by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on March 22, 2020, about self-isolation for returning missionaries.
Young Missionary Dies in Sierra Leone
Elder Antonio Schwenke, age 19, of Vailima, Samoa, passed away Friday due to complications from malaria. He had been serving in the Sierra Leone Freetown Mission since May 2019.
Sister Missionary Passes Away in Texas
With sadness, we share news of the passing of a young sister missionary serving in the Texas Houston East Mission. Sister Katharine Pindar, age 19, of Mesa, Arizona.
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