Cape Verde Praia Mission

CAPE VERDE Jan. 1, 2012: Est. population, 429,000; Members, 8,029; Mission, 1; Districts, 3; Branches, 18; percent LDS, 1.6 or one in 62; Europe Area.
The Republic ofCape Verde iscomposed of10main islands intwo volcanic archipelagos located 385miles westof Senegal offthe African Coast Most ofthe indigenous peoples are descendants ofAfrican slaves brought there by Portuguese tradersin the 1400s. They speakCrioulo and Portuguese, and mostare associated withthe Roman Catholic or Church ofthe Nazarene faiths.
Spain Las Palmas Mission President Marion K. Hamblin visited Cape Verde inNovember 1988 toexplore thepossibilities Deseret News 2013 Qiurch News Almanac 453
ofsending missionaries there. He sentChristopher Lee and Kenneth C. Margetts there inJanuary 1989. They began their labors on Santiago Island. The first convert baptized was Lino Paulo. The Praia Branch in the capital city of Praia was organized on27June 1989. At thetime, there were approximately 25 members. Lee and Margetts were forced to leave the country in July 1989 because the government refused to renew theirvisas. Missionaries were allowed to return within a few months.
The Cape Verde ambassador to the United States attended the Christmas lighting ceremony of the Washington D.C. Temple in1993. InSeptember 1994, Elder Dallin H. Oaks oftheQuorum oftheTwelve visited theislands. While there, he was invited to see the president of the Republic of Cape Verde Antonio Mascarenhas and Praia Mayor Jacinto Santos. He describedthe missionary programand explained Church's doctrines.
By September 1994, there were 50 Cape Verdeans who had been called to serve full-time missions, mostworking in Portugal, and48missionaries from thePortugal Lisbon South Mission wereworking inCape Verde.
On a return trip from Afiica, President Gordon B. Hinckley stopped in Cape Verde on 22 February 1998 where he spoke to 780 members. Atthat time Cape Verde included three districtsand 18 branches.
The FirstPresidency on 9 March 2002 announced creation of the Cape Verde Praia Mission from the Portugal Lisbon South Mission. Atthe time ofthe creation, it included the Fogo Cape Verde, Mindelo Cape Verde, and PraiaCape Verde districts.
InJanuary 2004, President Hinckley stopped onCape Verde's Sal Island forrefueling. While there, hemetwithmembers ofthe Sal Branch.
Membership in 2003 was5,975. By 2011, membership hadgrown to 7,456, paving the way forthe creation ofthe Praia Cape Verde Stake on 30 April 2012, the first stake in Cape Verde. Roseveltt Teixeira was called as president, with Adilson Monteir and Jose Pires as counselors.

	Elder Ronan Bowers www.mymission.com/elderronanbowers	2024
	Elder Cole Clememt www.mymission.com/eldercoleclememt	2024
	Elder Cole Clement www.mymission.com/eldercoleclement	2024
	Elder Tristyn Dennett www.mymission.com/eldertristyndennett	2024
	Sister Jessica Reinoso www.mymission.com/sisterjessicareinoso	2024
	Elder Jaxen Torbensen www.mymission.com/elderjaxentorbensen	2024
	Elder Tyler Bingham www.mymission.com/eldertylerbingham	2023
	Sister Jaya Cluff www.mymission.com/sisterjayacluff	2023
	Elder Tyler Fillmore www.mymission.com/eldertylerfillmore	2023
	Sister Kimberly Maximo www.mymission.com/sisterkimberlymaximo	2023
	Elder Tate Dayton www.mymission.com/eldertatedayton	2022
	Elder Elder Ade benson Kehinde www.mymission.com/elderelderadebensonkehinde	2022
	Elder Aryee Samuel www.mymission.com/elderaryeesamuel	2022
	Sister Paityn Smith www.mymission.com/sisterpaitynsmith	2022
	Sister Paityn Smith www.mymission.com/sisterpaitynsmith1	2022
	Elder Jaden Tilley www.mymission.com/elderjadentilley	2022
	Elder Joseph Amoah Asare www.mymission.com/elderjosephamoahasare	2021
	Elder Austin Green www.mymission.com/elderaustingreen	2021
	Sister Haley Gubler www.mymission.com/sisterhaleygubler	2021
	Sister Haley Gubler www.mymission.com/sisterhaleygubler1	2021
	Sister Haley Gubler www.mymission.com/sisterhaleygubler2	2021
	Elder Daniel Jenkins www.mymission.com/elderdanieljenkins1	2021
	Elder Anakin Winder www.mymission.com/elderanakinwinder	2021
	Elder Joshua Amasio www.mymission.com/elderjoshuaamasio	2020
	Elder Mason Browning www.mymission.com/eldermasonbrowning	2020
	Sister Kenia Díaz www.mymission.com/sisterkeniadaz	2020
	Sister Maddyn Konold www.mymission.com/sistermaddynkonold	2020
	Elder Jacob Shakespear www.mymission.com/elderjacobshakespear	2020
	Sister Claudia Cristine da Silva www.mymission.com/sisterclaudiacristinedasilva	2020
	Elder Taren Tobler www.mymission.com/eldertarentobler	2020
	Elder Taren Tobler www.mymission.com/eldertarentobler1	2020
	Elder Taren Tobler www.mymission.com/eldertarentobler2	2020
	Elder Nathan Baker www.mymission.com/eldernathanbaker	2019
	Elder Nathan Baker www.mymission.com/eldernathanbaker1	2019
	Sister Ashley Burt www.mymission.com/sisterashleyburt	2019
	Elder Michael Carter www.mymission.com/eldermichaelcarter	2019
	Elder Thomas Ellingson www.mymission.com/elderthomasellingson	2019
	Elder Tucker Flake www.mymission.com/eldertuckerflake	2019
	Elder Matthew Sailors www.mymission.com/eldermatthewsailors	2019
	Elder tuiafitu kaivelata www.mymission.com/eldertuiafitukaivelata	2019
	Sister Alexandra Burk www.mymission.com/sisteralexandraburk1	2018
	Elder Harold Cañizares www.mymission.com/elderharoldcaizares	2018
	Sister Maaike Goudy www.mymission.com/sistermaaikegoudy	2018
	Sister Shea Rasmussen www.mymission.com/sheaincapeverde	2018
	Elder Afonso Filipe Belchior Slater www.mymission.com/elderafonsofilipebelchiorslater	2018
	Elder Rodrigo César Félix de Jesus www.mymission.com/elderjesus	2017
	Sister Kenzie Jorgensen sisterkenziejorgensen.blogspot.com	2017
	elder tuiafitu kaivelata www.sshomecare15.wixsite.com/utahomecare	2017
	elder tuiafitu kaivelata www.sshomecare15.wixsite.com/utahomecare	2017
	Elder Prescott Conway www.mymission.com/elderprescottconway	2016
	Elder Christian Zuniga elderczuniga.blogspot.com	2016
	Elder Connan Wallace elderc-wall.blogspot.com	2016
	Elder Jordan Penner jordanincapeverde.blogspot.com	2016
	Elder Sean Massey insightsfromtheislands.blogspot.com	2016
	Elder Matthew Gilbert www.mymission.com/eldermatthewgilbert	2016
	Sister Katherine Hanzel sisterkatherinehanzel.blogspot.com	2016
	Sister Krysta McClellan sistermcclellan.blogspot.com	2016
	Sister Lauren Kohlert sisterlaurenkohlert.blogspot.com	2016
	Sister Mikaela Frongner mikaelascapeverdeadventure.blogspot.com	2016
	Sister Torilyn Burke sisterburkeincapeverde.blogspot.com	2016
	Elder Brent Dorff elderdorffincapeverde.blogspot.com	2015
	Elder Jared Sampson elderjaredsampson.blogspot.com	2015
	Elder Nate Jarvis eldernatejarvis.blogspot.com	2015
	Elder Rodrigo César Félix de Jesus Mymiasion.com/elderjesus	2015
	Mission Alumni mission.net/cape-verde/praia	2015
	Sister Taylor Goss sistertaylornicolegoss.blogspot.com	2015
	Elder Caleb Stratton calebstrattoncapeverde2013.blogspot.com	2014
	Elder Devan Romano devanromano.com	2014
	Elder Matthew Edwards lettersfromcapeverde.blogspot.com	2014
	Sister Jaime Turley causeafricanlovejaime.blogspot.com	2014
	Sister Kelli Walker kellipoki.com	2014
	Sister Lindsay Sharp sisterlindsaysharp.wordpress.com	2014
	Sister Maya Yerman sisteryerman.blogspot.com	2014
	Sister Megan Eliason sistermeganeliason.blogspot.com	2014
	Sister Melissa Alvarado hermana-alvarado.tumblr.com	2014
	Sister Natalie Murri murrigoestocapeverde.blogspot.com	2014
	Sister Paula Turner sisterturnercapeverde.blogspot.com	2014
	Elder Drew Bushman elderbushmanincapeverde.blogspot.com	2013
	Elder Jared George missionsite.net/elderjaredgeorge	2013
	Elder Nick Accordino missionsite.net/eldernickaccordino	2013
	Elder Peder Schillemat elderpederschillemat.blogspot.com	2013
	Sister Jessica Payton wakawakajessica.blogspot.com	2013
	Sister Joan Llano missionsite.net/sisterjoanllano	2013
	Sister Kendall Pitts fortheloveofcapeverde.blogspot.com	2013
	Sister Stephanie Chidester missionsite.net/sisterstephaniechidester	2013
	Sister Taryn Beus www.mymission.com/sistertarynbeus	2012
	Sister Emma Brooks sisterbrooks.blogspot.com	2012
	Sister Taryn Beus sistertarynsarahbeus.blogspot.com	2012
	Elder Joshua Shelhamer eldershelhamer.blogspot.com	2011
	Elder Carson Coleman eldercolemanincapeverde.blogspot.com	2010
	Elder & Sister Durrance durrance.blogspot.com	2009
	Sister Alexandra Burk www.mymission.com/sisteralexandraburk	2001
	Elder Seth Rodgers www.mymission.com/eldersethrodgers	2001
	Elder tuiafitu kaivelata www.mymission.com/wwwtuiafitukaivelatacom	203

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