Kind of scary.....this is where Brent served his mission, we were shocked they were attacked when the apostle was there! What are the odds?
LDS Church Apostle, his wife and 2 other couples attacked in Mozambique
SALT LAKE CITY -- Armed assailants attack and rob a Latter-day Saint Apostle, his wife and two other couples in the African nation of Mozambique. Elder Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Wendy, were on a Church assignment when the incident happened.
According to Church spokesman Scott Trotter, the wife of the mission President Blair Packard suffered a broken arm. She and others also have cuts and bruises.
Elder William and Sister Shanna Parmley of the Africa Southeast Area Presidency.
Elder and Sister Nelson traveled to Mozambique for these weekend meetings with Church leaders there; Elder William and Sister Shanna Parmley of the Africa Southeast Area Presidency, and Pres. Blair and Sister Cindy Packard; he is the President of the Mozambique Maputo Mission.
The country is located in the southeastern part of the African continent on the Indian Ocean; Maputo is the Capitol.
Pres. Blair and Sister Cindy Packard; he is the President of the Mozambique Maputo Mission.
The Church Statement says: "On Friday evening they were having dinner together in the mission president's home when armed assailants entered the home and robbed them. We don't have complete information yet, but we understand that Sister Packard's arm was broken. In addition, she and others suffered some superficial injuries, mainly cuts and bruises. Elder and Sister Nelson will continue their assignment over the weekend as planned."
The Church statement also includes information that authorities in that city are investigating the matter.
Former missionaries to Mozambique who we talked with Saturday tell us that they were warned to always be cautious and told about the dangers of life in that African nation.
3 comments:
Oh my!! When Brett wakes up I gotta show him this!!!
Holy cow, that's awful
WHOA!!!!!! That is pretty scarey! What a shock! I just read your post on my blog! You are funny! You shouldn't be too jealous I heard you get to go too!!! That's awesome! There were so many cute couples there with their little babies, I was suprised how many kids were there-made me miss mine even more, but you guys will really enjoy it there! Can't wait to see all the cute pics! ps. Thanks for the cute card in the mail! Luved it!!!:))
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