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I'm going back on the 1st of January 2009 and wanted to know if anybody needs to send anything down or want anything brought back. Just wanted to throw it out there.
Thanks
Kent Pierson
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Hey just been called the this mission on wednesday and im coming to the ghana mtc in march. I know a couple of people who have served here, one in 96-98 and one i think a year or so ago and have heard great things. one thing im wondering about though, ive been reading about togo and benin being included in this mission and how white missionaries have been going there instead of the ivory coast? or something like that. im just wondering will i actually be in the ivory coast itself after i leave the mtc or will i be in togo/benin?
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Hi All-
I have spoken to many of you already, and have sent out emails as well, but for those of you who have not heard I will go into some detail. A Bishop (Giresse Kean), his wife (Clarisse) and their three children have been issued US Immigrant Visas and are in the process of becoming Legal US Immigrants. They live in the Ivory Coast, West Africa, where as many of you know is where I served my mission. For those of you unfamiliar with Ivory Coast, it is in West Africa, next to Ghana, and is generally considered a third-world country. The country has been through some rough times over the past nine years. Civil unrest started while I was there, got worse just as I left in 2000, and escalated to essentially civil war between northern Muslims and southern Christians. There is currently a cease-fire, peace was brokered between the two leaders, (the northern opposition leader was given a prominent position in government), but the country is still unstable. As dysfunctional as our own country may seem right now, it's still the greatest country in the world. They have been able to purchase airfare for the parents, however have not been able to come up with enough money to buy tickets for their children. For this reason I am contacting each of you to see if together we can come up with the $6,000 USD that they lack. I know that times are difficult and that many of you are hurting due to the economic crisis at hand, however, if we all help out we can achieve this goal. Even if all you can give is $10. Although it is a little early to the "its Christmas time" line I'm going to anyway since the retail stores have already put up their Christmas items. If any of you were planning on helping out a needy family this year now may be the perfect time. Help this family not only stay together but help them enjoy a better standard of living. Help them enjoy the luxuries that you and I take for granted every day. The only rush we have is that they only have two and half (2 1/2) weeks to get things together. As many of you are spread throughout the US I have asked Sean Williams, my brother-in-law and also a former missionary in the Ivory Coast Mission, to take the responsibility of collecting the money and ensuring its arrival in Africa. Sean has worked at the Bank of American Fork for the last few years and will be able to facilitate the collecting and cashing of the checks and sending one large check to Africa. His contact information is as follows:
Sean Williams
445 West 1420 North
Pleasant Grove, Utah 84062
Email: moyibi@gmail.com
Cell: 801-369-7686
I have attached below copies of their Visas as well as a family picture. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions and do not hesitate to pass this on to other who you feel may be willing or able to help. Also to let you know this is not in any way a tax deductible charitable contribution so the only benefit you will receive is knowing you helped someone in need...and the good karma you will get.
Thanks for your help,
Ben Oates
646-275-9398
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I just wanted to let all of you know that Ex-Elder Seka Athanase, is visiting SLC -Utah for work training, and he like to meet some of is former companion's, that still living in Utah.
he will be here for 2 weeks starting from the 03/01/08 to 03/12/08, if anyone would like to meet him, you can contacted him trough this contact 801-808-7734.
thank you et on ce djo les Gaou et Gnata Utahans
AlbandeGoz
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Hey mes Gars,
My girlfriend is doing a presentation on West Africa for a business class she is in and she needs to interview someone for it. If there are any Ivorians stateside that I can get in touch with (Like Frere Gozo perhaps), who would let her interview them, I would appreciate them contacting me. My contact info is on my page. Thanks!
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To anyone living in the Salt Lake area, I am looking for a French-speaking sales rep. to work out of the Oracle Sandy, Utah office. The product is CRM and the position is for a pre-sales role working on the phone and covering the territory of Quebec. The annual compensation would be $60K-$70K. Bachelors degree is preferred. Please let me know if you are interested. jason.miles@oracle.com
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Albright! Ya foui! I'll be there if you set up a reunion a Utah. (pas Idaho)
Good to hear from you! Je dit bonjour a tout le monde!
On est ensemble.
JB Miles
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Ok so I went to a reunion last year and there was hardly ANYONE from our era there. I think we have all graduated from College and are no longer in Provo. None-the-less I would like to try to get some people from our era together. The Evansons were ther only one there last time. Perry King I hear you got there right after we left though. That sucks.
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grand medcin on dit quoi???
tu peux toujours chercher sur www.amazon.com, je l'y ais vu. Sinon, je peux regarder au magasin pour toi. a plus mon pote
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Hey
I'm looking for the book "African Dragon", the storuy of the Ivory Coast mission.
Where could I buy it?
Thanks
Ex-Elder Hitoto
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