Category Archives: Mission

Our Homecoming Talks

Posted on September 19, 2021 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Ann Lewis Homecoming Talk 19 September 2021 We have recently returned from serving a 2 year mission in Bamako, Mali and Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, West Africa. We lived in a world very very different from our home here. Many of … Continue reading →

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Life Lessons From My Stay in Bamako

Posted on August 29, 2021 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Here are the thoughts I shared in my farewell talk Sunday in the Bamako Branch. I have learned many important lessons while we have lived here in Bamako. I’d like to share some of these lessons with you today. J’ai … Continue reading →

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It’s Ramadan– A Month of Fasting and Prayer

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

We have entered into the month of Ramadan here in Mali.  We notice changes around us everyday in our neighborhood and among our friends.  Here are some of the things I’m learning about Ramadan. What is Ramadan? Ramadan is the … Continue reading →

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The Temple is a House of God

Posted on February 20, 2021 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

From the 15th to the 19th of February we were with a group of 24 missionaries in Accra.  These were missionaries who started their missions after the COVID pandemic closed temples all around the world.  Usually young missionaries go to … Continue reading →

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COVID testing in Abidjan

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Our missionary work in the Cote d’Ivoire Mission requires us to travel back and forth between Abidjan and Bamako and each time we fly we’re required to show proof of a negative COVID test.  After only 2 weeks since testing … Continue reading →

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“Always Take At Least Two”

Posted on October 24, 2020 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

I don’t often keep the duplicate photos I take.  A wise photographer told me years ago, “Never take just one photo, always take at least two.  One will always be better than the other.”  It’s the best photography advice I’ve … Continue reading →

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A Temporary Change of Assignment

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

In Africa you learn to expect the unexpected. Last March, remember how the travel lady here booked our tickets to Mali, but she did it in the names of Pres and Sis Lewis of the Abidjan West Mission (we’re the … Continue reading →

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Building a Food Supply in Abidjan during COVID Times

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

We are passing through some interesting times.  At the beginning of March we traveled to Accra, Ghana with church members to attend the temple.  We had a glorious week there with them, then they returned to Bamako and we flew … Continue reading →

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Each of us is a Pioneer

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Today important visitors arrived in Bamako.  Brother Norbert Ounleu from Accra and Brother Matt Heiss from Salt Lake City have come to gather oral histories from our Pioneer members here in Mali.   This is an exciting time for our members … Continue reading →

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Christmas in Bamako 2019 “Prayer is Better than Sleep”

Posted on December 25, 2019 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

I woke in the dark pre-dawn this Christmas morning to the cries of the muezzin at the mosque across the street, calling us to prayer.   These reminders come daily, every few hours, reminding us that there is a God in … Continue reading →

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