Story - Elder Otumbari
When you serve the Lord diligently, you feel proud and happy when your time is up.
As members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we dedicate twenty four (24) months (male) and eighteen (18) months (female) of our time here in mortality especially during our teenage age to serve the Lord and His Children.
There are no exceptions for those who serve, except that one needs to be worthy. This is no exception for some wonderful Elder and Sisters who served Nigeria Port Harcourt Mission/Nigeria Owerri Mission; reason being that Owerri Mission was created from Nigeria Port Harcourt Mission.
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| Sister Whitney Aliche and Sister Nunoo |
As a missionary who is still labouring I can tell you that their journey has come with so many trials, temptations and disheartening conditions. They have laboured faithfully.
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| Dinner at Family Home Evening |
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| Sister Dene (departing missionary), Elder Anamoah (Assistant), Sister Nunoo (departing missionary) and Elder Boateng (Financial Secretary) |
It was all joy in the faces of these missionaries when they came to the Mission Home in Owerri on the 29th August, 2016. They were hosted to a Family Home Evening with President Aliche and his family, taken to Aba Nigeria Temple for Temple Worship, and the final lap being a Dinner at Rockview Hotel Owerri, Nigeria. They deserve more, but we do not pay neither does the church for Missionary
Work but the Lord blesses those who serve him diligently.
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| Departing Missionaries Banner |
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| Missionaries with President and Sister Aliche |
Sometimes people might tend to ask, is it just this banner they get for twenty four (24) months and eighteen (18) months respectively after serving?
But they get a lot more than this. They get unnumbered blessings coupled with the unparalleled love of our Eternal Father in Heaven. Now, That's a lot.
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| Elder Eguefo and Elder Otumbari |
So many memories will never be forgotten, especially that of my trainer who came to the Mission Home in Port Harcourt some 12 months ago to pick me as a new trainee. He was an example of humility. He was dedicated, ready to serve and quick to take corrections. He taught me some of the most important principle as a missionary he was more than a trainer, i see him as a brother and you might add a "father". i will miss him.
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| Departing Missionaries with Mission President and Wife |
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| Elders in a Happy Mood | | | |
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| JUST AS HAPPY AS THEY COULD BE |
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| THEIR MEMORIES WILL LIVE FOREVER IN MY HEART |
