Missão Brasil Brasília
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Missão Brasil Brasília is one of over 400 geographic proselyting areas of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) throughout the world. Each of these missions consists of approximately 200 full-time volunteer young men and women between the ages of 18 and 30 who leave their homes for 18 months to two years to practice and teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ as contained in the Holy Bible and Book of Mormon and other sacred scripture. Missionaries seek-out and teach all who demonstrate a willingness to follow Jesus Christ. They invite all who hear their message to become members of Christ's Church through faith, repentance, baptism by immersion and obedience to His teachings.Missionaries also organize and participate in weekly humanitarian service projects among the people where they live. Missionaries in Brazil travel and teach in pairs of 'Sisters' (women) or 'Elders' (men)Non-native missionaries learn and communicate fluently the native language of the country to which they are called.Missão Brasil Brasília boundaries currently include all of the Federal District and all or parts of the states of Goias and Tocantins. When initially created in the 1980s, mission boundaries included the Distrito Federal, Minas Gerais, Goiás (Tocantins) Mato Grosso, Rondônia, Acre, Amazonas, Amapá, Pará, Roraima. Mission boundaries fluctuate, usually shrinking with the addition of additional missions as a result of Church growth.Missão Brasil Brasília is one of 35 Brazilian missions. Headquarters are located in the Federal District of Brazil's capital, Brasília.
