Church pulls missionaries from Bolivia

Some 102 North American missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day

Saints serving in Bolivia have been transferred to missions outside the country.

The transfer was taken in consultation

with U.S. government representatives in Bolivia and with the cooperation of

Bolivian immigration authorities as a precautionary measure during the present

unsettled conditions there.

The church used commercial and charter

flights to transfer most of the missionaries. Evacuation of the missionaries

began last weekend and was completed Monday night.

All of the transferred missionaries will

serve for the time being in Peru. The church expects them to return when

conditions become more settled.

The church has good relationships with the Bolivian government, and has a

significant humanitarian aid program in the country. Recently, 1,000 wheelchairs

were delivered to Bolivia as a part of that humanitarian effort.

See the original press release here.