Cape Verde Praia Mission

Mission leaders

Michael K. and Lori Coons Wood

Began service ~July 2026 (three-year terms, “on or about July 1”) · estimated release 2029-07-01 estimate · source: Church Newsroom 2026 · as of October 8, 2026

Mission office

Office address

Caixa Postal 420, Praia, Ilha de Santiago, São Tiago, Cape Verde

Phone

Not yet verified

Email

Not yet verified

Source

Unofficial third-party directory (latterdaymissions.com) — may be out of date unofficial — confirm before mailing as of October 8, 2026

Letters & packages

Import duties and customs delays are common here. Many parents send small padded envelopes or use the pouch/letter options from the call packet; declare low values honestly and avoid sending valuables.

• Your missionary can email weekly on P-day; letters and packages are optional extras.
• Confirm the current mailing address with the mission office or the call packet before sending — offices move.
• Small, padded envelopes usually travel faster and cheaper than boxes; declare contents honestly and avoid restricted items.
• Mail-by dates for holidays and a calendar reminder are in the interactive guide.

Packages, holidays & time zone (interactive) →

Language

Portuguese, Cape Verdean Creole

Portuguese has nasal vowels (ão, em, im) and many vowel sounds. Brazilian Portuguese is more open and sing-song; European/African Portuguese swallows unstressed vowels. "Você" is the common "you" in Brazil; "o senhor / a senhora" is respectful.

Assignments can include other languages; your call letter states your language.

Nearby temples

• Freetown Sierra Leone Temple — Under construction (19 March 2022) · ~1327 km

The Church in Cape Verde

Official Languages

Portuguese (Brazil)

Church Membership

16,334

Congregations

41 (27 Wards, 14 Branches)

Number of Missions

1

Operating Temples

0

Newsroom Facts & Statistics · updated Fri Mar 06 2026

Practical

Time zone

Atlantic/Cape_Verde

Currency

CVE

Country code

+238

U.S. travel advisory

Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions as of 2026-10-08

Organized

1 July 2002

Culture & food

• Music (morna) and family are central.
• Kriolu is the daily language.

Foods: Cachupa, Grilled fish, Pastel

Family groups

• Cape Verde Praia Mission Moms and Friends Group
• Cape Verde Praia Mission Facebook Group

As listed by latterdaymissions.com (unofficial). Groups may be private, renamed, or inactive.