Unusual Mission Call

[Just This Guy]

Question for our Idaho NOMmies.

Someone I know just got their kid's mission call to Idaho, Pochatello, Swahili speaking. Is that a real mission? Is there enough of a population for Swahili in the spud state to actually justify such a mission, or are they pulling a fast one on us?

[wtfluff]

Question for our Idaho NOMmies.

Someone I know just got their kid's mission call to Idaho, Pochatello, Swahili speaking. Is that a real mission? Is there enough of a population for Swahili in the spud state to actually justify such a mission, or are they pulling a fast one on us?

I'm not from the Potato State, but Lord Google says there is a decent sized Swahili-speaking population in Idaho. Large enough for LD$-Inc. to open a Swahili-speaking Franchise:

‘Tears’ and ‘excitement’: Idaho Latter-day Saint church gets nation’s first Swahili ward - Linking a "local" news source, so as to not direct clicks toward Corporate Propaganda...

Of note from the article, if you don't want to follow the link:

Since 2017, nearly 8,000 people have moved to Idaho under federal refugee resettlement programs. Until President Donald Trump suspended those programs in 2025, the top country of origin among refugees in Idaho was the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the Idaho Office for Refugees.

(Highlighted by yours truly.)