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African Mormons number approximately 250,000 as of July 2009. The story of Mormons in Africa has a short but rich history of faithful African Saints awaiting the arrival of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The LDS Church in Africa is quickly growing and establishing itself in countries that stretch across the continent. Mormon members, missions and missionaries in Africa can be found from the South (South Africa, Botswana & Mozambique) to the Horn of Africa (Ivory Coast, Ghana) to central countries (Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo) and finally to the East (Kenya, Ethiopia). African Temples of the LDS Church now stand in Johannesburg, South Africa, Accra, Ghana and Aba, Nigeria. There are 18 Mormon missions in Africa and the growth rate of the LDS Church in Africa is very high compared to other parts of the world. Indeed it appears that despite the difficulties at large of the continent, the future is very bright for the many faithful African Saints.
Elder Holland visited several African nations in August of 2009. During his trip he dedicated Cameroon and Rwanda for the preaching of the Gospel as well as visiting with Saints and missionaries in several other countries. We’ve compiled some of the best resources we could find so that you can read all about Elder Holland’s historic trip to Africa.
A LDS Youth Conference in Ethiopia brought together the few Mormons in Ethiopia to fellowship and teach others about the Church. The oportunity is a rare one as great distances separates the 4 LDS branches in Ethiopia.
(Mormon) Modern-Day Pioneers in Africa is part of a larger video called Modern-Day Pioneers. It details Mormon Church growth in various parts of the world and as a whole. In the African clip it talks of a miraculous experience by one of the original African converts, Anthony Obinna, to the LDS Church as well as some of the growth of the Mormon Church in Africa since then. It also includes an interview with Elder Morrison, a former seventy who gives his opinion that only the Gospel of Jesus Christ will save Africa.
Mormon Africa is a documentary about the history of the LDS Church in Africa. It includes recent events as well as information about how the Mormon Church started in Africa. This includes some of the stories of black Africans who anxiously awaited the Gospel of Jesus Christ long before the Mormon Church was even in Africa.
The LDS Aba Nigeria temple was closed recently due to violence in the area and concern for the saftey of temple workers. Though there is no timetable set for the length of the closure the situation is being addressed and for the foreseeable future the Mormon temple in Aba will remain closed.
The Mormon Johannesburg South Africa Temple was the first LDS Temple built in Africa. Today it serves Mormons in various countries acorss Southern Africa. Enjoy this short video about the history of the temple in South Africa.
Mormon young adults visited the Namibian Parliament to meet political leaders, learn more of the democratic process and share some of the LDS Church’s beliefs with Namibian politicans. The event was organized by a missionary serving in the South Africa Cape Town mission and was a great success.
The LDS Church is spreading across Africa with members in various countries throughout the continent. This video from The World Report is from April 2008 and gives a brief overview of the growth of the Mormon Church in Africa and a continent wide day of service performed by African Mormons.
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“Elder Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Quorum of the Twelve and his wife, Wendy, were among church leaders robbed by armed assailants Friday evening in the Mozambique Maputo Mission home.
On a church assignment in Mozambique, Elder and Sister Nelson were having dinner with Elder William W. Parmley of [...]
The Mormon Church has recently entered a new partnership with Dikeme Mutombo and his foundation (The Dikembe Mutombo Foundation) to provide clean water to the Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital and Research Center in Kinshasa, Congo.
Dikembe Mutombo played in the NBA for 18 years, most recently of the Houston Rockets. He recently retired after injuring his [...]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently called Elder Joseph W. Sitati to The First Quorum of the Seventy (one of the highest governing bodies within the Mormon Church) which makes him the first black African to be a member of this body. This milestone for the Mormon Church is indicative of the great [...]
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