Monday, February 07 2011 The Tales that Bind: How an African Oral tradition Resonates with the Gospel By Johnell DeWitt Our first Sunday in Uganda I watched Brother Onyango Odongo, the uncle of our soon to be Patriarch, reverently sit as he was confirmed a member of our little branch, now a ward. His beautiful […]
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“Within the tropical forests of southern Uganda, Lincoln Barlow looks over a community wash basin that he and his wife helped build as part of a $250,000 humanitarian effort by the LDS Church to bring cleaner water and better sanitation to Africa.” See: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/50983387-78/uganda-church-lds-nearby.html.csp
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To most members of the Church, partaking of the sacrament is a special weekly experience but, at times, might be taken for granted. For the Malabi family of Bujumbura, Burundi, the service held last Aug. 15 was an opportunity that brought them to tears and rejoicing as they partook of the sacrament for the first
See this link: Practicing the Church’s New Fourth-Fold Mission As we near the year anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Latter-day Saints are still deeply involved in trying to lend a hand.
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A great new song honoring our Relief Society Sisters by Alex Boye. Simply click on the link below and please share with those on your mailing list. http://blacksinthescriptures.com/in-the-news/
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When Mariama Kallon was fleeing the rebels in Sierra Leone, she grabbed her scriptures and the plastic bag with her hygiene kit in it. She still has parts of the kit. “It blessed the lives of over 25 women in three weeks,” Kallon said of their time in the refugee camp. The women would line
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See this article on Ghana reunion of returned missionaries in Mormon Times, October 1, 2010 http://www.mormontimes.com/article/17499/Ghana-reunion-more-than-just-a-meeting-of-returned-missionaries WEST JORDAN, Utah — If you happen to meet someone from Ghana, ask them about the handshake. “You go like this, and then you go like this, and then you go like this, and then you slide down, and
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See this story in Mormon Times, Sept 16, 2010 AMERICAN FORK, Utah — Most of the people in Ryan Wilcox’s life already knew he is a devoted father and caring pediatrician. What they didn’t know about is his work as a humanitarian missionary for the LDS Church. …
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See this article in The Church News Sept 18, 2010 A Mighty Change ACCRA, GHANA More than 10,000 young men and women, ages 12 to 18, from seven countries in western Africa, representing seven stakes and 32 districts, came together to celebrate the 180th anniversary of the coming forth of the Book of Mormon and
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By Margaret Blair Young and Darius Aidan Gray We believe that there must and will be a significant future for those of African descent in the Church, and far greater prominence in the leadership than we see today. But it won’t come without full acknowledgment of the complexities that always attend race issues, and some
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