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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PORT-AU-PRINCE — Earthquake survivor Daniel Delva looks past his humble circumstances in Port-Au-Prince and instead chooses to dream about his future. Delva will be studying mechanical engineering this week at Weber State University in Ogden thanks to a foundation of anonymous California- and Utah-based donors who will cover his school expenses. See http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700059604/LDS-Haitian-man-gets-a-2nd-chance-at-education.html
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Mormons support the new museum and provide family history support … Click here for story and videos from LDS website about the Alex Haley Museum Click here for a short story about the opening in USA Today Click here for the museum site
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Londo P. Andrews has been called to serve as bishop of the Petersburg congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. … http://www.mormontimes.com/article/15952/New-bishop-called-for-a-Virginia-ward Index
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July 21, 2010 – Alex Boye was the featured guest at an institute graduation in London. See the Church’s official UK page: https://lds.org.uk/news_details.php?id=1183&ntp=1
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Play honors life of early African-American Latter-day Saint June 7th, 2010 @ 10:53pm By Carole Mikita SALT LAKE CITY — African-American Latter-day Saints are remembering an important anniversary in their faith and honoring the memory of pioneer Jane Manning James with an up-coming play about her life. … http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=576&sid=11079613 Mormon Times article July 31, 2010
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Former Utah athlete happy with decision to join Mormon church http://mormontimes.com/people_news/people_church/?id=14991
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The first member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to graduate from the University of Ghana Dental School / Korlebu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana, is David Ameyaw, age 33. He received his diploma on March 27, 2010 and was inducted into the dental profession by the Medical – Dental Council of
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The following article shares the inspiring story of Joseph Freeman’s conversion to the church and his 1978 priesthood ordination and temple blessings. The article notes that he was ordained three days after the June 1978 revelation. Although reported as the first man of Black African descent to be ordained after the 1978 revelation, there are
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