Marvin Perkins Answers Questions for Times and Seasons

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Marc Bohn, May 20, 2009 Marvin Perkins has graciously agreed to answer a few questions from Times & Seasons. Brother Perkins is a Latter-day Saint music producer who is currently the Public Affairs Co-chair for the Genesis Group and who has worked to nurture understanding between African Americans and Latter-day Saints … Part 1 http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2009/05/12-questions-for-marvin-perkins-part-one/

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Church Teams With Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital

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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 1 May 2009 A new partnership between The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation promises an additional water source for the Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital and Research Center, which is located in the capital city of Kinshasa http://www.newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/church-teams-with-biamba-marie-mutombo-hospital

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Elder Joseph W. Sitati Called to First Quorum of the Seventy

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4 April 2009 – Elder Joseph W. Sitati of Nairobi, Kenya was called as a General Authority of the Church to the First Quorum of the Seventy. He had been serving as president of the Nigeria Calabar Mission when called. Since joining the Church in 1986, Elder Sitati has served in numerous callings, including branch president’s

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A Religious Portrait of African-Americans by The Pew Forum

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The Pew Forum has published an extension report on the religious beliefs, practices, and affiliations of African-Americans. While the U.S. is generally considered a highly religious nation, African-Americans are markedly more religious on a variety of measures than the U.S. population as a whole, including level of affiliation with a religion, attendance at religious services,

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Mormons Among Volunteers Who Heeded President Obama’s Call for Service

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“It was really great to see so many people in the community showing up,” said Kristin Scott, 27, of University City. “Everyone is so willing to help each other.” She and Karen Meyer, 31, were among nearly 20 people with Mormon Helping Hands who decided to spend the day cleaning the street bearing the name

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