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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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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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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