News

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

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

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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

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

Former Utah athlete happy with decision to join Mormon church

http://mormontimes.com/people_news/people_church/?id=14991

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 Ghana on April 29, 2010. …

See http://www.ldsmag.com/people/100430heartwarming.html

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 reports of other men in Brazil and Los Angeles who may have been ordained sooner. Please also see the Priesthood section of this website to note those who were ordained from 1836 to 1935. Notwithstanding, we are inspired by Brother Freeman’s faithfulness and quick response to the revelation.

http://www.mormontimes.com/studies_doctrine/church_history/?id=14506&preview=1

PROVO — An LDS chapel and institute of religion are the only buildings left on a street in Abuja, Nigeria.

Other churches and businesses once occupied the area, but were razed over a four-year span for not complying with zoning laws.

The land is now mostly a national park, but the two Mormon structures remain.

“Why? Because we had all of the papers,” said Elder Adesina J. Olukanni, Area Seventy and director of public affairs for the Africa West Area. “We went in through the front door.” …

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700022304/LDS-front-door-policy-in-Africa.html?pg=1

As Sister Julie B. Beck, general Relief Society president, has traveled she has observed the homes of Latter-day Saint women.

Juliana Afulenu of the Hedzranawoe Branch, Lome Togo District, stands near shelf where she keeps her scriptures and other Church materials. …

http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/59061/Relief-Society-Strengthening-faith-through-scripture-study.html

LDS Church apostle Dallin Oaks presented first lady Michelle Obama with a copy of her family’s genealogy during a short visit to the White House on Wednesday (March 18, 2010) …

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_14692385?source=most_viewed