Missionaries serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo report that the Church has initiated a new meetinghouse construction program to meet the urgent need for additional LDS chapels for the increasing numbers of convert baptisms in the country.
BENIN CITY NIGERIA IHOGBE STAKE: (March 11, 2012) President — Romanus Chinasa Nwafor Okeke, 52, manager at Benjoe and Sons Ltd.; wife, Blessing Uloma Nwachukwu Okeke. Wilfred Omodamwen Idemudia, 52, teacher; wife, Christiana O. Okekhigbemen. Kennedy E. Onime, 49, principal at Jubilee Academy; wife, Henrietta Akhere O. Onime.
BENIN CITY NIGERIA NEW BENIN STAKE: (March 11, 2012) President — Anthony Ebolosele Ekoh, 50, director; succeeding Olusegun Frederick Akinbo; wife, Christiana Nyenumu Azeta Ekoh. Counselors — Godwin O. Meteke, 52, chief executive officer; wife, Clementina I. Ujeh Meteke. Monday A. Odaro, 49, librarian at the University of Benin; wife, Temi Joy Olofin.
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LDS Church News announced last week the area presidency assignments, including the areas that cover Africa.
Jean Lorraine Cram Griner Hutchings, 85, who served with her husband, R. Bay Hutchings, as he presided over the France Toulouse Mission from 1981–82, the Switzerland Geneva Mission from 1982–84, and the Zaire Kinshasa Mission from 1987–88, died April 8, 2012, in Provo, Utah, USA.
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The Church created a new district in Zimbabwe for the first time since 2000. The Bindura Zimbabwe District was organized last Sunday and includes four branches in the Bindura area. There are now four stakes and two districts in Zimbabwe.
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George Bondzie Afful, 66, Umuchichi Ward, Aba Nigeria Stake, called as president of the Accra Ghana Temple, succeeding President Julian P. Breillatt. President Afful’s wife, Victoria Beatrice Dampson Afful, will serve as temple matron. The recorder of the Aba Nigeria Temple, he also serves as a sealer and high priest group assistant. He has served as a patriarch, temple president’s counselor, district president, bishop and high councilor. A former recorder at the Accra Ghana Temple and a regional manager for temporal affairs, he was born in Apam, Central Region, Ghana, to Agyanka Crosby and Helen Bosua Botchey Afful.
The Church has called new seventies from Zimbabwe, Nigeria, DRC, and Ghana.
George Bondzie Afful, 66, Umuchichi Ward, Aba Nigeria Stake, called as president of the Accra Ghana Temple, succeeding President Julian P. Breillatt. President Afful’s wife, Victoria Beatrice Dampson Afful, will serve as temple matron. The recorder of the Aba Nigeria Temple, he also serves as a sealer and high priest group assistant. He has served as a patriarch, temple president’s counselor, district president, bishop and high councilor. A former recorder at the Accra Ghana Temple and a regional manager for temporal affairs, he was born in Apam, Central Region, Ghana, to Agyanka Crosby and Helen Bosua Botchey Afful.
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A new stake has been created from the Benin City Nigeria Ihogbe, Benin City Nigeria Ikpokpan and Benin City Nigeria New Benin stakes. The Benin City Nigeria Siluoko Stake, which includes the Egor, Ogida, Orominyan, Uwelu 1st, Uwelu 2nd and Uwelu 3rd wards, was created by Elder John B. Dickson of the Seventy and Elder Ini B. Ekong, an Area Seventy.
A new stake has been created from the Benin City Nigeria Ihogbe, Benin City Nigeria Ikpokpan and Benin City Nigeria New Benin stakes. The Benin City Nigeria Ugbowo Stake, which includes the Adolor, Edaiken, Evbareke, Eweka, Okhoro, Oluku, Ugbowo 2nd, Ugbowo 1st wards, was created by Elder LeGrand R. Curtis of the Seventy and Elder Adesina J. Olukanni, an Area Seventy.
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John Edafe Kosin, 55, and Christiana Chuko Igbigbi Kosin, seven children, Nigeria Calabar Mission; Ughelli Branch, Warri Nigeria District. Brother Kosin is a former counselor in the Nigeria Port Harcourt Mission, district president and counselor, bishop and branch president. Manager, Ughelli Power Plc. Born in Kokori, Nigeria, to Samuel Onofekohwo and Lucky Emagege Ititi Kosin.
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