“Economic conditions in Liberia have continued to deteriorate, leading to increased difficulties in obtaining basic supplies and conducting missionary work,” church spokesman Daniel Woodruff said in a statement Thursday. “For this reason, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has decided to temporarily transfer the remaining 99 missionaries out of that country. Source: Deseret …
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the creation of eight new missions. With these additions, beginning July 1, 2020, there will be 407 missions worldwide. Source: Eight New Missions to Open in July 2020
On April 23rd, the Africa West Area Presidency announced a significant realignment of the seven missions in Nigeria. No missions will be closed or opened as part of the changes. However, the Nigeria Calabar Mission will be renamed the Nigeria Uyo Mission, which was the original name of the mission from 2002-2008, and mission headquarters …
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The following four missions will open in July 2019: Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa East Source: Church Announces New Missions, Boundary Realignments
Jimmy Carter Okot, 43, and Lindiwe Amanda Malambile Okot, five children, Seeta Branch, Kampala Uganda North Stake: Zimbabwe Bulawayo Mission. Brother Okot is a former stake president, district president, branch president, elders quorum president and missionary in the Kenya Nairobi Mission. Born in Kitgum, Uganda, to Everist Kidega and Norah Amato. Sister Okot serves as …
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Tasara Makasi, 44, and Shamiso Mberengwa Makasi, four children, Ruimsig Ward, Roodepoort South Africa Stake: Zimbabwe Harare Mission, succeeding President T. Jackson Mkhabela and Sister Dorah Mkhabela. Brother Makasi serves as an Area Seventy and is a former stake president, district president, high councilor, institute teacher and missionary in the Zimbabwe Harare Mission. Born in …
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The first convert baptisms in the country of Mali took place this past weekend. Local members report that four converts were baptized in a swimming pool, including two converts from the Bamako Branch and two converts from the Farako Group. Missionaries serving in the Cote d’Ivoire Abidjan Mission have been teaching investigators by Skype for …
Source: LDS Church Growth
Source: LDS Church Growth
The following missions will open in July 2018: Cote d’Ivoire Yamoussoukro, Nigeria Ibadan, and Zimbabwe Bulawayo Source: Mormon Newsroom
