President Monson announced in General Conference today that temples will be built in Khinasa, DRC, and Durban, South Africa.
The DRC temple will be the first in Central Africa, and the Durban temple will be the second in South Africa.
These temples will bring the total in Africa to five.
The Freetown Sierra Leone District was split yesterday to create a second district in the city, the Freetown Sierra Leone East District. During the first session of the newly organized district there were over 1,000 in attendance. Full-time missionaries report that plans to open additional cities to missionary work were recently postponed to coordinate with local priesthood leaders in establishing the first LDS stakes in the near future. There are now three districts, 23 branches, and several groups meeting throughout the country.
On a beautiful sunny day in the city of Luputa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the 10th Congolese stake in Africa was organized. More than 1,800 members gathered from villages and farms — some traveling by riding bikes and others riding in the backs of trucks — to the Church building on June 26. Most came walking, some even for 6-8 hours, just to attend the conference.
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Full-time missionaries serving in the Sierra Leone Freetown Mission report a recent surge in convert baptisms and church attendance necessitating the creation of five new branches this weekend in the Liberia Monrovia Bushrod Island District. As a result of the organization of the new branches, the number of branches will double in the district from five to ten. Missionaries report that proposals are also underway for the organization of additional branches in the the neighboring Liberia Monrovia District to the south which currently has six branches. Following the creation of the five new branches there will be 18 LDS branches in Liberia.
LAGOS NIGERIA SOUTH STAKE: (May 15, 2011) President — Umana Effiong Umana, 41, facilities/real estate manager; wife, Stella Ngozi Ikeya. Counselors — Nosakhare Calvin-Brown Okhomina, 39, medical doctor; wife, Beauty Ojo Okhomina. Herbert Member, 43, supervisor/manager; wife, Ifeoma Angela Ezema.
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A new stake has been created from the Antananarivo Madagascar Stake. The Antananarivo Madagascar Ivandry Stake, which includes the Sabotsy Namehana Branch and Analamahitsy, Anjanahary, Antananarivo, Betongolo and Ivandry wards, was created by Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Seventy.
ANTANANARIVO MADAGASCAR IVANDRY STAKE: (March 13, 2011) President —Tahina-Elisoa Rakotoson, 39, consultant; wife, Mbololontsoa Sendrahasina Ranaivojaona. Counselors — Barege Isimaela N. Raoelimananiaina, 32, Church translator; wife, Bodovodmangy Raoelimananiaina. Nirina Guy Rafidison, 40, marketing manager; wife, Marie Héléne Nina Emeline Ralifaona.
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For the first time in two decades, the Church will organize a mission in a nation that at present does not have a stake or district. The Benin Cotonou Mission will include both Benin and Togo which were formerly assigned to the Cote d’Ivoire Abidjan Mission and will administer a population of 15.5 million.
Philip Kwame Weah Xaxagbe, 59, and Agnes Yourah Logo Xaxagbe, three children, Dansoman Ward, Accra Ghana McCarthy Hill Stake. Brother Xaxagbe serves as a stake president and is a former bishop, high councilor, counselor in a stake Sunday School presidency, branch president and elders quorum president. Former Area Materials Management manager, Corporation of the Presiding Bishop. Born in Elmina, Central Region, Ghana, to John Kwodwo Amankwadu and Mary Araba Donkoh Mensah Yawson.
Sister Xaxagbe serves as an institute teacher and as a temple ordinance worker in the Accra Ghana Temple. She is a former stake Young Women president, counselor in a stake Relief Society presidency, ward Relief Society teacher, branch Relief Society president and branch Primary president. Born in Jirapa, Upper West Region, Ghana, to Kizito Kuunsagn and Magdalena Wienibe Naazig Logo.
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LDS non-African missionaries evacuated from Côte d’Ivoire; Côte d’Ivoire Abidjan Mission may divide to create new mission in 2011. Link