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  • New mission presidents

    Six new mission presidents and their wives have been called by the First Presidency. They will begin service about July 1.
    Published: Saturday, May 1, 2010

  • Saints celebrate first stake formed in Uganda

    Smiles on the faces of the saints in Kampala, Uganda, rivaled the bright colorful gomesi (traditional dresses) the sisters were wearing as they gathered on Sunday, Jan. 17, to witness the organization of the first stake in Uganda. Almost 1,000 members met at the Kololo meetinghouse to sustain Jimmy Carter Okot as the new stake president, with Charles Ssekirangi and Jackson Isiko as his counselors. Elder Paul E. Koelliker of the Seventy and president of the Africa Southeast Area presided at the historic meeting, which was conducted by Elder Hesbon O. Usi, Area Seventy.
    Published: Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010

  • Country information: Tanzania

    On the east coast of Africa, Tanzania is a republic with its people speaking Swahili and English. The people are Muslim, 35 percent; Christian, 30 percent; and the remainder follow tribal beliefs.
    Published: Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

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When BYU's Lamanite Generation was on a performing tour here, educators in western Washington seized the opportunity to bring their Native American students in contact with positive role models...