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  • New mission presidents

    Seven new mission presidents and their wives have been called by the First Presidency. They will begin their service about July 1.
    Published: Saturday, March 6, 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: Uganda

    Records from the South African Mission indicate that Lorel Nicole was baptized in Uganda on 1 July 1969, which is quite possibly the first Latter-day Saint baptism in that country. Non-Ugandan Latter-day Saints living and working there in the early 1970s met in small groups that reported to the Switzerland and International missions.
    Published: Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

  • Latter-day Saints from Ethiopia attend the temple for the first time

    Members of the newly formed Addis Ababa Ethiopia District — two families and two single adults — attended the temple for their first time, in Accra, Ghana, the week of Dec. 7, 2009. The shorter distance from Ethiopia to Ghana rather than Johannesburg, South Africa, makes it easier for some members to attend the temple.
    Published: Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010

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New mission presidents

Published: Saturday, Feb. 1, 1992

The First Presidency has announced the call of six more mission presidents. The new presidents and their wives will be assigned to a specific mission later and will begin their service about July...