“With the recent containment of the plague outbreak in Madagascar, missionaries who were temporarily transferred from the Madagascar Antananarivo Mission are preparing to resume their service in that country. At this time, 12 missionaries are in various stages of returning to the island of Madagascar. Additional missionaries will arrive as the mission is ready to …
Category Archives: Missions
New Ghana Missionary Training Center completed
Visitors are welcome to attend an open house at the newly completed Ghana Missionary Training Center (MTC) located in Accra through August 12, 2017. Tours run 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and tickets are not required. The new facility will be dedicated October 24, 2017. Source: LDS Newsroom
Significant LDS Developments in Mali
Local members in Mali report several significant LDS developments in Mali. The Church has appeared to obtain official government registration in Mali. The first branch in Mali will be organized in the capital city, Bamako, on June 26th under the direction of the Africa West Area Presidency. The first proselytizing missionaries will also be assigned …
Significant Developments in West Africa
There are several significant developments in West Africa in regards to the expansion of the Church in minimally reached or previously unreached areas. Source: LDS Church Growth
New Missions Created in DR Congo and Nigeria
The Church announced January 7, 2016, the formation of three new Mormon missions: the Democratic Republic of the Congo Mbuji-Mayi Mission the Nigeria Owerri Mission and the Vietnam Hanoi Mission. Read more at Mormon Newsroom
Third mission in DRC to be organized July 2016
Missionaries serving in the DR Congo report that the Church will organize the Democratic Republic of the Congo Mbuji-Mayi Mission in July 2016 – the third mission to operate in the DR Congo. Read more at LDS Church Growth
Record baptisms in Africa West Area in 2014.
A report from a senior missionary couple who serves in the area indicates that the Church in 2014 set an all-time record for the number of convert baptisms in the Africa West Area as over 23,000 converts joined the Church during the year. Read more at LDS Church Growth.
2015 LDS Mission Presidents, 6 in Africa
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the following new mission president assignments, effective July 2015.
Missionaries Serving in 2 African Nations are Reassigned
All missionaries have safely departed from Sierra Leone and Liberia, and have been reassigned to other locations. Missionaries will be traveling to their new assignments over the next few days. When they arrive they will call their families to update them. All missionaries are safe and in good health. via LDS Newsroom
2 New Missions to be Created This July in Africa
The Church announced the creation of two new missions this summer in Cote d’Ivoire and the Republic of the Congo. via LDS Church Growth