Leaders gather at the Natural Resources College in Lilongwe, Malawi.

Gathering in Africa Brings Together Ministers

Seven evangelists, eight high priests, and fourteen seventies from the seven mission centers in Africa recently gathered for worship, training, fellowship, and cultural sharing at the Natural Resources College in Lilongwe, Malawi.

The event ran June 28–July 2. It started with the dedication of a church in Area 25 of Lilongwe. Also, Apostle Bunda Chibwe and Bishop Malcolm Stephenson ordained Zibodi Augustin of the Ivory Coast/Liberia Mission Center to the office of evangelist.

Training during the gathering covered topics such as “A Defining Moment,” President Steve Veazey’s address to the church in April. Other sessions focused on the “We Share” document, Doctrine and Covenants 163, and office-specific training for the ministers.

Trainers were Bunda Chibwe, Africa/Haiti Mission Field apostle; David Waring, Africa/Haiti Mission Field apostolic assistant; Jane Gardner, High Priest Quorum president; Richard James, Sixth Quorum of Seventy president; Karen Waring, seventy, British Isles Mission Centre; and Bill Brian, seventy, Mid-Atlantic USA Mission Center.

—David Waring reporting