Elder Christofferson Witnesses the Growth of the Church of Jesus Christ in Southern Africa

Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Kathy, concluded a 10-day ministry to countries in southern Africa on Monday, May 27, 2024. They visited and spoke with Latter-day Saints and missionaries in South Africa, Madagascar, Angola and Mozambique.

Elder Christofferson noted the dramatic growth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Africa.

“The Church has been expanding worldwide, and it seems like there’s no particular corner of the world now that it’s not present and progressing — and that’s no more true than Africa,” he said. “The people are naturally spiritually inclined. They respond to things spiritual. They expect to have those feelings and to talk about Jesus Christ and to relate to their Heavenly Father. And so, they run to it, not from it, and we find that when we can teach them something in addition to what they already have, they respond to it with great enthusiasm, great joy.”