East African general authority finds full joy in gospel

As converts who discovered the LDS Church in their African homeland while raising a young family, Elder Joseph W. Sitati and his wife, Sister Gladys Sitati, learned early an essential gospel truth: It's the simple things that matter most.The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was in its infancy in the Sitatis' native Kenya when the couple was baptized in 1986. Still, the full joy of the gospel, said Elder Sitati, could be realized, then and now, \"from family prayer, family scripture study, family home evening, going to church together and having family counsel.\"And, added Sister Sitati, \"by having the children sing their Primary songs; knowing that Jesus Christ is their friend.\"Elder Sitati, 56, was called to the First Quorum of the Seventy during the LDS Church's recent general conference. He is the first east African to serve as a Mormon general authority.Despite Christian upbringings, the Sitatis were not really religious people before finding the church. They occasionally attended one local congregation or another, but felt no urge to continue. \"We were disillusioned at the time with many churches (in Kenya),\" said Elder Sitati. \"Many had political overtones. We never felt spiritual nourishment.\"See the rest of this story on ldschurchnews.com.