Swiss baptisms planted gospel seed in the Congo

By Ernie Shannon

For the Deseret News

Published: Thursday, Dec. 29 2011 5:00 a.m. MST

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In 2007, 28 years after baptizing Mucioko and Mutombo Banza in Geneva, Switzerland, Brothers Call and Clement learned the baptisms had led to the establishment of the church in the Congo and the conversions of thousands in the years since.

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Jacob's Dad

LOGAN, UT

I didn't know Elder Call, but he left a great legacy as a great missionary. I did know Elder Clement who served as my zone leader in Geneva. One night, I was on a split with him and it was getting late and almost time to go home and we knocked on the More..

5:39 a.m. Dec. 29, 2011
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gatsby

Murray, utah

Thank you for the wonderful story!! I served my mission in Geneva Switzerland 5 years after these Elders, but am thrilled to hear about such sweet valiant members who were baptized there. I also worked with many AFricans and can honestly say, that More..

12:36 p.m. Dec. 29, 2011
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John Pack Lambert of Michigan

Ypsilanti, MI

Thankyou for this article. Now I want to hear more of the story. What happened to the Banzas after they returned to Zaire (I would point out that the article had another error, Zaire was the name until 1997)?

It would be neat to learn of More..

10:35 p.m. Dec. 29, 2011
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