AREA PRESIDENCY
Elder Alfred Kyungu, President
Church Service
Elder Alfred Kyungu was sustained as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 3, 2021. At the time of his call, he had been serving as a member of the Third Quorum of the Seventy in the Africa Central Area. He served as a member of the Third Quorum of the Seventy in the Africa Southeast Area from 2011 to 2016. He served at Church headquarters as an area assistant to the North America Central Area and as an Assistant Executive Director in the Temple Department. He is currently serving as the President of the Africa West Area.
Elder Kyungu has served in a number of Church callings, including district executive secretary, district clerk, branch Sunday School president, institute teacher, ward Sunday School teacher, counselor in a bishopric, high councilor, ward Sunday School president, counselor in a stake presidency, and president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Mbuji-Mayi Mission from 2016 to 2019.
Personal Life
Alfred Kyungu Kibamba was born in Kamina, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on October 31, 1966. He married Lucie Kabulo Malale in 1998. They are the parents of three children.
He received a bachelor of science degree in social sciences and international relations from the University of Lubumbashi in 1993. In 1996 he received a master of science degree in social sciences and international relations from the University of Lubumbashi.
He has served in a number of Church callings, including stake Sunday School president, district executive secretary, institute teacher, ward Sunday School teacher, counselor in a bishopric, high councilor, counselor in a stake presidency, and president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Mbuji-Mayi Mission from 2016 to 2019.
At the time of his call, Elder Kyungu had been serving as a member of the Third Quorum of the Seventy in the Africa Central Area. He served as a member of the Third Quorum of the Seventy in the Africa Southeast Area from 2011 to 2016.
Professional Life
He has worked at Church headquarters as an area assistant to the North America Central Area and as an assistant executive director in the Temple Department.
He has worked in several positions for the Democratic Republic of the Congo government, including youth coordinator, private secretary, and administrative councilor. Prior to his call as a mission president, he worked for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as coordinator and regional director for seminaries and institutes. At the time of his call as a General Authority Seventy, he had been working for the Church as a family history manager.
Elder Adeyinka A. Ojediran, First Counselor
Church Service
Elder Adeyinka A. Ojediran was sustained as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 4, 2020. At the time of his call, he had been serving as an Area Seventy and a member of the Third Quorum of the Seventy in the Africa West Area since March 2012. He is currently serving at Church headquarters as the Assistant Executive Director of the Temple Department and as the Second Counselor of the North America West Area Presidency. He is currently serving as First Counselor in the Africa West Area Presidency.
Elder Ojediran has served in several Church callings, including branch clerk, counselor in a branch presidency, branch Young Men president, branch president, ward Sunday School president, counselor in a bishopric, bishop, counselor in a stake presidency, stake president, and counselor in a mission presidency.
Professional Life
Elder Ojediran received a bachelor’s degree in botany from the University of Ilorin in 1991. He became an associate chartered accountant in 1996 and a fellow of the institute in 2006. He received a master’s degree in business administration in 2000 and became an associate of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers of Nigeria in 2002. He is also an associate of Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria. He began his career in an accounting firm after graduating from the university and later worked as a finance and administrative manager for three major advertising companies in Nigeria. He then worked as head of strategic planning for Mutual Benefits Assurance PLC before joining Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company as a treasury accountant. He also worked as a senior project accountant, head of budget and financial planning in Nigeria, and finance manager for gas governance in Midstream Sub-Sahara Africa. Prior to his call as a General Authority, he worked as business finance manager overseeing the non-operated portfolio of Shell.
Personal Life
Adeyinka Ayodeji Ojediran was born in Ibadan, Nigeria, on April 5, 1967. He married Olufunmilayo Omolola Akinbebije on November 14, 1998, and their marriage was sealed in the Johannesburg South Africa Temple on November 14, 2002. They are the parents of one child.
Elder Isaac K. Morrison, Second Counselor
Church Service
Elder Isaac K. Morrison was sustained as a General Authority Seventy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 2, 2022. At the time of his call, he had been serving as the president of the Ghana Cape Coast Mission. He served as a member of the Third Quorum of the Seventy in the Africa West Area from 2018 to 2020.
Elder Morrison has served in a number of Church callings, including full-time missionary in the Nigeria Port Harcourt and Nigeria Uyo Mission, Gospel Doctrine teacher, seminary teacher, elders quorum president, counselor in a bishopric, bishop, counselor in a stake presidency, stake president, Area Seventy, and mission president. He is currently serving as Second Counselor in the Africa West Area Presidency.
Professional Life
Elder Morrison received Higher National Diploma (HND) in Building Construction from Takoradi Technical University (TTU) in 2000 and a bachelor of science in operations and project management from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) in 2009. In 2018 he received a master of science in strategic management and leadership from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). He worked for the Church in various positions since 2004, including as a Ghana MTC instructor, meetinghouse facilities manager, Accra Ghana temple facilities manager, Africa West Area operations and maintenance manager, and Africa West Area materials management manager. Prior to his call as a mission president, he had been working for the Church Africa West Area leader and member support.
Personal Life
Isaac Kofi Morrison was born in Takoradi, Ghana, on November 25, 1977. He married Hannah Nyarko in 2004. They are the parents of three children, one of whom is deceased.
AREA SEVENTY
General Authority Seventies have the authority to serve anywhere in the world. Other Seventies are called Area Seventies, and their authority is generally limited to the area where they serve.
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