Sister Mann wrote the following story about Elder Mwita, one of the new missionaries:

“Elder Mwita is our new elder from Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. He lost his parents when he was young, and spent several years in an orphanage then went to live with an uncle who is a pastor in the Pentecostal Church. While he was living there, he went to free classes to learn English – as taught by missionaries, using “They Shall Have My Words”, and the Book of Mormon. Thnkgs progressed, and he gained a testimony and started attending Church. His uncle warned him that it was the church of the devil – to which Elder Mwita responded “But why would devil teach me to keep the commandments?” “Well, the devil knows the commandments, too…” Hmmm. He attended both Pentecostal and LDS services for awhile, to please his uncle, but when he wouldn’t give up the Church, his uncle conferred with his fellow church leaders, and then kicked him out of the house. Elder Mwita went to the branch president, who found a member family who took him in. And now he’s here – ”