Elder Ronald A. Rasband and Elder S. Mark Palmer on the growing and influential Church in Africa, with guest host Sheri Dew

<p>In May 2022, <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/2015/10/15/23222708/elder-ronald-a-rasband-apostle-2015">Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</a> visited Africa, an area for which he has administrative oversight for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “This is just the beginning,” Elder Rasband told Latter-day Saints in a social media post celebrating the member meeting in Mozambique — the largest gathering in the history of the Church in that country. Elder Rasband joins this special 100th episode of the Church News podcast with <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/2016/6/16/23222405/elder-s-mark-palmer-general-authority-seventy">Elder S. Mark Palmer</a> of the Presidency of the Seventy to talk about the Church in Africa. Sister<a href="https://deseretbook.com/t/author/sheri-l-dew"> Sheri Dew</a>, executive vice president of Deseret Management Corp. and a former member of the Relief Society general presidency, is the guest host.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/podcast">The Church News Podcast</a> is a weekly podcast that invites listeners to make a journey of connection with members of <a href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/?lang=eng">The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a> across the globe. Host <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/author/sarahdeseretnews-com">Sarah Jane Weaver</a>, reporter and editor for <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/">The Church News</a> for a quarter-century, shares a unique view of the stories, events, and most important people who form this international faith. With each episode, listeners are asked to embark on a journey to learn from one another and ponder, “What do I know now?” because of the experience. Produced by<a href="https://kellieannhalvo.com/"> KellieAnn Halvorsen</a>.</p>