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09: The Kinshasa Temple: An Oasis of Peace (Episode 4)
In this blog post, we introduce the first of a series of episodes that tell the story of the construction and dedication of the Kinshasa Temple. In addition, we share a short video, “My Favorite Temple,” where Kyle Houghton of Westland Construction shares his feelings about a painting that hangs in his office. The…
08: From Disappointment to a Dream: Willy and Lilly Binene
With this post, I’m pleased to announce a very significant episode of the Not By Bread Alone (NBBA) film series: the story of Willy and Lilly Binene and the Saints of Luputa, DR Congo. You’ll notice that the NBBA episode related to this blog post is number 8, even though episodes 5–7 haven’t been finished…
07: Just in Time: Three Converts Return Home (Episode 3)
On 13 February 1986, Mucioko and Régine BANZA and Dieudonné NKITABUNGI MBUYI, along with other Church representatives, prior to signing documents that began the process of legal recognition of the Church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They had each joined the Church in Europe some years earlier. To legally organize, the signatures of…
06: A Woman of Faith: Sara Beysolow Nyanti, Foreign Minister
During a 24-hour stop in Kinshasa on June 12, Chris Miasnik and I were invited for a short visit to the Embassy of Liberia in the DR Congo by our longtime friend Da Moynson Tarr, Chargé d’Affaires. He mentioned that he would be leaving the following week for Salt Lake City where he would be…
05: Filming “An Impossible Meeting with MOBUTU” (Episode 2)
With this blog post, we are pleased to announce the release of the second episode in the Not by Bread Alone series, “An Impossible Meeting with Mobutu.” This episode tells the story of the miracles that began to unfold around the time President Spencer W. Kimball received the revelation on the priesthood (told in part…
04: “You Can Take Your Hand Off Africa Now”: A
As a young man, I remember vividly the thrill I felt when I first read the address that President Kimball gave at the April 1974 regional representatives seminar entitled, “When the World Will Be Converted” [2]. I was enthralled by the film version of his message, “Go Ye into the World,” that came out shortly…
03: “We Absolutely Fell in Love with the People”: A
In the early days of “Not by Bread Alone,” Junior Banza and I discussed what a treasure it would be if Church members could see and hear senior Church leaders reflect firsthand on their experiences in Africa. Given the direct involvement of several of them in the growth of the Church on the continent as…
02: A Place of Peace in War-Torn Goma
Goma, a large city in eastern DR Congo had been plagued for decades by warring militias competing for access to valuable minerals and by active volcanoes whose flowing lava had cut areas of the city into pieces. Now, in the spring of 2020, it came under a new threat: severe famine. Provoking further food panic,…
01: Off and Running – But to Where?
Thanks for taking the time to look at this first blog post for “Not by Bread Alone”! Let’s begin with an age-old question: “When does God smile knowingly?” Answer: “When mortals make plans.” [2] As a first example of that principle, you might have noticed that the subtitle for the website has changed from “Stories…
