Billy Johnson (born December 17, 1934), Nigerian president, Apostolic Divine

Billy Johnson

December 17, 1934

Ghana

Although he was not able to be baptized at this time, Johnson did receive support and encouragement in sharing the faith with others from Latter day Saint expatriates who occasionally lived in or visited Ghana, such as Merrill J. Bateman. Some of the individuals in this group formed the Apostolic Divine Church of Ghana, however, this sect only lasted a few months. Later he served as a district president They were the only missionaries who served from then until mid-1991, a period known in the church as "the freeze". After the end of the freeze, stakes were organized in Accra and Cape Coast, and Johnson became the first stake patriarch in Ghana.

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Johnson was born in Lagos, Nigeria. He grew up in the Roman Catholic faith.

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Although he was not able to be baptized at this time, Johnson did receive support and encouragement in sharing the faith with others from Latter day Saint expatriates who occasionally lived in or visited Ghana, such as Merrill J. Bateman. Some of the individuals in this group formed the Apostolic Divine Church of Ghana, however, this sect only lasted a few months. Later he served as a district president

They were the only missionaries who served from then until mid-1991, a period known in the church as "the freeze".

After the end of the freeze, stakes were organized in Accra and Cape Coast, and Johnson became the first stake patriarch in Ghana.

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