Today, Elder Joseph Wafula Sitati from Nigeria makes history, becoming the first black (African) member to be called in the First Quorum of the Seventy. He is currently serving as a mission president in Nigeria.
Elder Joseph Wafula Sitati (Hover)
Elder Sitati Addresses Race, Self-Reliance and Church Growth in Africa
Elder Joseph W. Sitati of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spoke at the Black, White and Mormon conference Friday, October 9, 2015, at the University of Utah on the topic of Race and the International Church. Ref. Source 6g