HARARE, Zimbabwe — Kilford Shereni helped bring water to the Harare Zimbabwe Temple grounds. His work there in turn helped bring “living water” — the gospel of Jesus Christ and its many blessings — into his life.
Shereni is one of several individuals whose introduction to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints started with participating in the construction of the house of the Lord in Harare, Zimbabwe. Those introductions led first to conversions and more recently — following the temple’s March 1 dedication — to temple ordinances, covenants and blessings.
“Entering the temple for my endowment after its dedication was a powerful and emotional experience,” said Shereni, whose first temple experience came just two days after the March 1 dedication, resulted in him being one of the first to do temple ordinances in Harare’s house of the Lord. “I felt a deep sense of peace, reverence and closeness to God.