{"product_id":"9781938896514","title":"Walking in the Sand: A History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ghana","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"When the priesthood was extended to blacks in 1978, faithful followers rejoiced and a new day dawned in Africa. Senior missionary couples soon arrived in Ghana, and within a year 400 people were baptized, many coming from congregations that were patterned after the Church and that had operated unofficially for more than a decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Church growth came persecution. Rumors spread that both the organization and the missionaries were American spies. In June 1989, the Ghanaian government instituted an eighteen-month “Freeze,” forcing all Church activities to cease. The Freeze was lifted in 1991. The number of stakes has now multiplied, with a temple dedicated in 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Walking in the sand,” a Ghanaian expression meaning “alive and well,” aptly describes the Latter-day Saints in Ghana.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deseret Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179602952432,"sku":"9781938896514","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781938896514_p0.jpg?v=1763663984","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781938896514","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}