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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Hosts 5th Annual Strengthening Families Conference in Abuja Nigeria

The Abuja International Conference Center to Host Conference on June 21-22, 2023

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On June 21st and 22nd, 2023 the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will host the 5th annual Strengthening Families Conference in Abuja, Nigeria.  The event will be held at the Abuja International Conference Center.  All sessions of the conference can also be accessed on-line. The conference is free for all in-person and on-line attendees.  This is an international event with speakers and performers from around the globe. See video here.

The theme of this year’s conference is Strengthening Marriage and will focus on providing effective strategies and practices to strengthen families by bolstering marriages.  Speakers and panelists will use innovative approaches to help spouses achieve positive outcomes in their marriages. 

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The conference will also help families to leverage the collective impact of faith-based organizations, government agencies, and non-governmental agencies to champion quality marriage and family supports.

The contributors and participants in this event come with substantial experience and a wide diversity of background. They are focused on raising the standards of quality for marriage and family strengthening and support. 

There will be singing and dancing groups from both the Abuja area and throughout the world to provide entertainment at the conference.

Doors will open at 9:00AM on 21 June and 10:00 AM on 22 June.  Conference attendees are invited to visit the booths in the Conference Center lobby.  The booths will be hosted by community and religious based organizations and will be educational and interactive.

The program begins in the Conference Center at 11:00AM on both days of the conference.

Last years conference was held in Accra Ghana and was attended by over 70,000 individuals both in person and virtually.  On-line participants can join by accessing Zoom at:

Meeting ID: 991 9045 8562      Passcode: 210623

Visit strengthenfamily.org for more information and free registration.

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