?For me,??? former church President Gordon B. Hinckley said on the day???s 10th anniversary, ???it felt as if a conduit opened between the heavenly throne and the kneeling, pleading prophet of God who was joined by his brethren.???In the 35 years since the announcement, Mormonism has spread exponentially in areas formerly off-limits, especially Africa.There now are nearly 400,000 Mormons in Africa