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  "path": "/faith/2026/05/02/church-news-elder-christian-c-chigbundu-general-authority-seventy-bio-2026-nigeria/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-02T22:55:09.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Elder Christian C. Chigbundu recalls a challenging time when he was serving as a bishop, learning to be a new father and working to further his accounting career all at the same time.\n\nAdding to the already busy schedule was his goal to receive a professional accountant certification. This required him to attend lectures, mostly on weekends.\n\n“One of my bosses in the office came to me and said, ‘Christian, you will never qualify as a chartered accountant. Tell them to release you from this calling.’”\n\nElder Chigbundu told his boss: “The Lord calls in my Church, and the Lord also releases. I will not go to the Lord and ask the Lord to release me.”\n\nTo read the full story, visit TheChurchNews.com.",
  "title": "The Lord ‘owns the work,’ says Elder Chigbundu, new General Authority Seventy from Nigeria"
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