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Eka was first introduced to the LDS Church by an uncle, who had moved to live in the state of
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in that temple. In April 2007, Eka was again called as an area seventy in the church. He was again released as an area seventy in April 2009 general conference. Beginning in 2019, Eka served as president of the
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