Rendell N. Mabey and Rachel Mabey were the first assigned to the area; they joined Edwin Q. Cannon and Janath R. Cannon. Upon arrival, they were welcomed by excited congregation members who had been waiting many years. They fixed the registry documentation that did not coincide with church policy, and resubmitted the paperwork. It was accepted and the church was established. They baptized and confirmed 89 people in a secluded part of the ocean. The very first to be baptized was Mensah. Anticipating the arrival of the missionaries, members had raised money to build new churches for worship. The missionaries organized congregations and set up new leadership for them. They ordained Johnson as a priest and called him to be the first branch president, also calling Naomi Ogoe as the first Relief Society president. In just four days, the missionaries had baptized 249 people and organized two branches. From this point on, the congregations in Ghana were part of the official church, which is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. By the end of 1979, there were 1,723 new members of the church. This rapid growth made some nervous, as there were many members, but not experienced leaders. Ghana's government was also becoming increasingly unstable. Missionaries were temporarily expelled in 1979 because of this. A few things needed to be changed, as the membership in Ghana began without any official handbooks. These changes included removing women who were leading congregations, like Rebecca Mould, who members called "the Mormon Prophetess." Sacrament meetings that included dancing, drums and clapping also ceased. The changes upset some Ghanaian members, who stopped going to church. New material was created as Priscilla Sampson-Davis translated the Book of Mormon and hymnbook into Fante for the church. In March 1980, the Africa West Mission was organized. Bryan A. Espenschied was the first president to serve, along with his wife, LaNore Espenschied. Emmanuel A. Kissi, who had been previously baptized in Manchester, England headed leadership in Accra, soon becoming district president. The first Ghanaian to serve full-time missions were Isaac Nortey Dadzie and Leon Deguenon. In 1983, David B. Haight became the church's first apostle to visit Ghana. In 1985 Ghana was made into its own mission, previously headquartered in Nigeria. In the mid 1980s, Ghana was seeking political stability through their leader Jerry Rawlings. He believed Ghana was too dependent on the West.