Featured Story — 13 September 2012

Gisborne Mayor Praises Mormon Youth

Gisborne, New Zealand —

Gisborne Mayor Meng Foon attended the Gisborne Stake Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday [9 September 2012.]

He wrote in The Gisborne Herald yesterday [13 September 2012] about being "overwhelmed by the testimonies the young people gave [at the conference on Sunday], from what they were, to a transformed person they are today."

The Mayor continues: "Young and old shared a message for betterment of the family, as the family is the centre of all their work; 80-year-old people dedicated to going to homes to help with budgeting, family issues, advice."

A stake is a Mormon term for a group of wards (congregations) in a geographical area. Members and freinds of the Church meet together in stake conference every six months.

Read the full article in The Gisborne Herald..

Young Latter-day Saints from Gisborne, New Zealand, Lisi Amei Walters and Parekura Brown.

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