Church Prepares to Open Third Mission in New Zealand
News Release — 17 May 2013For many years The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has operated two missions in New Zealand. Those missions have basically divided the country north and south, with headquarters in Auckland and Wellington. As of 1 July, a third mission for the Church will exist in New Zealand. Headquartered in Hamilton and called the New Zealand Hamilton Mission, it will cover 10 stakes and one district of the Church across the middle of the nation’s North Island.
Polynesian Cultural Center Performers Entertain International Diplomats
Featured Story — 16 May 2013“Showcasing the cultures of the Pacific islands, more than a dozen dancers and musicians from the Polynesian Cultural Center in Laie, Hawaii, performed in New York City on April 30 and May 1 in honor of the 50th anniversary of the PCC,” according to a report in the Church News of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Announcer and Writer for 'Music and the Spoken Word' Visits Australia and New Zealand
News Release — 15 May 2013Lloyd D. Newell, Brigham Young University professor and announcer and writer for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir’s “Music and the Spoken Word” weekly broadcast, will spend the next several days in Australia and New Zealand.
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From Mormon Missionary to Rocket Scientist...to Mormon Missionary
Featured Story — 14 May 2013“An American who served a mission in Samoa for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1970 and 1971 has the distinction of going on to become a rocket scientist,” the Samoa Observer reported this week.
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Pacific Latter-day Saints Called to Quorums of the Seventy
Featured Story — 9 May 201359 new Area Seventies were called during the Sunday afternoon session of general conference on 6 April 2013.
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New Video Honours Mothers
Video — 9 May 2013A non-denominational video message for Mother's Day, produced in association with several faith groups, was posted this week on LDS.org. The video reminds people everywhere of the importance of families.
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Faith at Work: How to Hold a Weekly Family Night
Blog Post — 9 May 2013http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/topic/family"Faith at Work" is a new feature from Pacific Mormon Newsroom focussing on members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who are applying the teachings of Jesus Christ in their daily lives.
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Homage to the Home: Why Society Needs Strong Families
Commentary — 8 May 2013We hear it all the time: “The family is the basic unit of society.” But do we, as a society, really think about what that means?
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New Zealander Kicks BYU Rugby Team to National Title
News Story — 7 May 2013With the score 24-24 and the clock ticking away, Brigham Young University freshman, New Zealander Jonny Linehan, drop-kicked the ball between the uprights to help his team win the Rugby Varsity Cup U.S. national championship last Saturday [4 May].
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Church Joins Samoan Council of Churches
News Release — 7 May 2013The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints joined Samoa’s Council of Churches at the Council’s annual general meeting on 19 April. Secretary of the Council of Churches, Rev. Maauga Motu, told reporters after the meeting: “It is a great joy to leaders of the Council of Churches to accept these fellow brethren to work together within the witness ministry through the message of the Gospel.”
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