President Monson Visits New Zealand
Place: Hamilton, New Zealand
Purpose: Various
Last week, after the celebration and dedication of the temple in Cebu, Philippines, President Monson made a stop in Hamilton, New Zealand. The New Zealand LDS Newsroom reports:
President Thomas S. Monson, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, visited Hamilton briefly this week (June 15).
He inspected the Church College of New Zealand campus, toured the Temple View community and met with members of the Temple View Envisioning Committee.
The Envisioning Committee is made up of local residents and others with an interest in Temple View and CCNZ. The aim of the committee is to study various options for the future of the former CCNZ campus and surrounding Church land holdings.
During the meeting, ideas were shared with President Monson, particularly with respect to helping young Latter-day Saints to develop confidence, build character and become better educated.
President Monson expressed his love for New Zealand, in particular the Polynesian people. He also paid tribute to the character of New Zealand Latter-day Saint leaders and members.
“You always learn more than you leave behind, when you come here,” he said. “I’m a better man for having visited New Zealand.”
President Monson made the trip after dedicating a temple in the Philippines. He left for the United States yesterday.
He is traveling with his first counselor, President Henry B. Eyring, as well as Bishop H. David Burton, presiding bishop of the Church, and other officials.
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President Monson Visits New Zealand
