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Faith Leaders Welcome World Council of Churches Representative to Tonga

Elder Aisake Tukuafu of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently joined with other Tongan faith leaders to welcome Secretary General  of the World Council of Churches, Reverend Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, to Nuku’alofa, Tonga. 

His Eminence Soane Patita Paini Cardinal Mafi, Bishop of Tonga, Reverend Dr. Ahio, President of the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga, and other senior Tongan faith leaders welcomed the Secretary General to the Pacific nation.

     

The meeting was held at the Molitoni Hall Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga on 6 August, 2017.

“The LDS Church joins with those of other faiths, including working with the World Council of Churches," Elder Tukuafu said, "in promoting common Christian values and protecting and advancing religious freedom throughout the world.”

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