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    14 January 2025 - AUCKLAND, New Zealand
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    Latter-day Saints Around the Pacific: January 2025

    Pacific Newsroom features stories from around the Pacific to show what the members and leaders are doing to bless and serve their communities. This month we featured the following stories from Vanuatu, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea.

    Vanuatu Quake Recovery Continues with Faith and Resilience

    On December 17, a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu, causing loss of life and extensive damage in the capital, Port Vila. 14 fatalities have been confirmed, and over 200 people have suffered injuries.  Click here for full story.

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    VIDEO:  New Zealand Media Organisation Reports on Auckland Temple

    In an “explainer” video and article, New Zealand media organisation, STUFF, reported recently on the construction of the new Auckland New Zealand Temple:

    What is the massive fortress-like structure in south Auckland? | Stuff

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    Youth Conferences Offer Opportunities to Grow Faith in Jesus Christ

    After a five-year hiatus, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ popular "For the Strength of Youth" (FSY) conferences have returned to Papua New Guinea (PNG).

    Across the nation, more than 4,000 young Latter-day Saints gathered in five locations during the December summer break to forge new friendships and strengthen their testimonies of Jesus Christ.  Click here for full article.

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    Church Congregations Unite in Hawke’s Bay New Zealand

    Hastings, Napier and Flaxmere congregations organised into “Te Matau a Māui Stake”

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    Congregations of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Hawke’s Bay region of New Zealand were organised into a new stake on Sunday 8 December.

    The new grouping of congregations is called the Te Matau a Māui Stake and comprises wards (congregations) of the former Hastings and Flaxmere stakes of the Church. A stake is a Latter-day Saint group of wards or congregations in a geographical location. The new stake name, Te Matau a Māui, meaning the fishhook of Māui, is the traditional Māori name for Hawke’s Bay. All congregations in the stake also have traditional Māori names.

    On Sunday 22 December, hundreds of members of the new stake came together for a sacrament meeting to worship, sing, and fellowship together. Hymns and talks were focused on the birth, life and mission of Jesus Christ.  Click here for full article.

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