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Change in the Area Presidency
AUCKLAND, New Zealand - The First Presidency had announced in October a change in the Pacific Area Presidency, effective immediately. Elder David S. Baxter, president of the area since August 2008, recently underwent surgery in Salt Lake City and has been reassigned to Church headquarters. Elder Tad R. Callister will serve as president of the area, with Elder James J. Hamula as first counselor and Elder Brent H. Nielson as second counselor. |
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Especially For Youth – Perth 2010
(Story Package) - 8 February 2010
PERTH, Western Australia - More than 400 youth and 87 young single adults have spent the week at Murdoch University as part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ‘Especially for Youth’ programme. |
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"Go and Bring In Those People Now"
(Story Package) - 1 February 2010
AUCKLAND, New Zealand - the following is the Pacific Area Presidency message for the month of February. It was written by Elder James J. Hamula, First Counselor in the Pacific Area Presidency:
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Latter-day Saints Support Haiti Relief Efforts
(Story Package) - 16 January 2010
SALT LAKE CITY, United States - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is sending a team of doctors and medical supplies to Haiti immediately to help care for those injured by the devastating earthquake. |
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Two Thousand Young Adults Unite and Shine
(Story Package) - 16 January 2010
BRISBANE, Australia - Approximately two thousand young people, ages 18-30, of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently were in Brisbane for a five-day national convention entitled, Unite’09. Coming from all states and territories of Australia, they participated in a number of projects to make various parts of the city of Brisbane a little more attractive. |
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Crunch Time for Bright
(Story Package) - 15 January 2010
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Church Works with Others to Rush Aid to Haiti
(Story Package) - 14 January 2010
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Summer Youth Gatherings Strengthen Faith and Friendships
(Story Package) - 14 January 2010
SYDNEY, Australia - Teenage members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in all parts of the world use school vacation time to join in educational workshops, cultural presentations, service activities, pioneer treks, dance festivals and spiritual discussions. At these summer conferences, young men and young women connect to learn more about each other and the beliefs they share. |
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Graeme Purcell Dances to a Different Beat
(Story Package) - 14 January 2010
Graeme Purcell, finalist in the 2008 “So You Think You Can Dance” season, puts his dancing and singing career on hold as he leaves to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He will serve for two years in the Wellington, New Zealand Mission beginning January 14th. |
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White Shirt – Check; Tie – check; Lava Lava – Check
(Story Package) - 14 January 2010
APIA, Samoa - Patricia and Paul Streiff adore their kids and grand-kids; love their home and neighbourhood in Utah’s Salt Lake Valley; and have season passes to University of Utah football games. And yet, they have volunteered - twice - to spend two years in a foreign land helping others. What motivates them to serve as missionaries, at their own expense and without any pay, wherever they are asked to serve?
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Channel Ten Shows Mormons Celebrating New Year
(Story Package) - 13 January 2010
BRISBANE, Australia - Channel Ten News reported recently on New Year’s Eve festivities around Brisbane. A part of the news report featured young members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints participating in a New Year’s Eve dance. |
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Converting our Weaknesses into Strengths
(Story Package) - 8 January 2010
AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Pacific Area President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Elder Tad R. Callister, shared the following message recently:
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Papua New Guinea's 'Black and White Boys'
(Story Package) - 8 January 2010
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea - The two 20 year-old missionaries could barely contain their enthusiasm.
“40 people joined the Church here last week,” one of them, Elder Faafili Suapaia, said.
“Really?” The writer of this article asked. “Did you say 40?”
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Mormon Couple Share Missionary Experiences By Blogging
(Story Package) - 5 January 2010
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa - For Dan and Jean Dabell, their family and friends back in the United States are only a mouse click away. For the last six months they have been using Internet technology to keep in touch and share their experiences as missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Church College of New Zealand Legacy Website Launched
(Story Package) - 16 December 2009
TEMPLE VIEW, New Zealand - New web pages about Church College of New Zealand have been produced and are now live on www.ldschurch.org.nz. The pages include stories and videos about labour missionaries as well as past students and staff. |
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Despite Challenges, Genealogy Volunteer Reaches Milestone
(Story Package) - 16 December 2009
Sydney, Australia - Tracey Brough, a volunteer for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, just completed her 20,000th family history indexing name.
Family history indexing is the process of extracting names from digital images of historical documents and creating online searchable indexes from the gathered information.
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Evacuation Centres Open Across Fiji
(Story Package) - 15 December 2009
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Mormon.org Updated and Improved as Traffic Rapidly Increases
(Story Package) - 11 December 2009
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Building Bridges of Understanding in Melbourne
(Story Package) - 11 December 2009
MELBOURNE, Australia - The fifth Parliament of the World’s Religions concluded Wednesday night at Melbourne’s Convention and Exhibition Centre after 600 separate meetings over seven days. According to the BBC, the Parliament was attended by thousands of people from 80 nationalities and 220 faith traditions. The theme of the Parliament was: “Make a world of difference: hearing each other, healing the earth.”
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First Presidency Christmas Devotional
(Story Package) - 5 December 2009
SALT LAKE CITY, United States - The annual First Presidency Christmas Devotional will be held Sunday, December 6, at 6:00 p.m. MST in the Conference Center. Live audio and video streams will be available.
In addition Australian stakes will rebroadcast the Devotional at a later date.
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Kiribati Faithful Unite to Give Hospital a Facelift
(Story Package) - 4 December 2009
TARAWA, Kiribati - Over 500 volunteers converged on the Tungaru Central Hospital recently to clean and paint the facilities. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints joined with volunteers from six other Christian churches to provide the service over six days.
The project was organised by the two local stakes (similar to dioceses) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on the island of Tarawa. |
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Latter-day Saints to Participate in Parliament of World Religions
(Story Package) - 1 December 2009
MELBOURNE, Australia - The Parliament of the World's Religions - to be held from 3rd - 9th December, in Melbourne will bring together people of faith, spirit and goodwill to experience the rich diversity of the world's religious and faith traditions. |
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Latter-day Saints, Zonta and Rotary Help Mothers in Developing Countries
(Story Package) - 26 November 2009
CANBERRA, Australia - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Zonta Club and Rotary of Woden Sunrise combined efforts recently to assemble 2,000 birthing kits for mothers in developing nations. |
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President Uchtdorf Visits American Samoa and Samoa
(Story Package) - 13 November 2009
APIA, Samoa - President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Second Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, visited American Samoa and Samoa last weekend (7-8 November).
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Torah Bright Tells ABC TV about Her Faith
(Story Package) - 12 November 2009
SYDNEY, Australia - 22-year-old Torah Bright told ABC TV's 7.30 Report this week how she approaches life as a professional snowboarder, as a Mormon.
"I'm just glad that I do have the standards and morals and beliefs that I have, because I feel in this day and age that they're a pretty good thing to be taught when you're younger," she told 7.30 Report.
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U.S. Judge Visits New South Wales Parliament
(Story Package) - 9 November 2009
SYDNEY, Australia - U.S. Judge, J. Clifford Wallace, met with New South Wales legislators, lawyers and other guests at Parliament House recently. |
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