Church of the Latter Day Saints - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 08 Feb 2016 18:05:21 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Church of the Latter Day Saints - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 LDS Temple holds open day https://cathnews.co.nz/2016/02/09/lds-temple-holds-open-day/ Mon, 08 Feb 2016 16:03:33 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=80290

Usually Latter Day Saints' temples are not open to members of the general public. Only members of the LDS temple with valid passes are permitted to go in. The Suva Fiji Temple — which serves more than 35,000 Latter Day Saints in Fiji, Vanuatu, Kiribati and the Solomon Islands — was originally dedicated in June Read more

LDS Temple holds open day... Read more]]> Usually Latter Day Saints' temples are not open to members of the general public.

Only members of the LDS temple with valid passes are permitted to go in.

The Suva Fiji Temple — which serves more than 35,000 Latter Day Saints in Fiji, Vanuatu, Kiribati and the Solomon Islands — was originally dedicated in June 2000.

It was closed in October 2014 for renovation.

Members of the public have been invited to have a look inside the temple before it is rededicated.

The public open house began Jan 25 and will continue through Feb 6.

Tours include a 10-minute presentation and a 30-minute walk-through.

The Prime Minister of Fiji, Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, toured the temple on Jan 20.

He was accompanied by other senior governmental leaders and hosted by members of the Pacific Area Presidency and other Church leaders.

A number of Cabinet ministers and other senior leaders attended the special temple open house tour along with the Prime Minister.

The colours and design motifs of the renovated temple were inspired by the flowers, beaches and jungles of Fiji.

The interior of the temple features original art glass and a hand-painted mural depicting the landscape and flora of the islands.

The temple will be rededicated on Feb. 21.

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LDS Temple holds open day]]> 80290 Mormons to help rebuild 166 houses in Ha'apai https://cathnews.co.nz/2014/10/28/mormons-help-rebuild-166-house-haapai/ Mon, 27 Oct 2014 18:04:26 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=64752

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tonga is starting to rebuild 116 houses that were destroyed by Cyclone Ian earlier this year. The church's Tonga Service Centre Manager Howard Niu says they have signed with local contractor Oregon Pacific International to carry out the construction. Mr Niu says the houses will be Read more

Mormons to help rebuild 166 houses in Ha'apai... Read more]]> The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tonga is starting to rebuild 116 houses that were destroyed by Cyclone Ian earlier this year.

The church's Tonga Service Centre Manager Howard Niu says they have signed with local contractor Oregon Pacific International to carry out the construction.

Mr Niu says the houses will be provided to members of the church.

He says the church will provide the core of a house.

"We're talking about a 4.8 metres by 3.6 metres to start with. The government and the World Bank donating the other half of it."

"Especially for the most vulnerable group, if you're 65 and above, and or whether handicapped or have more than eight in the family."

The money to support this project comes from the Latter-day Saints' humanitarian fund, to which Church members and others from around the world, including Tonga, donate.

The joint Church and Government humanitarian project will also focus on training locals on Ha'apai in building and other trade skills, as well as support families as they create and maintain family and community vegetable gardens.

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Mormons to help rebuild 166 houses in Ha'apai]]> 64752 Historic first for young Catholics and Mormons https://cathnews.co.nz/2014/07/04/historic-first-young-catholics-mormons/ Thu, 03 Jul 2014 19:10:45 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=59995 Around 40 Catholic and Mormon youth came together over two days for a service project assembling personal care kits for men at the Wellington Night Shelter, a visit to the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, a presentation on the work of Caritas, an evening devotional service in Porirua, and a visit to Parliament for lunch Read more

Historic first for young Catholics and Mormons... Read more]]> Around 40 Catholic and Mormon youth came together over two days for a service project assembling personal care kits for men at the Wellington Night Shelter, a visit to the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, a presentation on the work of Caritas, an evening devotional service in Porirua, and a visit to Parliament for lunch with Prime Minister John Key and several MPs. Continue reading

Historic first for young Catholics and Mormons]]> 59995 Mormons join National Council of Churches https://cathnews.co.nz/2013/04/26/mormons-join-national-council-of-churches/ Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:30:37 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=43277

In Samoa the Mormon Church has become the latest member of the National Council of Churches with those involved indicating the matter to be a sensitive one. "I do not want to make any comment regarding the LDS membership until the Council meets again on Friday," NCC Secretary Rev. Ma'auga Motu said on Tuesday. The Read more

Mormons join National Council of Churches... Read more]]> In Samoa the Mormon Church has become the latest member of the National Council of Churches with those involved indicating the matter to be a sensitive one.

"I do not want to make any comment regarding the LDS membership until the Council meets again on Friday," NCC Secretary Rev. Ma'auga Motu said on Tuesday.

The Mormon headquarters at Pesega refused to comment for the same reason.

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Mormons join National Council of Churches]]> 43277 Jonah Lomu in Mormon fold https://cathnews.co.nz/2012/12/04/jonah-lomu-in-mormon-fold/ Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:30:41 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=37382 All Black great Jonah Lomu has become a Mormon - but don't expect to see him don a suit and ride a bike going door-to-door spreading the gospel. Lomu, 37, who is fighting rejection of a transplanted kidney, was baptised into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Wellington this year, the church Read more

Jonah Lomu in Mormon fold... Read more]]> All Black great Jonah Lomu has become a Mormon - but don't expect to see him don a suit and ride a bike going door-to-door spreading the gospel.

Lomu, 37, who is fighting rejection of a transplanted kidney, was baptised into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Wellington this year, the church has confirmed.

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Jonah Lomu in Mormon fold]]> 37382 Families to be evicted from homes by Church https://cathnews.co.nz/2012/10/09/families-to-be-evicted-from-homes-by-church/ Mon, 08 Oct 2012 18:30:52 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=34870 Dozens of Temple View families are being evicted from their homes to make way for a new, large-scale meeting house for churchgoers. But with no other houses vacant in the largely Mormon suburb, they'll be forced to live elsewhere in Hamilton. It's heartbreaking news for the families living in about 10 homes on Tuhikaramea Rd, Read more

Families to be evicted from homes by Church... Read more]]> Dozens of Temple View families are being evicted from their homes to make way for a new, large-scale meeting house for churchgoers.

But with no other houses vacant in the largely Mormon suburb, they'll be forced to live elsewhere in Hamilton.

It's heartbreaking news for the families living in about 10 homes on Tuhikaramea Rd, between the old college grounds and the Mormon temple, who were last week asked to vacate by January 31 next year.

Developers Envision NZ, who represent the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, did not provide details about their plans for the homes, or the land, but residents yesterday told the Waikato Times the houses would be demolished to allow construction of a new facility, similar to a church or chapel

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Families to be evicted from homes by Church]]> 34870 The LDS church has more schools in Tonga than any where else https://cathnews.co.nz/2012/03/16/the-lds-church-have-more-schools-in-tonga-than-any-where-else-in-the-world/ Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:30:39 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=21081

The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, LDS, has more schools in Tonga than anywhere else in the world. The LDS Church has 17 middle and high schools throughout the world, and 15 of those schools are in the Pacific, in Tonga, Fiji, Samoa and Kiribati, and seven of the 15 schools Read more

The LDS church has more schools in Tonga than any where else... Read more]]> The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, LDS, has more schools in Tonga than anywhere else in the world.

The LDS Church has 17 middle and high schools throughout the world, and 15 of those schools are in the Pacific, in Tonga, Fiji, Samoa and Kiribati, and seven of the 15 schools in the Pacific are in Tonga.

The Commissioner of the LDS Church Education System, Elder Paul V. Johnson made this point in an interview with Matangi Tonga during a one-day stop over in Tonga to attend the annual conference of Pacific Principals of LDS church schools.

He said that Tonga has more church schools, because of the large numbers of the Tongan LDS congregation of 15,000.

 

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