President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints met Monday with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as he reached the midway point of his nine-day Pacific ministry visits to seven countries.
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President Russell M. Nelson is currently in the midst of a ministry tour of the Pacific, accompanied by his wife, Wendy, as well as by Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Susan. Partway through the tour, here is a brief summary of the personalized messages he has shared with the saints in each of his stops so far.
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