A Day in the Life of the Prophet in Auckland, New Zealand

The location of a new temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Auckland, New Zealand, has been announced by President Russell M. Nelson during a Tuesday evening devotional in the country’s largest city. “Today I am pleased to announce that the new temple will be built in Auckland on Redoubt Road,” said President Nelson. The temple will be on a hill between the missionary training center and the Redoubt stake center. President Nelson said the temple will be a “two- story building with a granite exterior. Its light and beauty will be highly visible.”
Prior to the devotional, the prophet met with local leaders, including Auckland Mayor Phil Goff, who spoke briefly at a reception. Mayor Goff said, “President Nelson, … your Church is a very important faith organization in New Zealand. The Church performs a very important role in the values that you teach and in the community service that you give us.”
He gave special thanks to the Church for its response to the March 15, 2019, terrorist attacks on two mosques in Christchurch that killed 51 people. “Your Church was one of the first churches to come out to condemn the act, to express your solidarity with people of the Muslim faith,” he said. “Your missionaries in Christchurch helped at the community center. Your ladies in Dunedin helped set up a women’s support center.”