The Church Is Here

Auckland, New Zealand

Photograph from Getty Images

Auckland is the most populous urban area in the country. The first convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Zealand was baptized in 1854. Today, the Church in New Zealand has:

• 116,900 members (approximately)

• 30 stakes, 229 wards and branches, 3 missions

• 1 temple under renovation in Hamilton, 1 being built in Auckland

All Things Bear Witness

Fabian and Adrienne Kehoe and their daughter enjoy life on a farm in the Maromaku Valley. “We are grateful for the bounty of this land,” Adrienne says. “And all of these things bear witness of a loving Creator.”

More about the Church in New Zealand

• Facts, statistics, and history of the Church in New Zealand.

• President Russell M. Nelson and Elder Gerrit W. Gong visit New Zealand.

• Four New Zealand youth share their testimonies in youth theme video.

• Stories of faith among early Church members in New Zealand.

• An exhibit tells the story of “labour missionaries” in New Zealand.

A mother and daughter in New Zealand share a tender moment together.

A father and son join their family for weeknight Come, Follow Me study.

The Hamilton New Zealand Temple, currently under renovation, was dedicated in 1958. Another temple is under construction in Auckland.

Children in New Zealand, like children all over the world, enjoy reading the Friend magazine.

A mother and father teach their children how to feed sheep. Today in New Zealand, there are about five sheep for every person, down from a peak of twenty-two to one in 1982.

Aaronic Priesthood holders study the gospel together during their quorum meeting.

Rugby and the beach are popular throughout New Zealand.