Homeward Bound
Peti, one of our longest-serving museum volunteers We slept remarkably well during our last night in Hamilton. We spent the morning finishing our packing and then went back to the Matthew Cowley Pacific [...]
Saying Goodbye
The fact that Elder and Sister H would indeed be going back to the U.S. on 1 December 2021 finally began to register with our co-workers and friends about the middle of November. Our last [...]
The Final Stretch
We had been told by other departing senior missionaries that the time to return home would come too soon. That wasn’t necessarily the case with us. Although we were neither ready for our mission to [...]
Waterfalls of the North Island
One of the things we have enjoyed most in our exploration of New Zealand is the waterfalls. The country is as green as it is due to lots of rainfall, and the rain creates lots [...]
Sacrifice and Consecration: Creating an Exhibit – Part 4
Opening Day The whole Mendenhall Building was bustling when we arrived about 9:15 on Saturday 22 May (after an utterly sleepless night). Michael went upstairs immediately to turn on the museum’s electronic displays and ensure [...]
Sacrifice and Consecration: Creating an Exhibit – Part 3
Event Planning Invitation for the opening events Invitation for the Sunday events Elder and Sister E’s plan for the opening of the Sacrifice and Consecration exhibit included much more than a [...]
Sacrifice and Consecration: Creating an Exhibit – Part 2
Design Modular wall panels introduce the exhibit and display stories about The Call and The Construction Camp With the story content for each thematic section of the Sacrifice and Consecration exhibit taking shape, [...]
Sacrifice and Consecration: Creating an Exhibit – Part 1
Concept Tuhikaramea before development Two days after we arrived in New Zealand, Elder and Sister G, who were then the directors of the Matthew Cowley Pacific Church History Centre, showed us a PowerPoint [...]
Northland
On the Monday after Easter, following our weekend of Māori immersion at Hui Tau 2021, the nine of us full-time Church History missionaries packed our clothing, equipment, and the remainder of our food into our [...]
Hui Tau – Day 3: Easter
Easter morning in the Bay of Islands Glorious morning rays were breaking over the not-quite-purple east as we walked along the shore of the Bay of Islands early on Easter Sunday. As senior [...]