. Te Karere . sident McKay,came on to New Zealand from Nandito assist in preparations for his itiner-ary and to act in a public relationscapacity with reference to his visit toNew Zealand, as well as for purposesrelative to business matters concerningthe Mission and the College Mendenhall served threeyears as a missionary to New Zealand,commencing in 1927. He and his wifevisited here two years ago on a touraround the world. Maori legend tells that the sacredKotuku or the rare White Heroncomes to Aotearoa from the dwellingplace of the gods, blesses the peoplefor a short season
. Te Karere . sident McKay,came on to New Zealand from Nandito assist in preparations for his itiner-ary and to act in a public relationscapacity with reference to his visit toNew Zealand, as well as for purposesrelative to business matters concerningthe Mission and the College Mendenhall served threeyears as a missionary to New Zealand,commencing in 1927. He and his wifevisited here two years ago on a touraround the world. Maori legend tells that the sacredKotuku or the rare White Heroncomes to Aotearoa from the dwellingplace of the gods, blesses the peoplefor a short season with its presence,then sets off again into the sun toreturn from whence it came. So, too,like the sacred Kotuku, has been thevisit of our Prophet David O. the dwelling place of the godswhere the sun rises, where the templesof the Most High are situated, camelie. witli his companion wife, andhis secretary, President Franklin , on the silvery white wingsof the Pan American Clipper First greeting at Whenuapai. 42 TE KARERE Prior to this long awaited arrival, aloyal, eager and impatient group ofSaints, three to four hundred strong,gathered together at Whenuapai Air-port. Finally he was here. Our Prophetwas here, in one of the southernmostoutposts of the Church, among theSaints of the South Sea Isles. Amongthose gathered for the welcome wereSaints from Samoa, Tonga, Rarotonga,America and other countries, as wellas Maori and European Saints fromNew Zealand (proving how theChurch makes all men truly brothersin Christ). They united in songs ofgreeting and love to their Prophet asthey sang Maoriland, Land ofLove, Nau Mai e te Poropiti, KiaNgawari, and others, directed by Harris. President McKays firstwords when he spoke were, smilingly,Haere Mai. He went on to say,This is like coming home. President of the New Zealand Mis-sion, Sidney J. Ottley, and Sister Ott-ley welcomed President and Sister Mc-Kay to New Zealand, as did othersin the official
Size: 2043px × 1223px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauth, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookidtekarere5500chur
