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• Title: Tiki and Temple: The Mormon Mission in New Zealand, 1854–1958
• Author : Marjorie Newton
• Release Date : January 11, 2012
• Genre: Christianity,Books,Religion & Spirituality,History,Australia & Oceania,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 7961 KB

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From the arrival of the first Mormon missionaries in New Zealand in 1854 until stakehood and the dedication of the Hamilton New Zealand Temple in 1958, Tiki and Temple tells the enthralling story of Mormonism’s encounter with the genuinely different but surprisingly harmonious Maori culture.


Mormon interest in the Maori can be documented to 1832, soon after Joseph Smith organized the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in America. Under his successor Brigham Young, Mormon missionaries arrived in New Zealand in 1854, but another three decades passed before they began sustained proselytising among the Maori people--living in Maori pa, eating eels and potatoes with their fingers from communal dishes, learning to speak the language, and establishing schools. They grew to love--and were loved by--their Maori converts, whose numbers mushroomed until by 1898, when the Australasian Mission was divided, the New Zealand Mission was ten times larger than the parent Australian Mission.


The New Zealand Mission of the Mormon Church was virtually two missions --one to the English-speaking immigrants and their descendants, and one to the tangata whenua-- “people of the land.” The difficulties this dichotomy caused, as both leaders and converts struggled with cultural differences and their isolation from Church headquarters, make a fascinating story. Drawing on hitherto untapped sources, including missionary journals and letters and government documents, this absorbing book is the fullest narrative available of Mormonism’s flourishing in New Zealand.


Although written primarily for a Latter-day Saint audience, this book fills a gap for anyone interested in an accurate and coherent account of the growth of Mormonism in New Zealand.


Praise for Tiki and Temple:




"Marjorie Newton’s newest book, “Tiki and Temple: The Mormon Mission in New Zealand, 1854-1958,” is a detailed yet accessible documentation of the growth of the LDS faith in New Zealand." - Emily Johnson, Deseret News

"Tiki and Temple is full of wonderful and colorful stories about the rather long history Mormonism there which make for an engaging read." - Kent Larsen, writer for Times and Seasons

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