Young Catholics and Latter-day Saints Prepare to
Meet New Zealand Parliamentarians
A group of
young members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints and the Catholic Church will meet with several
Members of Parliament this Thursday (1 September) in
Wellington.
The young adults will hear from a number of
Members of Parliament and some of the youth will have a
chance to speak to the elected officials.
In 2012 and 2014 similar groups of young people
visited Parliament House to learn and also to share their
thoughts on such subjects as religious freedom and the value
of faith in New Zealand communities.
Church
spokesperson, Richard Hunter, believes the delegation will
show the parliamentarians that there are many young New
Zealanders who are creative, talented and committed to
making a difference in New Zealand communities.
“I hope
our nation’s leaders look to our remarkable young people
and seek to find new ways to harness their ideas, goodness
and energy,” he
said.
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