On Saturday, January 30th, we had the opportunity to be taught by a very special man, Elder D. Todd Christofferson who is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.  In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we sustain all of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as prophets, seers and revelators.  We consider them to be special witnesses of the Savior in the same way Matthew, Mark, Luke, John and the other early apostles were.

It was a very powerful meeting.  There were about 500 missionaries in attendance, including most of the young sisters and elders, as well as Senior Missionaries, from both the Auckland and Hamilton missions.  Elder Christofferson made a point of shaking every single hand and greeting each one of us personally. 

In addition to hearing from both Elder Christofferson and his wife, we also heard fabulous talks by our Area President, Elder Kevin W. Pearson, and his wife, Sister June L. Pearson.