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  • New mission presidents

    Seven new mission presidents and their wives have been called by the First Presidency. They will begin their service about July 1.
    Published: Saturday, March 24, 2012

  • Country information: Papua New Guinea

    Located on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea in the Coral Sea and spreading across hundreds of smaller islands, Papua New Guinea is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy.
    Published: Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

  • New temple presidents

    Six new temple presidents have been called by the First Presidency, with their wives called as matrons. They will begin service soon.
    Published: Saturday, June 6, 2009

  • Long trip for Papua New Guinea members

    Church members from the Sogere Branch in Papua New Guinea traveled on the open waters of the Fly River in canoes for four days to attend the Daru District Conference held on March 14 and 15.
    Published: Thursday, May 14, 2009

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