LDS Church President Russell M. Nelson met Monday with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, a former Latter-day Saint who won widespread praise for her committed and compassionate response to mass shootings in March at two mosques in her country.
“The world will discover a real leader here,” Nelson said in a news release. “It’s an unlikely scenario; a young mother leading a great nation, a peacemaker, a policymaker, consensus giver. We’re very impressed with her. She’ll have a great future.”
The 94-year-old leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints also announced that the Utah-based faith would be making contributions to help the Christchurch mosques repair damages from the terrorist attacks.