...the vast majority of LDS in NZ I know...and I know a lot of LDS there....fawn all over her...she can do no wrong...Niemand wrote: ↑January 5th, 2022, 5:28 pmShe left long ago. She is a career politician. She left as soon as she was old enough. The LDS are a big church in NZ, especially among Maori and Polynesians, but are still enough outside the mainstream to draw mockery, so that's probably as much an issue as the gay thing.
As for the gender thing, don't any of our NZ members (wherever they are today) know people who grew up with her?
Her uncle is Ian Adern Area Seventy and President of the Pacific Area Presidency.
He taught my children as a teacher at church college of NZ. (High School).
I am not sure about her personal circumstances but its clear she is well supported by her family. If there was a story to tell I am pretty sure only those closest to her would know...
I tend to think she simply decided to follow her heart...right into the Lions den...