Tag: Sid Going

All History is Local: A Review of Tiki and Temple by Marjorie Newton [minor update]

by Kent Larsen • March 23, 2012 • 16 Comments

Newton, Marjorie. Tiki and Temple: The Mormon Mission in New Zealand, 1854–1958. Draper, UT: Greg Kofford Books, 2012. Paperback. 343 pages. ISBN: 978-1-58958-1210. $ 29.95. Former Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives, “Tip” O’Neill, is well known for…

Elder Andersen’s Sid Going example was timely

by Kent Larsen • May 13, 2011 • 16 Comments

In the first talk given during the Priesthood session of this past General Conference, Elder Neil L. Andersen told the story of New Zealand rugby player Sid Going, who, in 1962, was poised to become a major Rugby star. But…