Show Bent Peterson Gets New Zealand I Appointment When President David O. O McKay McKay McKay Mc Mc- Kay and his assistants arrive in New Nev Zealand for the dedication dedication dedication dedica dedica- tion of oC the New Zealand Temple April 20 A. A Bent flent Peterson former former former for for- mer Manti ManU Temple recorder will willbe willbe willbe I Ito be there to Welcome welcome them and to assume new duties In beginning beginning beginning begin begin- ning the work in the Temple Mr 1 Peterson tells of the un unexpected unexpected unexpected un- un expected appointment in a n letter letter letter let let- ter to Mrs Agnes Poulsen who has kindly consented to the publication publication publication pub pub- of excerpts from her son-in-law's son I letter San Francisco April 9 9 1958 I III have a little time before leaving so I thought I would drop you a n lin line and let you know what is going on Monday Pros Pres McKay 1 called and asked me to th leave immediately for tor New Nev Zealand to assist in opening opening open open- ing lug the Temp Temple e. e The church travel agent had plane reservations reservations reservations reserva reserva- for me Tuesday morning at so I was on my way Yesterday after arriving I at attended attended attended at- at tended to th the business of getling getting get get- ting ling a passport and a New Zealand Zealand Zea Zen land visa I had my flight validated validated validated val val- val val- and will leave here to tonight tonight tonight to- to night at 1150 for Auckland New Zealand miles away Will ViII have one days day's stop over in Honolulu It takes about 36 hours flying time to get there It lilt all happened so suddenly I J can hardly realize it I have never been in an airplane before so my first flight is really something something something some some- thing flying a third of t the h e eway way around the world orld We Ve will willbe wIllbe willbe be in Honolulu at in the morning I surely enjoyed the flight up here It lt was wonderful Please give m my love to Ruth and family also to Pres Anderson Anderson Anderson An An- derson and wife Rogers and Allreds and the workers Ill I'll be thinking of you all away off offIn offin offin in the land down under A letter dat dated d April from Mary tary Peterson gives this added information We Ve all feel like we are in ina a daze but I suppose we will win wake up one of ot these days and find we are alone in the great greal wicked city V We dont don't know how long Bent will be gone or whether he is to to stay there for some time Pres McKay said We cant can't send your wife and family now so it could be we may go later I just had a letter letter let let- ter from Dent Bent He had talked with the president of the New Zealand Temple and thought possibly they might travel to to- to gether In speaking of the weather in Los Angeles Mary l says We Ve have just had real hot days after our w weeks eks of or rain anc and it has just about wilted us ItIs It Itis Itis is good to have the rain over though You just cant can't Imagine how it rains here when it rains One night it sounded like water was being dumped off the house housein in a dump truck Now with two hot days everything is dry as asa asa a n bone and Ill I'll have to o s start t n a r t sprinkling David said he he ju Just t couldn't stand to move ng again in and go through the agony agony- of making friends and getting started in a anew anew anew new school San Sandra ra really reany longs for Manti I J I |