News Release

Elder and Sister Hamula Say Farewell to the People of the Pacific

Elder James J. Hamula, Pacific Area President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and his wife Sister Joyce Hamula, said farewell to the people of the Pacific Area today, during a devotional with staff and missionaries at the Church’s Pacific Area Administration Office.

The Hamulas arrived in New Zealand in August 2009 and will leave for the United States in the coming days.

Elder Hamula has been serving as the Church’s Pacific Area President for the last three years. Prior to that he served as a counselor in the Pacific Area Presidency for two years. Elder Hamula will continue to serve in leadership assignments at the Church’s headquarters in Salt Lake City.

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