New Zealand’s progressive prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, a former Latter-day Saint, is stepping down
She won praise as a peacemaker and policymaker from church President Russell Nelson during a 2019 visit.
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gives a Book of Mormon to New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in Wellington, New Zealand, on Monday, May 20, 2019. Ardern has announced that she will not seek reelection.