Australian Restoration Newsletter
November 2025
Around and about the
Centre Place
By High Priest Paul Gage, Independence,
Missouri
November greetings to all the wonderful Saints
in the land down under. It is hard to believe that
we only have two more months in 2025. This has
certainly been a most unusual year, at least in
the USA, in many ways. As a singing group,
years ago, sang, "For the times, they are a
changing."
The one area in our lives that should only
change for the better and grow stronger every
day is our relationship with our Savior, Jesus
Christ. As long as we work diligently to keep
that relationship steadfast and sure, we can
handle what the adversary and the world
throws at us. We have a hymn titled, “O God,
Our Help... in ages past, our hope for years to
come.” It speaks of time as an ever-rolling
stream that carries everything away. But our
hope is in Jesus Christ and He has a plan for us,
both while on this earth, and in the here-after.
Another hymn, “Father, When In Love to Thee,”
speaks of time - that is, our stewardship of time.
It asks God to forgive us for the “times we've
stood, for the things of lesser good. And for
stewardship of time, we have spent, unlinked
with thine.” Many times, we all complain, and
say, “I don't have enough time!” I have heard
several references to Elbert A. Smith and Arthur
Oakman, who, when men of the priesthood
complained about working all day and coming
home and then going out to provide
ministry. The response was, All those men
you work with have the same obligations you
have, and they still find time to go to the bars,
sports events, etc. It has been said that “People
do what they want to do.” And I say, AMEN. If
I don't want to go to church, the slightest little
thing can keep me away. On the other hand, if I
want to go to church, there is essentially
nothing, within my own power and agency, that
can keep me away.
Some will say, “Yes, that's
ok, for you, but you don't
know my circumstances.”
That is totally true, BUT
God knows your circumstances and another line
of that hymn states, “In the midst of sin and
strife, teach us how to live a life, marked by
graces of new birth. Worthy of Thy Saints on
earth.”
Fall events are taking place around the Centre
area. Each weekend in November, people of
various ages came together at Odessa Hills
Campgrounds near Odessa, Missouri. These
campgrounds are owned and operated by the
ten Restoration Branches that make up the
Central Missouri area.
The Pastors of Zion (POZ), Conference of
Restoration Elders (CRE) and the Pastors of
Central Missouri (CMRB) are staying active in
providing ministry to the Saints. Center Place
Restoration School, (CPRS) is off to a good start
in another school year. The enrolment in K-12 is
about 225 students. it is one of the very few
Christian schools still operating in the
Independence area. May the Lord be with you
and keep you in His arms of Love.
May our
stewardship of
time be worthy
of Thy Saints
on earth.
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Last days
By Elder Murray Broughton, Pastor of Kelvin
View Branch, Euroa, Victoria
Mat 24:25 And you also shall hear of wars and
rumours of wars; see that ye be not troubled; for
all I have told you must come to pass. But the
end is not yet.
24:27 For as the light of the morning cometh out
of the east, and shineth even unto the west, and
covereth the whole earth, so shall also the
coming of the Son of Man be.
24:29 ...Behold, I speak unto you for mine elect's
sake.
24:30 For nation shall rise against nation and
kingdom against kingdom; there shall be
famine, and pestilences, and earthquakes in
divers places.
24:31 And again, because iniquity shall abound,
the love of men shall wax cold; but he that shall
not be overcome, the same shall be saved.
24:32 And again, this gospel of the kingdom
shall be preached in all the world for a witness
unto all nations; and then shall the end come, or
the destruction of the wicked.
24:34 And immediately after the tribulation of
those days, the sun shall be darkened, and the
moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall
fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven shall
be shaken.
24:36 Although the days will come that heaven
and earth shall pass away, yet my word shall not
pass away; but all shall be fulfilled.
24:38 And they shall see the Son of Man coming
in the clouds of heaven with power and great
glory.
24:39 And whoso treasureth up my words shall
not be deceived.
24:40 For the Son of Man shall come, and he shall
send his angels before him with the great sound
of a trumpet; and they shall gather together the
remainder of his elect from the four winds, from
one end of heaven to the other.
24:43 But of that day and hour no one knoweth;
no, not the angels of God in heaven, but my
Father only.
24:44 But as it was in the days of Noah, so it shall
be also at the coming of the Son of Man.
24:45 For it shall be with them as it was in the
days which were before the flood; for until the
day that Noah entered into the ark, they were
eating and drinking, marrying and giving in
marriage, and knew not until the flood came and
took them all away; so shall also the coming of
the Son of Man be.
24:46 Then shall be fulfilled that which is
written, that in the last days,
24:47 Two shall be in the field; the one shall be
taken and the other left.
24:48 Two shall be grinding at the mill; the one
taken and the other left.
24:49 And what I say unto one, I say unto all
men: Watch, therefore, for you know not at what
hour your Lord doth come.
24:51 Therefore, be ye also ready; for in such an
hour as ye think not, the Son of Man cometh.
Matthew 25:1-12 And then, at that day before the
Son of Man comes, the kingdom of heaven shall
be likened unto ten virgins, who took their
lamps and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
25:2 And five of them were wise, and five of
them were foolish.
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25:3 They that were foolish took their lamps and
took no oil with them; but the wise took oil in
their vessels with their lamps.
25:4 While the bridegroom tarried, they all
slumbered and slept.
25:5 And at midnight there was a cry made:
Behold, the bridegroom cometh! Go ye out to
meet him!
25:6 Then all those virgins arose and trimmed
their lamps.
25:7 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us
of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
25:8 But the wise answered, saying, Lest there be
not enough for us and you, go you rather to
them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
25:9 And while they went to buy, the
bridegroom came; and they that were ready
went in with him to the marriage, and the door
was shut.
25:10 Afterward came also the other virgins,
saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us.
25:11 But he answered and said, Verily, I say
unto you, You know me not.
25:12 Watch, therefore, for you know neither the
day nor the hour wherein the Son of Man
cometh.
Luke 21:24-28 Now these things he spake unto
them concerning the destruction of Jerusalem.
And then his disciples asked him, saying,
Master, tell us concerning thy coming.
21:25 And he answered them and said, In the
generation in which the times of the Gentiles
shall be fulfilled, there shall be signs in the sun,
and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the
earth distress of nations with perplexity, like the
sea and the waves roaring. The earth also shall
be troubled and the waters of the great deep,
21:26 Men's hearts failing them for fear and for
looking after those things which are coming on
the earth. For the powers of heaven shall be
shaken.
21:27 And when these things begin to come to
pass, then look up and lift up your heads, for the
day of your redemption draweth nigh.
21:28 And then shall they see the Son of Man
coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
Luke 21:36 And what I say unto one, I say unto
all: Watch ye, therefore, and pray always, and
keep my commandments, that ye may be
counted worthy to escape all these things, which
shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son
of Man when he shall come clothed in the glory
of his Father.
2 Timothy 3:1-7 This know also, that in the last
days perilous times shall come.
3:2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves,
covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers,
disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3:3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers,
false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of
those that are good,
3:4 Traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of
pleasures more than lovers of God,
3:5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the
power thereof. From such turn away.
3:6 For of this sort are they which creep into
houses and lead captive silly women laden with
sins, led away with divers lusts,
3:7 Ever learning and never able to come to the
knowledge of the truth.
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1 Timothy 4:1-4 Now the Spirit speaketh
expressly, that in the latter times some shall
depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing
spirits and doctrines of devils,
4:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their
conscience seared as with a hot iron,
4:3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to
abstain from meats, which God hath created to
be received with thanksgiving of them which
believe and know the truth.
4:4 For every creature of God is good, and
nothing to be refused, if it be received with
thanksgiving;
1 Thessalonians 5:2-3 For yourselves know
perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a
thief in the night.
5:3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety,
then sudden destruction cometh upon them as
travail upon a woman with child; and they shall
not escape.
2 Thessalonians 2:9-10 Yea, the Lord, even Jesus,
whose coming is not until after there cometh a
falling away, by the working of Satan with all
power, and signs, and lying wonders,
2:10 And with all deceivableness of
unrighteousness in them that perish, because
they received not the love of the truth, that they
might be saved.
2 Peter 2:1-2 But there were false prophets also
among the people, even as there shall be false
teachers among you, who privily shall bring in
abominable heresies, even denying the Lord that
bought them, and bring upon themselves swift
destruction.
2:2 And many shall follow their pernicious
ways, by reason of whom the way of truth shall
be evil spoken of.
Second Peter 3:8-10 But concerning the coming
of the Lord, beloved, I would not have you
ignorant of this one thing--that one day is with
the Lord as a thousand years and a thousand
years as one day.
3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise
and coming, as some men count slackness, but
long-suffering toward us, not willing that any
should perish, but that all should come to
repentance.
3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief
in the night, in the which the heavens shall
shake, and the earth also shall tremble, and the
mountains shall melt and pass away with a great
noise, and the elements shall be filled with
fervent heat; the earth also shall be filled, and the
corruptible works which are therein shall be
burned up.
Joel 2:27-32 And ye shall know that I am in the
midst of Israel and that I am the Lord, your God,
and none else; and my people shall never be
ashamed.
2:28 And it shall come to pass afterward that I
will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your
sons and your daughters shall prophesy; your
old men shall dream dreams; your young men
shall see visions;
2:29 And also upon the servants and upon the
handmaids in those days will I pour out my
Spirit.
2:30 And I will show wonders in the heavens
and in the earth--blood, and fire, and pillars of
smoke.
2:31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and
the moon into blood, before the great and the
terrible day of the Lord come.
2:32 And it shall come to pass that whosoever
shall call on the name of the Lord shall be
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delivered; for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem
shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and
in the remnant whom the Lord shall call.
Zechariah 14:1-5 Behold, the day of the Lord
cometh; and thy spoil shall be divided in the
midst of thee.
14:2 For I will gather all nations against
Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken,
and the houses rifled, and the women ravished;
and half of the city shall go forth into captivity,
and the residue of the people shall not be cut off
from the city.
14:3 Then shall the Lord go forth and fight
against those nations as when he fought in the
day of battle.
14:4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the
Mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on
the east; and the Mount of Olives shall cleave in
the midst thereof toward the east and toward the
west, and there shall be a very great valley; and
half of the mountain shall remove toward the
north, and half of it toward the south.
14:5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the
mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall
reach unto Azal; yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled
from before the earthquake in the days of
Uzziah, king of Judah; and the Lord, my God,
shall come, and all the saints with thee.
2 Peter 3:11-17 If, then, all these things shall be
destroyed, what manner of persons ought ye to
be in holy conduct and godliness,
3:12 Looking unto and preparing for the day of
the coming of the Lord, wherein the corruptible
things of the heavens, being on fire, shall be
dissolved, and the mountains shall melt with
fervent heat?
3:13 Nevertheless, if we shall endure, we shall be
kept according to his promise. And we look for
new heavens and a new earth wherein dwelleth
righteousness.
3:14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for
such things, be diligent, that ye may be found of
him in peace, without spot and blameless,
3:15 And account--even as our beloved brother
Paul also, according to the wisdom given unto
him, hath written unto you--the long-suffering
and waiting of our Lord for salvation.
3:16 (As also in all his epistles, speaking in them
of these things, in which are some things hard to
be understood, which they who are unlearned
and unstable wrest, as they do also the other
scriptures, unto their own destruction.)
3:17 Ye, therefore, beloved, seeing ye know
before the things which are coming, beware lest
ye also, being led away with the error of the
wicked, fall from your own steadfastness.
Thank you everyone for your prayers. God is so
good. - Elder Murray Broughton.
The Scattered Saints
Prepared!?
Behold, this is your work, to keep my
commandments
DC 10:10a
To be prepared and ready is to have the Holy
Spirit within us at all times. We do this by
keeping His commandments. The following is a
list of commandments I have collected which I
intend to work.
1. Trust ye in the Lord forever; for in the Lord
JEHOVAH is everlasting strength. Isa 26:4
2. But I say unto you, Love your enemies; bless
them that curse you; do good to them that
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hate you; and pray for them which
despitefully use you and persecute you Mat
5:46
3. But the seventh day is the sabbath of the
Lord, thy God; in it thou shalt not do any
work Deu 5:14
4. But behold, I say unto you that ye must pray
always and not faint, that ye must not
perform anything unto the Lord, save in the
first place ye shall pray unto the Father in
the name of Christ that he will consecrate
thy performance unto thee, that thy
performance may be for the welfare of thy
soul. 2nd Nep 14:12
5. Asking for whatsoever things ye stand in
need, both spiritual and temporal, always
returning thanks unto God for whatsoever
things ye do receive. Alm 5:40
6. Pray about all things: fields, flocks, crops,
houses, household, your welfare and the
welfare of those around you, against the
power of your enemies and against the
devil. Alm 16:219-224
7. Confess your faults and pray for one
another that ye may be healed. The effectual
fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth
much. James 5:16
8. Pray for charity with all the energy of heart.
Moroni 7:52-53 “Wherefore, cleave unto
charity, which is the greatest of all, for all
things must fail; but charity is the pure love
of Christ, and it endureth forever; and
whoso is found possessed of it at the last
day, it shall be well with them. Wherefore,
my beloved brethren, pray unto the Father
with all the energy of heart, that ye may be
filled with this love which he hath bestowed
upon all who are true followers of his Son
Jesus Christ, that ye may become the sons of
God, that when he shall appear, we shall be
like him; for we shall see him as he is, that
we may have this hope, that we may be
purified, even as he is pure. Amen.”
9. Zion must be built by the principles of the
law of the celestial kingdom DC 102:2c...
Therefore let us be subject to her laws
DC102:9b
10. And both in private and in public
expenditure carry into active exercise the
principle of sacrifice and repression of
unnecessary wants. D&C 130:7d
11. Be clean; be frugal; cease to complain of
pain, and sickness, and distress of body;
take sleep in the hours set apart by God for
the rebuilding and strengthening of the
body and mind. DC 119:9a
12. Use wisdom in food preparation and in
what you eat. DC 86
13. See that ye love one another; cease to be
covetous; learn to impart one to another as
the gospel requires; cease to be idle; cease to
be unclean; cease to find fault one with
another DC 85:38a
Is your list different to mine? Highlight the ones
you must work on and focus on one at a time. As
you conquer one, move on to the next.
If ye love me, keep my commandments
John 14:15
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The kingdom way
Let my dream of Zion be fulfilled each day
In some good work,
Not in the planning of a golden street
Or temple spire,
But in the building of a soul.
Where there is hunger,
Let me first take bread,
Then lead the way to fellowship
Within the house of God.
Where there is sorrow,
Let me take the faith that sees men through
Life’s sorest trials.
And where the seeds of hate grow strong,
Let me take love.
This I would do each day
And find my dream of Zion in the hearts
Of those I serve.
N Russell, Saints Herald, 31 Jul ‘48
November Birthdays
Sloane Archer (6th); Jessica Van Genderen (17th);
Ngaia Thomas-Game (23rd); Ethan Hummel
(23rd); Danny Archer (24th); Jacob Melling (26th);
Glenn Kerswell (28th).
Prayer List
Noel Rowlatt, Graeme and Caroll Byers, Neville
Broughton, Jan Kerswell, Alva Robinson,
Murray and Delma Broughton, Julius Candido,
Ruth and Greg Mackrell, Kimberly Exron, Jock,
Ray, Reg Davis, Rey Mararan, Gennie Ewert,
Ron and Janice Mitchell, Neville and Del
Churchill
The scattered saints section needs Christ
centred contributions from all the
scattered saints. Please pray about your
piece, and email the editor at australian
restorationnews@gmail.com or reply via
post. All contributions will be considered
anonymous unless advised otherwise,
and reviewed by priesthood. Examples
include, poetry, biographies, interviews,
testimony, lyrics, quotes, art.
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Activity schedule for
November 2025
Kingston Restoration Branch
17-19 Juers Street, Kingston, QLD
Pastor: Elder Peter Churchill
Phone 0429 542 010 (AEST)
Sun 2
nd 8:45AM MORNING CLASS
(At church) Elder Peter Archer
9:00AM PREACHING SERVICE
Elder Murray Broughton
10:00AM SACRAMENT SERVICE
Elder Gary Melling
Mon 3
rd 6:30PM PRIESTHOOD MEETING
Tue 4
th 6:30PM COTTAGE MEETING
Elder Peter Churchill
Wed 5
th 6:30PM PRAYER MEETING
Elder Peter Archer
Sun 9
th 8:45AM MORNING CLASS
(Online only) Elder Peter Archer
9:00AM PREACHING SERVICE
Elder Neville Churchill
10:10AM CLASS
Elder Peter Churchill
Tue 11
th 6:30PM COTTAGE MEETING
Elder Peter Churchill
Wed 12
th 6:30PM PRAYER MEETING
Elder Peter Churchill
Sun 16
st 8:45AM MORNING CLASS
(Online only) Elder Danny Archer
9:00AM PREACHING SERVICE
Elder Peter Archer
10:10AM CLASS
Priest Glenn Kerswell
Mon 17
th 6:30PM PRIESTHOOD MEETING
Tue 18
th 6:30PM COTTAGE MEETING
Elder Peter Churchill
Wed 19th 6:30PM PRAYER MEETING
Elder Neville Churchill
Sun 23
rd 8:45AM MORNING CLASS
(Online only) Elder Neville Churchill
9:00AM PREACHING SERVICE
Elder Gary Melling
10:10AM CLASS
Elder Danny Archer
Tue 25
th 6:30PM COTTAGE MEETING
Elder Peter Churchill
Wed 26
th 6:30PM PRAYER MEETING
Elder Peter Archer
Sun 30th 8:45AM MORNING CLASS
(Online only) Priest Glenn Kerswell
9:00AM PREACHING SERVICE
Elder Danny Archer
10:10AM CLASS
Elder Peter Archer
Mon 1st 6:30PM PRIESTHOOD MEETING
Tue 2nd 6:30PM COTTAGE MEETING
Elder Peter Churchill
Wed 3
rd 6:30PM PRAYER MEETING
Priest Glenn Kerswell
Sun 7
th 8:45AM MORNING CLASS
(At church) Elder Peter Archer
9:00AM PREACHING SERVICE
Elder Peter Churchill
10:00AM SACRAMENT SERVICE
Elder Peter Churchill
If you would like to attend online, please email Elder
Danny Archer at danny@inbeta.org.
