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A deadly earthquake-generated tsunami brought horror and despair to coastal regions of the Samoan Islands in the morning hours of Sept. 29. Comfort and relief arrived just two hours later as local priesthood and Relief Society leaders responded, delivering assistance to survivors of the historic disaster that claimed the lives of 25 members.
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Published: Saturday, Nov. 25, 1989With the local newspapers proclaiming "President Carlos Salinas de Gortari to visit the Mormons," the little LDS community of Colonia Juarez sprang into action, preparing for the Nov. 11 visit of...

