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Samoa Apia Mission

  • Pacific islanders feel spiritual uplift

    President Dieter F. Uchtdorf arrived in the Samoas Nov. 7 to deliver messages of encouragement and hope and promise to multitudes of resilient members who will forever feel the pain exacted by a recent deadly earthquake and tsunami.
    Published: Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009

  • Relief for Samoa continues to pour in

    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.
    Published: Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009

  • Country information: American Samoa

    Jan. 1, 2009: Est. population, 65,600; Members, 14,740; Stakes, 4; Wards, 30; Branches, 6; Percent LDS, 22.5 or one in 4.5; Pacific Area, Samoa Apia Mission.
    Published: Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009

  • Conference brings spiritual relief to members in the Samoas after earthquake and tsunami

    Samoan Church members still reeling from a recent deadly tsunami are finding a few moments of spiritual relief by watching general conference.
    Published: Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009

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