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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 28,965 members in eleven stakes, two districts, 97 congregations, one mission, and one temple in French Polynesia. [6] [9] Five percent of the population of French Polynesia is recorded as being members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [17]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has had a presence in France since 1849, and the first Latter-day Saint convert in the country was Augustus Saint d'Anna, in Le Havre. [4] The Church claims a membership of about 38,000 in the country, representing less than 0.1% of the population.
Mormon missionaries in French Polynesia (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in French Polynesia" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
ɡ ɑː θ / [a]), a Nephite ship builder who according to The Book of Mormon lived in or around 55 BCE, [12] and whom some church publications have stated sailed from the Americas to Polynesia. [15] [b] Leaders of the LDS Church [22] and LDS scholars have stated that the peoples of the Pacific Islands, including Hawaii, Polynesia, and New ...
The Papeete Tahiti Temple was announced on April 2, 1980, then dedicated on October 27, 1983, by Gordon B. Hinckley, a counselor in the First Presidency.The temple was built on a 5-acre (20,000 m 2) plot, has 2 ordinance rooms and 2 sealing rooms, and has a total floor area of 9,936 square feet (923.1 m 2).
[3] [4] Temples have been built since 1836, when the Kirtland Temple was built under the direction of Church President Joseph Smith, who claimed to have received a revelation stating that church members restore the practice of temple worship. [5] Latter-day Saints view temples as the fulfillment of a prophecy found in Malachi 3:1 (KJV).
A British church member named James Howells preached in Germany in 1840, but he was not an official missionary of the church. Turkey: 1841 Orson Hyde: Hyde preached in Istanbul. Israel: 1841 Orson Hyde: Hyde preached in Jerusalem and dedicated Palestine for the return of the Jews. Palestine French Polynesia: 1844
The LDS Church has 367 temples in various phases, which includes 202 dedicated temples (193 operating and 9 previously dedicated, but closed for renovation [1]), 3 scheduled for dedication, 48 under construction, 2 scheduled for groundbreaking, [2], and 112 others announced (not yet under construction). [3]