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French Polynesia's first church conference was held on this island in 1846 that saw 866 members in attendance. [12] Due to the increasing number of members, Grouard sent for Pratt to come help him. [ 8 ] : 12 Pratt later joined Grouard [ 6 ] and they baptized over 1,000 people in French Polynesia before Pratt returned to Salt Lake City in 1848 ...
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.
Pacific Islanders have a particular place in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Its first non-English-speaking mission was in the region in 1844, [ 3 ] less than twenty years after the church's founding, [ 1 ] : 84 and there are currently six temples among the Pacific Island regions of Polynesia ...
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.
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
At about the age of 20, he served as a missionary for the LDS Church in French Polynesia. He has a degree in broadcasting from Brigham Young University and an MBA from the University of Utah. Lindsay is also the author of The Hometown Weekly: Good News For a Change and the picture book The Christmas List of Richard Lindsay.
French Polynesia (/ ... the British and French signed the Jarnac Convention in 1847, ... The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had 28,147 members as of 2018 ...
As of August 2017, Caussé serves on the Church Board of Education and Boards of Trustees. [7] Humanitarian aid and charitable giving increased under Caussé's leadership reaching nearly $1 billion per year. [8] [9] In 2020 Caussé addressed the controversy surrounding the LDS Church's investments, managed by Ensign Peak Advisors, "It is a ...