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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]
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 ...
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.
First Latter Day Saint denomination to be established by a woman; accepted KJV Bible and Book of Mormon only; later rejected Book of Mormon and dissolved itself in 1984. Among its former members were Jerald and Sandra Tanner, opponents of the Latter Day Saint movement and founders of the Utah Lighthouse Ministry. Church of Christ [16]
In July 1968, the church received official recognition and was permitted to send the first two missionaries to the islands. On July 15, 1968 the first missionaries, a married couple arrived. On November 16, 1968, the first baptism in New Caledonia was Etienne Sun, then 13 and church service attendance was nearing 60.
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).
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
Addison Pratt (February 21, 1802 – October 10, 1872) was an early Latter-day Saint convert and missionary. Pratt preached in French Polynesia from 1844 to 1848 and from 1850 to 1852, and is recognized by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as the first Latter-day Saint missionary to preach in a language other than English.