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Church leaders join in Pacific freedom of religion conference
Mormon Life says: Though the Church is a minority in the Pacific Islands, leaders were invited to discuss managing religious diversity.
Elder James J. Hamula joined Samoa’s head of state and leaders of other faiths last week in the first “Managing Religious and Cultural Diversity in the Pacific” conference at the National University...
Vai's View: Much aloha, Junior Seau
My heart is heavy and broken. News of Junior Seau's death first filled my BlackBerry from mutual friends before it was confirmed by my station producers and ESPN. We weren't buddy-buddy, though he famously called everyone "Buddy." We were good friends and we had dinner together whenever he came...
87–88: Pacific Island Mormon Identities
This two-part episode features a fascinating, dynamic, and soaring discussion that takes us into the experiences, cultures, and elements of the worldviews of Latter-day Saints from Pacific Island nations. We learn pieces of the history of two of these nations as it relates to the LDS Church taking...
The LDS Church have more schools in Tonga than any where else in the world
The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints LDS have more schools in Tonga than anywhere else in the world, the Commissioner of the LDS Church Education System, Elder Paul V. Johnson told Matangi Tonga during a one-day stop over in Tonga to attend the annual conference of Pacific...
Mission changes for Cook Islands District
Elder F. Michael Watson of the Seventy was warmly greeted by members of the Church as he visited the Cook Islands in January. Elder Watson presided over the Cook Islands District Conference, which was held in Rarotonga at the Arorangi Branch chapel on Jan. 8.
Book of Mormon translation: Pacific Islands
Editor's note: This is one in a series on the Book of Mormon translations and translators. The Pacific Islands span multiple languages and a variety of translation stories. From Tongan to Maori, from as early as the 1840s through today, translating the Book of Mormon for faithful members of The...
Church Members in Fiji Provide Humanitarian Aid to Flood Victims
Three stakes in the Suva, Fiji, area recently held a drive to collect food, household items, and school supplies for flood victims in northern and western Fiji. Elder Taniela Wakolo, Area Seventy and the Church’s Fiji Service Centre manager, initiated the drive on February 6, shortly after local...
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Temples Are a Beacon
Mormon Life says: I loved this story during general conference, and now it's been turned into a beautiful video.
Vai's View: Legendary friend has made lasting impression
Think back to when you were 9 or 10 years old. Were there figures in your life who were bigger than life? A teacher? A church leader? A favorite uncle? At that time, everything seemed bigger than life. Just go back to your elementary school and see how small the classrooms and cafeteria are...
Volunteers needed for Pacific Partnership 2012
For the past three years the Church has worked with the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Partnership, a program designed to help strengthen relationships with other regions and to offer humanitarian services. Specific healthcare volunteers are being recruited for the Pacific Partnership 2012, which will...
Elder Neil L. Andersen travels to the Pacific Area of the Church
During a 12-day trip to the Pacific Area, Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve visited with missionaries and members in Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Tahiti and French Polynesia. Accompanying Elder Andersen during his travels was his wife, Sister Kathy Andersen; Elder...
'Isles of the sea' — First Apostle visit to the Marshall Islands
Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve spent 13 days traveling in the Pacific Area during January. Stops on his itinerary included Tonga, New Zealand, Hawaii and the Marshall Islands. "According to information provided by the mission president, it was the first time a member of the...
Years of faith and effort for members of new stake in Guam
Mormon Life says: Read this for the incredible photo gallery.
Nearly 800 local members unanimously raised their hands in approval as Elder L. Tom Perry of the Quorum of the Twelve called for a sustaining vote to create the first stake in Guam — the Barrigada...
Church Historian Honors First Pacific Mormons
"Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on the French Polynesian island of Tubuai are a living legacy of the Pacific's first Mormons," according to Church historian, Elder Marlin K. Jensen. Elder Jensen visited the Tubuai Latter-day Saints last weekend (10-12 December) as...
Apostle visits, establishes first Guam stake
On 10 December, Elder L. Tom Perry of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles created the Barrigada Guam Stake, the first stake for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Territory of Guam. A stake is an administrative unit composed of numerous congregations (called wards and...
