The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Samoa

As of January 1, 2011, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 71,272 members in 16 stakes, 134 Congregations (118 wards^[1] and 16 branches^[1]), 1 mission, and 1 temple in Samoa.^[2]^[3]

[edit] History

On August 5, 1983 the Apia Samoa Temple was dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley.

	22. Apia Samoa		edit
	Location: Announcement: Dedication: Rededication: Coordinates: Size: Notes:	Apia, Samoa 16 July 2003 Original temple dedicated 5 August 1983 by Gordon B. Hinckley, rebuilt temple dedicated 4 September 2005 by Gordon B. Hinckley 4 September 2005 by Gordon B. Hinckley 13°50′18.03839″S 171°47′0.909600″W / 13.8383439972°S 171.78358600000°W / -13.8383439972; -171.78358600000 (Apia Samoa Temple) 18,691 sq ft (1,736 m²) and 75 ft (23 m) high on a 2 acre (0.8 ha) site The original Samoa temple was dedicated in 1983 and destroyed by fire while the temple was closed for renovations in 2003. This new temple of a similar design was built on the same site although it is substantially larger.^[4] The LDS Church continues to list this as the 22nd operating temple, in accordance to its original dedication date.^[5]

^ ^a ^b LDS Meetinghouse Locator.Nearby Congregations (Wards and Branches).
^ Samoa, "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country", Newsroom (LDS Church), 31 December 2011, retrieved 2012-10-18
^ "Country information: Samoa", LDS Church News Online Almanac (Deseret News), February 1, 2010, retrieved 2012-10-18
^ Images of the different designs may be found here (new) and here (old)
^ "Find an LDS Temple: Temple Locations from Around the World", LDS.org (LDS Church)

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