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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Samoa
Area	Pacific
Members	88,726 (2023)^[1]
Stakes	20
Wards	156
Branches	9
Total Congregations^[2]	165
Missions	1
Temples	1
Family History Centers	20^[3]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in American Samoa
Area	Pacific
Members	16,611 (2023)^[4]
Stakes	5
Wards	38
Branches	5
Total Congregations^[5]	43
Temples	1 Under Construction
Family History Centers	5^[6]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Samoan Islands refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members on the Samoan Islands. In 1890, there were 30 members in the Samoan islands. As of 2022, there were 104,131 members in 208 congregations. The Samoan Islands has the second most LDS Church members per capita in the world, behind Tonga.^[7]

As of 2022, the LDS Church reported 87,695 members in 165 congregations in the country of Samoa, making it the largest body of LDS Church members in Oceania outside of Australia and New Zealand.^[7]

History

Combined Membership in the Samoan Islands^[8]^[1]^[4]
Year	Membership
1890	30
1899	1,139
1920	3,500
1930	4,543
1940	5,159
1950	7,319
1960	10,345
1970	24,249
1980	26,104
1989*	48,700
1999	71,310
2009	81,860
2019	100,230
2022	104,131
*1989 membership was published as a rounded number for both Samoa and American Samoa

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In 2019, church president Russell M. Nelson met with head of state Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II of Samoa.^[9]

Schools

In addition to seminaries and institutes, there are a few primary schools and secondary schools operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Church College Pesega^[10]
Sauniatu Primary School^[11]
Church College Vaiola^[12]

Stakes

American Samoa

Stake	Organized
Pago Pago Samoa Stake	15 Jun 1969
Pago Pago Samoa Central Stake	6 Feb 1994
Pago Pago Samoa Malaeimi Stake	26 Aug 2012
Pago Pago Samoa Mapusaga Stake	9 Mar 1997
Pago Pago Samoa West Stake	24 Aug 1980

Samoa

Stake	Organized
Apia Samoa Central Stake	8 Dec 2013
Apia Samoa Stake	18 Mar 1962
Apia Samoa West Stake	26 Apr 1970
Pesega Samoa Stake	22 Jan 1995
Savaii Samoa Fagamalo Stake	4 Dec 1995
Savaii Samoa Pu'apu'a Stake	18 Mar 2012
Savaii Samoa Sagone Stake	10 Sep 1995
Savaii Samoa South Stake	17 Oct 1982
Savaii Samoa Stake	8 Jan 1971
Savaii Samoa West Stake	3 Jun 1973
Upolu Samoa Aleisa Stake	5 Aug 1979
Upolu Samoa East Stake	23 Oct 1977
Upolu Samoa Faleasi'u Stake	24 Feb 1996
Upolu Samoa Malie Stake	5 Aug 2012
Upolu Samoa North Stake	25 Oct 1992
Upolu Samoa Nu'umau Stake	3 Dec 1995
Upolu Samoa Saleilua Stake	5 Dec 1995
Upolu Samoa South Stake	1 Jun 1974
Upolu Samoa Tafuaupolu Stake	26 Jan 2014
Upolu Samoa West Stake	29 Apr 1971

Missions

The Samoa Apia Mission was formed June 17, 1888 and serves as the only mission for the Samoan Islands.

Temples

Apia

Pago Pago

Savai'i

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Temples in the Samoan Islands

= Operating
= Under construction
= Announced
= Temporarily Closed

On August 5, 1983 the Apia Samoa Temple was dedicated by Gordon B. Hinckley. The Pago Pago American Samoa Temple was announced by Russell M. Nelson on April 7, 2019.

. Apia Samoa Temple (original) (Destroyed) Official website News & images		edit
Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Dedicated: Size: Style: Notes:	Apia, Samoa July 2, 1980 February 19, 1981 by Spencer W. Kimball August 5, 1983 by Gordon B. Hinckley 14,560 sq ft (1,353 m²) on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) site Classic Modern, single spire - designed by Emil B. Fetzer Destroyed by fire during renovations on July 9, 2003. Rebuilt temple was dedicated September 4, 2005 (see 22)^[13]
22. Apia Samoa Temple Official website News & images		edit
Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Dedicated: Rededicated: Size: Notes:	Apia, Samoa October 15, 1977 by Spencer W. Kimball October 19, 1981 by Dennis E. Simmons August 5, 1983 by Gordon B. Hinckley September 4, 2005 by Gordon B. Hinckley 18,691 sq ft (1,736.5 m²) on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) site - designed by Naylor, Wentworth, Lund 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.^[14] The LDS Church continues to list this as the 22nd operating temple, in accordance to its original dedication date.^[15]
214. Pago Pago American Samoa Temple (Under construction) Official website News & images		edit
Location: Announced: Groundbreaking: Size: Notes:	Tafuna, American Samoa 7 April 2019 by Russell M. Nelson^[16] 30 October 2021 by K. Brett Nattress 17,000 sq ft (1,600 m²) on a 1.71-acre (0.69 ha) site In conjunction with the site announcement, the exterior rendering for this temple was simultaneously released, on the same day the site of the Neiafu Tonga Temple was confirmed and its rendering was released.^[17] The groundbreaking for this temple was originally set to occur on Saturday October 9, but a subsequent update on the arrangements provided the information about the presiding leader and the adjusted date.^[18]
316. Savai'i Samoa Temple (Site announced) Official website News & images		edit
Location: Announced: Size:	Salelologa, Samoa 1 October 2023 by Russell M. Nelson^[19]^[20] 29,630 sq ft (2,753 m²) on a 5.5-acre (2.2 ha) site

References

^ ^a ^b "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Samoa", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 27 May 2023
^ Excludes groups meeting separate from wards and branches.
^ Samoa Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved April 24, 2022
^ ^a ^b "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: American Samoa", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved May 27, 2023
^ Excludes groups meeting separate from wards and branches.
^ American Samoa Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved April 24, 2022
^ ^a ^b The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics
^ Windall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Samoa
^ Mayron, Sapeer. "Head of State greets President Nelson of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints", Samoa Observer, 18 May 2019. Retrieved on 23 March 2020.
^ LDS Church College Pesega Facebook Page
^ Funefe'ai Dikaiosune Atoa Tamaalii (August 12, 2020). "SAVALI ISSUE 32: 'SAUNIATU, A PLACE TO SERVE AND GO FORTH'". Samoa Government. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
^ LDS Church College Vaiola Facebook Page
^ Images of the different designs may be found here (new) and here (old)
^ Images of the different designs may be found here (new) and here (old)
^ "Find an LDS Temple: Temple Locations from Around the World", churchofjesuschrist.org, LDS Church
^ "Prophet Announces Eight New Temples at April 2019 General Conference", Newsroom, LDS Church, 7 April 2019
^ See this article for details.
^ See this article for confirmation of the updated details.
^ Where the 20 new Latter-day Saint temples will be built as Russell Nelson’s record tally continues to rise, Salt Lake Tribune, 1 October 2023
^ "The Church of Jesus Christ Will Build 20 New Temples", Newsroom, LDS Church, 1 October 2023

External links

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Official Site (Pacific)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Official Site (Samoa)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Newsroom (Pacific)
ComeUntoChrist.org Latter-day Saints Visitor site
Mormon Beginnings in Samoa: Kimo Belio, Samuela Manoa and Walter Murray Gibson by Spencer McBride
Mormonism in Samoa: Cultural Dialogues Spring 2006. Jessica Goman. SIT Study Abroad

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

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Dependencies

Temples

Australia	Adelaide Brisbane Melbourne Perth Sydney
Hawaii	Kahului Laie Hawaii Kona Hawaii
New Zealand	Auckland Hamilton Wellington
Samoas	Apia Samoa Apia Samoa (original) Pago Pago Savai'i
Tonga	Neiafu Tonga Nuku'alofa Tonga
Other	Suva Fiji Yigo Guam Tarawa Kiribati Port Moresby PNG Papeete Tahiti Port Vila Vanuatu

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Territories	American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands
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