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{{Cook Islands-sidebar}}''[[Pacific]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] '''[[Cook Islands Genealogy|Cook Islands]]''' | {{Cook Islands-sidebar}}''[[Pacific]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] '''[[Cook Islands Genealogy|Cook Islands]]''' | ||
Christian missionaries from the London Missionary Society began arriving in 1821. The Bible was translated into Maori in 1827. Most tribes lived in the valleys, which was not convenient for the missionaries; therefore, the missionaries talked the tribes into moving closer to shore and building around the mission areas. | |||
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Reliability: High.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Polynesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.</ref> | Reliability: High.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Polynesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.</ref> | ||
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Missionaries from the Church of Latter-day Saints arrived in 1899. In 1949 church membership numbered 160. | |||
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