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In May 1843, thirteen years after the Church was organized in the United States, four men were sent to be missionaries in the islands of the Pacific. In 1863, two missionaries from Hawaii were sent to Samoa to establish the Church there. The mission was formally organized on 17 June 1888. By 1891 the mission in Samoa, with headquarters near Apia, was developing steadily. From 1896, members began to join in greater numbers. Missionaries helped educate youths in small chapel schools. | In May 1843, thirteen years after the Church was organized in the United States, four men were sent to be missionaries in the islands of the Pacific. In 1863, two missionaries from Hawaii were sent to Samoa to establish the Church there. The mission was formally organized on 17 June 1888. By 1891 the mission in Samoa, with headquarters near Apia, was developing steadily. From 1896, members began to join in greater numbers. Missionaries helped educate youths in small chapel schools. | ||
Missionaries were recalled in 1940 prior to World War II because of troubled conditions, and this became a good opportunity for the local members to assume more leadership. After the war, the work quickened considerably. By 1950, membership had grown to more than 7,000 and by 1961, to more than 16,000. By 1974, the country had six stakes (dioceses) and became the first country of the world to be entirely covered by stakes. Six new stakes were created in Samoa from 1994-96. <ref> The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Facts and Statistics: Samoa, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/facts-and-statistics/country/ | Missionaries were recalled in 1940 prior to World War II because of troubled conditions, and this became a good opportunity for the local members to assume more leadership. After the war, the work quickened considerably. By 1950, membership had grown to more than 7,000 and by 1961, to more than 16,000. By 1974, the country had six stakes (dioceses) and became the first country of the world to be entirely covered by stakes. Six new stakes were created in Samoa from 1994-96. <ref> The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Facts and Statistics: American Samoa, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/facts-and-statistics/country/american-samoa, accessed 17 June 2022.</ref> | ||
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