The Church Celebrates 170 Years in French Polynesia with Pictures

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Kylie Ravsten

Joined: May 2014

โ€œMormonism in Picturesโ€ is a photo essay feature from Mormonnewsroom.org depicting The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members around the world.

South Pacific Mormons, proud of their Polynesian heritage as well as their membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, recently commemorated the 1844 arrival, from the United States, of the faithโ€™s first missionaries,ย Addison Pratt, Noah Rogers and Benjamin Grouard, in French Polynesia on 23โ€“24 May 2014.

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Preparation for the events has been going on for six months, and the festivities included service projects, a cultural night with singing and dancing and a scripture reading challenge. Community service projects were carried out aroundย French Polynesiaย by thousands of Church members along with their families and friends. Among the service given was a general cleanup and the planting of 170 plants around the islands.

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