The Church Celebrates 170 Years in French Polynesia with Pictures
“Mormonism in Pictures” 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 faith’s first missionaries, Addison Pratt, Noah Rogers and Benjamin Grouard, in French Polynesia on 23–24 May 2014.
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 around French Polynesia 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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