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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Mormon Church claims it is unclear whether an American missionary — who allegedly sexually abused boys in Tonga — did so under their roof.
William James Purdy was indicted by a federal grand jury in Utah on July 16, on charges related to the exploitation of 14 boys...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fiji and Samoa are using billboards to welcome friends and neighbors to worship with them on Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday, and every Sunday.
The Church’s Easter message, “Because of Him, You Can Find Hope,”...
Lavina Fielding Anderson knew she was delivering a bombshell. Anderson, a dedicated Mormon who had previously edited the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ magazines, was also a scholar, writer and feminist. And on this day in August 1992, she was giving a conference presentation...
O le alii talavou sa ia mauaina le togi o le “Most Valuable Player” lena o lo o fai sina ana faafiafiaga e fa’aalia i lona agaga fiafia o a Tafuna Second Ward a le Ekalesia a Iesu Keriso. [ata: PouNeru Kifaga]
Holy Cross, INDIANA — Top leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dropped a bombshell in June 2023 by telling their flock to vote for Democrats — well, almost.
In a letter that local leaders read during worship meetings nationwide, the church’s president and his two counselors...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Three retired medical doctors and their spouses are serving a unique mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) Tropical Hospital in Tutuila, American Samoa.
Because of licensing issues, most medical missionaries that serve...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A historical marker was unveiled and dedicated in Aunu’u, American Samoa on Saturday, June 10, 2023, among a gathering of community and government leaders, friends, and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The marker commemorates the 1863 arrival...
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During the first weekend of April 2023, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held its semiannual General Conference in Salt Lake City. Tens of thousands of members were expected to attend in person, with millions watching from home.
This yearly ritual may seem striking in...
Salt Lake City, UTAH — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints responded recently to an Associated Press story about how the church handled child sexual abuse cases in Arizona and West Virginia.
“The abuse of a child or any other individual is inexcusable,” the statement said. “The Church...
Construction work is moving along well for the “Pago Pago, American Samoa Temple” for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Ottoville Road, as seen in this Samoa News photo taken Wednesday afternoon. [photo: FS]







![Elder K. Brett Nattress and his wife Shawna Nattress along with other Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dignitaries at the dedication of the historical marker commemorating the arrival of the first missionaries in the Samoan Islands. [courtesy photo] Elder K. Brett Nattress and his wife Shawna Nattress](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/historical_marker_dedication.jpg?itok=7F36XlBU)


