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American Samoa’s first temple dedication, open house dates planned
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Key Points:
- Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will dedicate the Pago Pago American Samoa Temple on December 13, 2026, following a public open house from November 4 to 21.
- This temple will be the first dedicated in the U.S. territory of American Samoa and is planned as a single-story, 17,000-square-foot building in Tafuna, including housing for temple leadership and missionaries.
- The Pago Pago temple was originally announced in 1977 but relocated to Apia, Samoa, in 1980; it was re-announced in 2019 by Church President Russell M. Nelson, with groundbreaking held in October 2021.
- American Samoa has a significant Latter-day Saint presence, with over 17,600 members across 44 wards and branches, and the Church has been active there since missionary work began in 1888.
- The Pago Pago temple is one of six temples currently under construction in Oceania, reflecting ongoing growth and development of the Church in the region.
