Announcement of the Savaiʻi Samoa Temple
President Russell M. Nelson, 17th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, announced the Savaiʻi Samoa Temple on Oct. 1, 2023, during the Sunday afternoon session of the October 2023 general conference.
Following the announcement, Asi Farani posted on social media: “My faithful people of Savaiʻi, Samoa, is getting a new temple. How marvelous this gospel is growing through the isles of the sea.”
In 1863, Kimo Pelio and Samuela Manoa were sent from the Hawaiian Mission to commence missionary work in Samoa. The first stake was organized nearly a century later, in 1962. The Savaiʻi Samoa Stake was created in 1971. When the temple was announced, there were six stakes in Savaiʻi.
Timeline of the Savaiʻi Samoa Temple
The Savaiʻi Samoa Temple was announced by President Nelson on Oct. 1, 2023. Details about the temple’s groundbreaking have not yet been released.
Architecture and Design of the Savaiʻi Samoa Temple
According to site plans released by the Church on March 11, 2024, the Savaiʻi Samoa Temple will be a single-story building of approximately 29,630 square feet. The edifice will stand on a 5.5-acre site at Lot 1098 to Lot 1105 in Fataloa, a subarea of Salelologa village on the southeastern edge of the island of Savaiʻi.