Book Description
"With the dawn of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in Samoa in 1888, there came forward a number of early faithful converts who became defenders of the faith. In those early yearts, these pioneer/converts of the Church had to face a great deal of persecution as they struggled to establish branches and districts throughout those beautiful islands of the sea. These early pioneers welcomed the coming of the Gospel with the arrival of Joseph H. Dean and subsequent early missionaries and were determined to assisst them in the unfolding of the work in Samoa. As the first rays of the Gospel began to dawn and spread over the islands, the going was tough but they prevailed a left for us a legacy that lives to this day and has become a strong foundation for the remarkable growth of the Church in Samoa today. In this book, readers will find wonderful stories of faith and courage as told in portraits, even glimses into the life stories of the early pioneers of the Church in Samoa..."--Publisher information.
