Ft. Lupton Ward Boundaries Compared to the Island of Tahiti

The accompanying graphic compares the size of our home ward, the Ft. Lupton Ward with the Island of Tahiti. The scale of both maps are very close. You can see that our ward is almost twice the size of Tahiti. The Island of Tahiti has 7 Stakes.

French Polynesia

Flag of French Polynesia

The islands of French Polynesia have a total land area of 4,167 square kilometres (1,622 sq. mi) scattered over 2,500,000 square kilometres (965,255 sq. mi) of ocean. There are around 130 islands in French Polynesia. The highest point is Mount Orohena on Tahiti.

It is made up of six groups of islands. The largest and most populated island is Tahiti, in the Society Islands.

The island groups are:

    Marquesas Islands
    Society Islands [both the Iles Sous le Vent (Leeward) and Iles du Vent (Windward)]
    Tuamotu Archipelago
    Gambier Islands often considered part of the Tuamotu Archipelago
    Austral Islands
    Bass Islands often considered part of the Austral Islands

Aside from Tahiti, some other important atolls, islands, and island groups in French Polynesia are: Ahe-, Pora Pora, Hiva 'Oa, Huahine, Mai'ao, Maupiti, Meheti'a, Mo'orea, Nuku Hiva, Ra'ia-tea, Taha'a, Te Ti'aroa, Tupua'i, and Tu-pai.

Our Mission President and His Wife

Benjamin Tauraa Sinjoux, 57, and Tarita Alexandre Sinjoux, three children, Tahiti Papeete Mission; Pamatai Ward, Faaa Tahiti Stake. Brother Sinjoux serves as an executive secretary in the Pacific Area and is a former counselor in the Tahiti Papeete Mission, sealer in the Tahiti Papeete Temple, stake president, counselor in a stake presidency, bishop, and missionary in the Canada Montreal Mission. Service Center Manager, Corp. of the Presiding Bishop. Born in Papeete, Tahiti, to Alphonse and Riorita Hauata Sinjoux.

Sister Sinjoux serves as a ward Relief Society teacher and is a former stake Young Women president, stake Primary president, stake Relief Society president, ward Relief Society teacher, ward Young Women president, ward Primary president, and branch Relief Society president. Born in Papeete, Tahiti, to Roger and Rachel Hurahutia Alexandre.

 

Here is a map of the Tahiti Papeete Mission in the south pacific. Next are the mission boundaries placed over the U.S. Just as a reference, we placed Denver & Papeete in the same relative location.

We have received our mission call to serve as office specialists in the Tahiti Papeete Mission for 23 months. We will enter the Provo MTC on March 26, 2012.