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    British Virgin Islands

    In 1985, a Latter-day Saint woman vacationed on the island of Tortola and met William Osborne, a local doctor. She offered to send him materials about the Church. Osborne read the Church literature and during a business trip in July 1985 to Puerto Rico visited the mission office. Within a few days Osborne was baptized. He was the first member in Tortola. On August 8, 1999, the Tortola Branch (a small congregation) was organized.

     

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