▁un anim ously ▁voted ▁for ▁the ▁church ▁to ▁be ▁renamed , ▁‘ The ▁Re formed ▁Cong reg ational ▁L . M . S . ▁Sam o an ▁Church , ▁or ▁Ek ales ia ▁L . M . S . ▁To ef u ata ’ ina ▁Sam oa . ▁The ▁name ▁‘ L . M . S .’ ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁‘ Lond on ▁Mission ary ▁Society ’ , ▁the ▁mission aries ▁who ▁brought ▁the ▁g ospel ▁to ▁Sam oa . ▁‘ To ef u ata ’ ina ’ ▁meaning ▁‘ re formed ’ ▁was ▁merged ▁with ▁L . M . S ., ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁this ▁church ▁is ▁a ▁reform ed ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁L . M . S . ▁Church ▁( EF KS ). ▁ ▁The ▁R t . ▁Rev . ▁T ep a ▁F ale to ' ese ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Church ' s ▁F ocus ▁▁ ▁The ▁Sam o an ▁church ▁during ▁the ▁mission ary ▁period ▁engaged ▁itself ▁in ▁the ▁" social ▁re dem ption ▁of ▁human ity ". ▁This ▁vision ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁church ' s ▁understanding ▁of ▁God ' s ▁so vere ig nt y . ▁It ▁saw ▁the ▁divine ▁purpose ▁of ▁re dem ption ▁not ▁in ▁individual ▁terms ▁only ▁but ▁also ▁in ▁corpor ate , ▁social ▁and ▁political ▁terms . ▁The ▁newly ▁acquired ▁faith ▁had ▁its ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁transformation ▁of ▁life ▁and ▁society . ▁That ▁legacy ▁remains ▁a ▁motiv ating ▁force ▁in ▁the ▁nation '