"I really enjoyed reading your story. You have a gift of seeing into the other side of the veil, and I am impressed also with your mother's gift as well…" Phil Hanks- previous L.D.S. Temple President (Samoa)Samasoni is of Samoan, German and Chinese decent. Raised in the U.S. in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 14, had a spiritual experience that he will never forget. It has made a major impact on his outlook in life from this death and dying experience that ocurred in the City of Compton California.