On this day 9 March 1870, King Moshoeshoe I who had stepped down from the throne, due to ill health, three months earlier, in favour of his successor, King Letsie I, made a request of a joint baptism on Sunday 13 March 1870.
King Moshoeshoe I who used to attend church services at all the then only 3 church denominations in the country, namely Anglican Church, Paris Evangelical Missionary Society (PEMS) now called Lesotho Evangelical Church in Southern Africa (LECSA) and Roman Catholic Church, wanted a joint baptism to buttress a unified sentiments of a gospel, as an indicative of unity amongst all his subjects.
But two days later on 11 March 1870, King Moshoeshoe I died and was buried the next day, 12 March 1870 and his funeral was held according to the LECSA church traditions and his burial service was conducted by the white missionary, Daniel Jousse.
