The Prophet Comes to Hawaii

For two years the Laie Hawaii Temple has been under extensive renovation. It was the first temple built outside of the US and was built in 1919. Some have called it the Taj Mahal of the Pacific. We were so happy that we arrived during the open house. On November 18th, President Thomas S. Monson and his counselor, Henry Eyring, arrived to rededicate the temple. They came to the Polynesian Cultural Center on the 19th where they were greeted by Polynesians in their traditional native dress and observed their traditional music and dance. That night we attended the "Ha," a performance including fabulous fire dances of the islands. After the performance was finished, the dancers returned to sing, "Teach Me to Walk in The Light of His Love" to the prophet of the Lord. It was wonderful. Two days later, on November 21, the Laie Temple was rededicated for the work of the Lord. What an incredible week-end we enjoyed!