My First Mission

rive at Wailuku-In a Remarkable Mann

t it a great undertaking, and tried to persuade me not to go. I evidently had their sympathies; I

y valise from me and carry it; and when I came t

ver a very rough, hilly country, and lat

d not met with the persons whom I had been led to expect, by

was on the other side of a stream, in

ty of being introduced to them; for I had made it a rule, thus far, not to pass a missionary without bearing testi

hrough Wailuku I took a road which I thought led in that direction. I had scarcely got out of the town when I felt impressed to retu

aw me they called to some men who were in the house "E ka haole!" which means, "Oh, the white

of the house, and stepped up towards the gate. When I got opp

as going. I told them I thought of returning to Lahaina, on account of the weat

as increased. I went into the house with him, and, after some little conversation, and an inv

ted, and I embraced

ative of Connecticut, and had been sent out

Utah, my object in coming to the islands, and our belief. He said he could not bel

hope of it having any effect on him, as he had cond

and saw him and his two friends, I felt convinced

Salt Lake City in 1866, in company with Elder George Nebeker. His companions' names were Uaua and Kaleohano. They were all three

country, fine speakers and reasoners, and were

as I could, our principles, with which he seemed very well satisfied. But next day after the service in their church, Mr. Conde called Napela and a number of t

ere present, made of me. Their questions were of such a nature as to prove to me that so

soon be able to explain it fully unto them; that the principles were contained in the Bible, and were eternal truth. They were melted to tears, and promised me that they would not decide that o

om the Lord to guide them in all their steps. I was led to expect, before I left Lahaina, that I would find those who would receive me. Up to the time I reached Wailuku, I had not found them, and then whe

s very frequently, and it was nothing strange for them to pass as I did. This was often alluded to in conversations which we had afterwards, and they wondered why they should have done so. I know that it wa