"TRIED AND TRUE"

 

 

Eighty Year old Sister Maiwiriwiri is a tried and true "Mormon".

When she was the only female member of the church in Taveuni

she started her own Relief Society.  Elder McFadden was

instructed to act as the Relief Society President.

Sister Maiwiriwiri gathered the women in her village and began

teaching them homemaking skills.  The village chief was pleased and

started sending women to Relief Society to learn homemaking skills.

Her husband drowned while they were serving a mission in Fiji.

Upon hearing he was dead she looked to heaven and

asked Heavenly Father to help her raise her children.
 She claims that he did.
 

Brother Koroca was told he would have to leave his village
if he joined the church.
He chose to join the church.
He moved his family to the top of the mountain and
began farming on his uncle's farm.
He helped the missionaries teach the gospel to his father and mother.
They joined the church along with all of his brothers and sisters.
Now they are all preparing to go to the temple.

 

 



Elder McFadden baptized Mitimiti when he first served as

a missionary in Taveuni.  She raised her family and sent

three sons on missions.

Jerry is the same age Elder McFadden was when

his mother was baptized.  He is serving as a

missionary in Ghana.  Mitimiti died a few months

after this picture was taken.  Heart broken, Jerry

said that serving his mission was more important

than returning home to attend his mother's funeral.

He chose to pay tribute to his mother

 by continuing to serve an honorable

 mission for the Savior.