Pacific Islanders and Mormonism

Three of the major groups of islands in the Pacific Ocean

Pacific Islanders have a particular place in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Its first non-English-speaking mission was in the region in 1844,[3] less than twenty years after the church's founding,[1]: 84 and there are currently six temples among the Pacific Island regions of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia.[1]: 83 In 2015 the Latter-day Saint population in the area was increasing in percentage and absolute numbers.[1]: 83

Since the 1850s Mormon leaders have identified Polynesian islands with the "islands of the sea" marked in their scriptures for missionary activity, and taught that the people there were descendants of Israelite people from the faith's canonized Book of Mormon.[6] There are numerous notable adherents of the church, and LDS missionary efforts in the region were highlighted in the film The Other Side of Heaven. The church began operating schools in the Pacific Islands in 1850,[2]: 59 and currently owns and runs Brigham Young University–Hawaii (BYU–Hawaii) and the nearby Polynesian Cultural Center.[2]: 61 The Book of Mormon has been translated into numerous local languages of the region since 1855.[2]: 56

## History

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Entrance to the Polynesian Cultural Center

The Pacific islands were one of the first areas to be evangelized by LDS Church missionaries after Europe and North America, notably Hawaii, which was annexed by the United States in 1898. The LDS Church began sending missionaries to the region in 1844,[3] and 75 years later the Laie Hawaii Temple became the first LDS temple outside the continental United States in 1919.[7]: 133–134 In 1955, the church partially lifted some of its temple and priesthood racial restrictions and began allowing Melanesian women and men access to all temple ceremonies (called ordinances), and Melanesian men and boys to be ordained to the priesthood.[8][9]: 81 The church allowed Pacific Islanders to hold the priesthood, and president of the church David O. McKay stated that native Fijians and Australian Aboriginals could also be ordained to the priesthood.[9]: 80–81 Later that year the Church College of Hawaii was established, which would later become BYU–Hawaii.[10]

## Hagoth

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Main article: Hagoth

See also: Mormon teachings on skin color § Teachings on Pacific Islanders' skin color, and Mormon folklore

In addition to the LDS Church's stories about people sailing to the New World, there is also the story of Hagoth (/ˈheɪ.ɡɑːθ/[a]), a Nephite ship builder who according to The Book of Mormon lived in or around 55 BCE,[12] and whom some church publications have stated sailed from the Americas to Polynesia.[15][b] Leaders of the LDS Church[22] and LDS scholars have stated that the peoples of the Pacific Islands, including Hawaii, Polynesia, and New Zealand, are descendants of the Nephite Hagoth and his supposed followers,[15][b] and this accounts for their darker skin.[27] Many members of the LDS Church in Polynesia have come to believe that Hagoth is their ancestor.[20][28] Modern genetic testing has not established any connection between Pacific Islanders and purported peoples of The Book of Mormon.[29]: 358–359

## Folklore

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Main article: Mormon folklore

Tāwhiao

Some of the folklore that exists in the relationship of the LDS Church and Pacific Islanders include:

* Polynesian leader Tāwhiao accurately predicted the site of the 1958 Hamilton New Zealand Temple before his death in 1894;[30]: 125
* Māori prophets or chieftains, including Paora Te Potangaroa and Tāwhiao, predicted the coming of Latter-day Saint missionaries to New Zealand;[33]
* During the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Japanese aircraft pilots attempted to bomb or strafe the church's Laie Hawaii Temple, but were prevented due to a mechanical failures or unseen protective force.[30]: 166 An LDS-source stated that the Japanese pilot who attempted to bomb or strafe the Laie Hawaii Temple was converted to the LDS Church after he saw a picture of the temple in the possession of Latter-day Saint missionaries in Japan.[30]: 168

## Temples

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Main article: List of temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The Oceania region has a number of church temples due to the numbers of members in many countries there. There are also temples in the Philippines and Australia.[34]

Map  | Country  | Image  | Temple  | Location  | Status / Dedication date  | Floor area

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Australia

• Adelaide

• Apia Samoa

• Brisbane

• Hamilton New Zealand

• Melbourne

• Nuku'alofa Tonga

Papeete Tahiti

• Perth

• Suva Fiji

• Sydney

Operating

Construction

Announced

Closed

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Fiji |  | Suva Fiji Temple | edit | Suva, Fiji  | June 18, 2000  | 12,755 sq ft
1,185.0 m2
French Polynesia |  | Papeete Tahiti Temple | edit | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | October 27, 1983  | 12,150 sq ft
1,129 m2
Hawaii |  | Kona Hawaii Temple | edit | Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, U.S.  | Closed for renovation  | 12,325 sq ft
1,145.0 m2
| Laie Hawaii Temple | edit | Laie, Hawaii, United States | November 27, 1919  | 42,100 sq ft
3,910 m2
New Zealand |  | Hamilton New Zealand Temple | edit | Hamilton, New Zealand | April 20, 1958  | 45,251 sq ft
4,204.0 m2
Samoa |  | Apia Samoa Temple | edit | Apia, Samoa  | August 5, 1983  | 18,691 sq ft
1,736.5 m2
| Apia Samoa Temple (original) | edit | Apia, Samoa  | Destroyed  | 14,560 sq ft
1,353 m2
Tonga |  | Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple | edit | Nukuʻalofa, Tonga  | August 9, 1983  | 21,184 sq ft
1,968.1 m2

## Demographics

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## Book of Mormon translations

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Main article: List of Book of Mormon translations

The branches of the Oceanic languages. Orange is the Admiralties languages and Yapese, yellow-orange is St. Matthias, green is Western Oceanic, violet is Temotu, and the rest are Central-Eastern: dark red Southeast Solomons, blue Southern Oceanic, pink Micronesian, and ocher Fijian-Polynesian.

* 1855: Hawaiian language translation of the Book of Mormon, which was the first translation of the Book of Mormon to be published in a non-European language.[35]
* 1889: Māori edition.[35]
* 1903: Samoan edition.[35]
* 1904: Tahitian edition.[35]
* 1946: Tongan edition.[35]
* 1965: Rarotongan edition.[35]
* 1980: Fijian edition.[35]
* 1981: Niuean edition (selections)[35]
* 1987: Pohnpeian, Micronesian languages (selections).[35]
* 1988: Palauan edition.[35]
* 1989: Chamorro edition.[35]
* 2001: Gilbertese (Kiribati) edition.[36]
* 2002: Tok Pisin edition.[36]
* 2003: Marshallese edition.[36]
* 2004: Bislama edition.[36]
* 2004: Yapese edition.[36]
* 2015: Kosraean edition, Micronesian languages.[citation needed]
* 2015: Chuukese/Trukese edition, Micronesian languages.[citation needed]

## Portrayals in media

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* Johnny Lingo
* The Other Side of Heaven
* The Legend of Johnny Lingo, a remake of the 1968 film.

## Notable Pacific Islander Latter-day Saints

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Jonah Lomu

LDS Church members from indigenous groups:

### Political figures

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* Prince Ata of Tonga
* Robert Hoapili Baker, Governor of Maui and aide-de-camp to King Kalākaua
* Princess ʻElisiva Fusipala Vahaʻi of Tonga
* Elizabeth Kikkert, former member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
* William Sio, former New Zealand MP
* William Swain, Marshall Islands representative to the United Nations
* Tāwhiao, second Māori kīngi

### Artists

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* Dinah Jane, singer, member of Fifth Harmony
* The Jets, musical group

### Athletes

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Valerie Adams (right) in 2017, after her investiture as a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit by the governor-general, Dame Patsy Reddy Tony Finau

* Valerie Adams, shot putter
* Willie Brown, rugby league footballer
* Kaingaue David, sprinter
* Tony Finau, professional golfer
* Mosese Foliaki, multi-sport athlete
* Ken Going, rugby union footballer
* Pearl Going, mountaineer
* Sid Going, rugby union footballer
* John Hopoate, rugby league footballer and boxer
* William Hopoate, rugby league footballer
* Jonah Lomu, rugby union footballer
* Ken Niumatalolo, college football coach
* Brendon Pongia, basketball player
* Lloyd Perrett, rugby league footballer
* Sam Perrett, rugby league footballer
* Jordan Rapana, rugby league footballer
* Leilani Rorani, squash player
* Vai Sikahema, American football player
* Kalani Sitake, American football coach
* Nooa Takooa, sprinter
* Saimoni Tamani, track and field athlete
* Manti Te'o, American football player

## See also

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* List of Mormon missionary diarists (Pacific)
* LDS membership statistics
* Native American people and Mormonism
* Black people and Mormonism

## Notes

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1. ^ IPA-ified from "hā´gäth"[11]
2. ^ a b More examples of articles stating the Hagoth link between the peoples of the Pacific Islands and the purported peoples of The Book of Mormon are here:
* Press release:[16]
* Student manuals:[17][18]
* Magazines:[19][20][21]

## References

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2. ^ a b c d Britsch, R. Lanier (April 1, 1980). "The Expansion of Mormonism in the South Pacific" (PDF). Dialogue. 13 (1). University of Illinois Press. doi:10.2307/45224817. ISSN 0012-2157.
3. ^ a b [1]: 85 [2]: 55
4. ^ Neilson, Reid L. (2008). "Joseph Smith's Legacy in Latin America and the Pacific" (PDF). Global Mormonism in the 21st Century. Brigham Young University. ISBN 978-0-8425-2696-8 - via Internet Archive.
5. ^ a b Clement, Russell T. (December 1980). "Polynesian Origins: More Word on the Mormon Perspective" (PDF). Dialogue. 13 (4). University of Illinois Press. doi:10.2307/45224944. ISSN 0012-2157.
6. ^ [1]: 85–86, 93 [4]: 39–40, 44–46 [5]: 91–97
7. ^ Webb, T. D. (1993). "Profit and Prophecy: The Polynesian Cultural Center and La'ie's Recurrent Colonialism" (PDF). The Hawaiian Journal of History. 27. Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaiian Historical Society. ISSN 0440-5145.
8. ^ Mauss, Armand L. (2003). All Abraham's Children: Changing Mormon Conceptions of Race and Lineage. University of Illinois Press. p. 218\. ISBN 0-252-02803-1.
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17. ^ Book of Mormon Student Manual: Religion 121–122 (PDF). LDS Church. 2009. p. 261.
18. ^ Book of Mormon Student Study Guide. LDS Church. 2000. p. 143 - via Internet Archive.
19. ^ Britsch, R. Lanier (June 1981). "Maori Traditions and the Mormon Church". New Era. LDS Church. "Since the days of George Q. Cannon in Hawaii (1851–54), the Church leaders had more and more frequently alluded to the idea that the Polynesians were descendants of Lehi, the early Book Of Mormon prophet. Although the relationship between the Polynesian peoples and the alleged "adventurer" Hagoth (see Alma 63:5–8) is not clear—he being a Nephite and the Polynesians appearing to be Lamanites—Church leaders have time and time again referred to the Polynesians as children of Lehi."
20. ^ a b "A Worldwide Look at the Book of Mormon". Liahona. LDS Church. December 2000.
21. ^ Perrin, Kathleen C. (June 1994). "Tahitian Pearls". Liahona. LDS Church.
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