The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hawaii

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hawaii

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) was established in the Hawaiian Islands in 1850 following the Edict of Toleration promulgated by Kamehameha III, giving the underground Hawaii Catholic Church the right to worship, and at the same time allowing other faith traditions to begin establishing themselves.

The first LDS Church missionaries to have success among the Hawaiians was George Q. Cannon. Among his earliest converts were men well-versed in the Hawaiian language, such as Jonatana Napela and Uaua. After the construction of the Hawaiian Temple, the Latter-day Saints founded Church College of Hawaii, now Brigham Young University Hawaii, which now includes the associated Polynesian Cultural Center, the state's largest living museum, and an entertainment center [http://www.polynesia.com/] ; it draws a million visitors annually [http://www.hawaii.com/visit/oahu/attractions/familyattractions/articles/52] . The Mormon population in Hawaii continued to increase, and the Kona Hawaii Temple, a second LDS Church temple for the islands, was completed in Kailua Kona on the island of Hawaii in 2000.

At the end of 2006, there were in Hawaii 66,066 Latter-day Saints organized into 15 stakes, 119 wards, and 12 branches, and there was one mission. In addition there were 25 Family History Centers, used for genealogical research and study. [LDS Newsroom (Statistical Information) [http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/contact-us/usa-hawaii] ]

History

The first ten Mormon missionaries departed San Francisco for Hawaii during the California Gold Rush on the ship "Imaum of Muscat", arriving on December 12, 1850, in Honolulu Harbor of what was then known as the Sandwich Islands.harvnb|LDS|1964|pp=3.] With Hiram Clark presiding, the missionaries included Elders Henry Bigler, Hiram Blackwell, George Q. Cannon, John Dixon, William Farrer, James Hawkins, James Keeler, Thomas Morris, and Thomas Whittle. A day after their arrival the group climbed a hill above Honolulu (Pacific Heights), constructed a small, makeshift altar and said a prayer. A week later, nine missionaries received their assignments: Farrer and Dixon headed to the island of Kaua'i, Cannon, Keeler, and Bigler to Lahaina on the island of Maui, Blackwell and Hawkins to the Big Island of Hawaii, with Morris and President Clark staying behind in Honolulu. This group formed the basis of the Sandwich Islands Mission.harvnb|Wallace III|2000|loc= [http://www.laiecommunityassociation.org/history.html History] .] The first Church congregation in Hawaii was established on the island of Maui in 1851.harvnb|LDS|1964|pp=7.] Missionaries settled on the island of Lānaokinai in 1854.harvnb|LDS|1964|pp=8.]

Temples

The LDS Church currently has 2 operating temples in Hawaii.

ee also

* Brigham Young University Hawaii
* Polynesian Cultural Center
* Walter M. Gibson
* The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics (United States)

Notes

References


*Citation
last = Wallace III
first = William Kauaiwiulaokalani
author-link =
title = The Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints In the Hawaiian Islands from 1850-1900;
publisher = La'ie Community Association
date = 2000-01-30
url = http://www.laiecommunityassociation.org/history.html
accessdate = 2007-11-17 .
*Citation
last = LDS
author-link = The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
title = The Mormon temple, Laie, Hawaii
publisher = Bureau of Information, Hawaii Temple, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
pages = 1-20
year = 1964.
*Citation
title = Voyages of Faith: Explorations in Mormon Pacific History
editor = Grant Underwood
publisher = Brigham Young University Press
place = Provo, Utah
year = 2000
isbn = 0842524800.

Further reading

*cite web
last = Jackson
first = Richard W.
title = Places of Worship: 150 Years of Latter-day Saint Architecture
work = Provo, Utah
publisher = Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University
year = 2003
url = http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/rsc&CISOPTR=3408&REC=16
format = PDF
accessdate = 2008-08-08


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