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Flag of United States Laie, Hawaii
Wednesday, December 1, 2010

In 1850, missionaries were first called and sent to the Hawaiian Islands.

The Laie Hawaii Temple (then called the Hawaii Temple) was first dedicated on Thanksgiving Day in 1919 by President Heber J. Grant.
The Book of Mormon was translated into Hawaiian by George Q. Cannon and Hawaiian convert Jonathon Napela in 1855. It was the 7th language translation of The Book of Mormon.
While on a mission to Hawaii in the 1860’s, William W. Cluff received a vision where Brigham Young appeared to him and said: “This is the place, and upon this land we will build a temple unto our God.”
In 1865, the Church purchased a 6,000 acre sugarcane plantation which became a gathering place for the Hawaiian saints.
Joseph F. Smith visited Hawaii on Church business in 1915 and felt inspired to dedicate this land to the building of a temple in Hawaii. As a 3-time missionary to Hawaii (his first when he was just 15 years old), he had a deep love for the islands and the Hawiian saints loved him right back.
The Laie Hawaii Temple (then called the Hawaii Temple) was first dedicated on Thanksgiving Day in 1919 by President Heber J. Grant.