Family Home Evening with the Polynesian Cultural Center missionaries

Last night we went over to the PCC and walked and walked (it didn't seem this far 47 years ago) back to the far corner where the Iosepa Canoe is housed to hear about it first hand from the man who carved it.  This canoe is 57 1/2 feet long, it took 8 months to build which is a feat in itself.   Canoes usually take 5-12 years to carve.  This man said he learned to work in 4 day shifts, 24 hours a day without sleep.  He and a Tongan carver built it.  I won'd go into the details but miracles were performed and the fact alone that it weighs 9 1/2 tons and still floats is a miracle.  It was a fascinating evening and cool breezes blew through and I was so reminded of my younger years working in this beloved place.

Our missionary loving this!