Monday, October 19, 2009

Elder Tuimaseve, former SLC Utah missionary


On our second night serving at the Polynesian Cultural Center a tall Samoan walked by the restaurant entrance and stopped and stared at me, then said, "President McArthur?"  I said yes and he said, "Tuimaseve!"  He was one of our missionaries in 1989-92 in the Utah Salt Lake City Mission.  One of our favorite experiences with him was a story he told of holding a Book of Mormon in his hand while standing by the road.  A car pulled over and asked what book he was holding and he said "It Book of Mormon, another Testament of Jesus Christ."  The car driver asked if he could have a copy.  Later that day, the man called Elder Tuimaseve (whose name and phone number was in the book) and asked to meet with the missionaries.  Here's a picture of him, his wife (who is teaching at BYUH for a year) and their 10-year old son.  We took the picture last night when they came to see us at the Visitors' Center.