Fa’a’ite ’e ’a parau

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A young boy named Jack stands for a photo in front of a bookshelf

’Ua ani au i tō’u māmā e nehenehe ānei tā’u e fa’ahoro i tō’u pere’o’o mātini piti huira. ’Ua parau ’oia ē, e nehenehe tā’u e fa’ahoro noa nā roto i te aroā. ’Ua tere atu vau i te ātea ri’i ’e ’ua mo’e au. ’Ua ri’ari’a vau ’e ’ua fa’aoti i te hō’ē pure. I muri iho, ’ua ’ite mai au i te tahi mau vāhi matauhia ’e ’ua ’ite ē ’ua fātata vau i tō’u fare. ’Ua māuruuru vau i te Metua i te ao ra i te tauturura’a mai iā’u.

Jack S., e 9 matahiti, Masovia, fenua Polonia

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A portrait of a young girl about 8 smiling. Wearing a gray and black shirt.

’Ua mā’iti au ’ia bāpetizohia ’e tē ’oa’oa nei au i te ravera’a i te reira ! E mea faufa’a i te ravera’a i te mau mā’itira’a ti’a.

Alicia P., e 9 matahiti, Masovia, fenua Polonia

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A young boy stands for a portrait. He is wearing a brown hoodie

’Ua ’ite au ē ’ua mā’iti au i te maita’i ’e tē pe’e ra vau i te hi’ora’a o Iesu Mesia nā roto i te bāpetizora’a iā’u. ’Ua ’ite au i te ’oa’oa ’e te māhanahana i muri mai. ’Ua here au i tō’u Fa’aora.

Ziona M., e 9 matahiti, Waikato, Niu Terani

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A young girl and a young boy hold cardboard with holes punched in it. The girl's has Jesus Loves You punched into it.

’Ua aupuru tō’u pāpā i te hō’ē ta’ata matapō. ’Ua hina’aro vau e rave i te hō’ē ’ohipa nōna. ’Ua tauturu mai tō’u pāpā iā’u ’ia pātia i te hō’ē parau poro’i ta’a ’ē i roto i te parau pa’ari ’ia ti’a i te reira ta’ata ’ia fa’atoro i tōna mau manimani rima. Tē nā ’ō ra te reira, « ’ua here Iesu ia ’oe ». ’Ua haere au nā muri i tō’u pāpā nō te hōro’a i te reira iāna. ’Ua maere roa taua ta’ata ra ’e ’ua ’oa’oa ’oia i te fāfāra’a i te mau reta.

Amber F., e 6 matahiti, nō Utaha, fenua Marite

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Two young brothers out in their back yard playing with Bows and Arrows.

’Ua mana’o roa mātou ia mātou mai ia Nephi i te hāmanira’a i tā mātou mau te’a.

Neil ’e ’o Aarona H., e 8 ’e e 10 matahiti, Alaska, fenua Marite

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A young boy sits with a stack of Legos. It appears to be a temple he has created.

’Ua rave tā’u fare ha’api’ira’a i te ha’api’ira’a nā te ātea nō te tahi taime, nō te ma’i COVID-19. ’Ua hāmani au i te hō’ē hōho’a nō te hō’ē hiero o te ’āti Nephi i rōpū i tā’u mau taime ha’api’ira’a.

Samuel J., e 9 matahiti, Ohio, fenua Marite

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Two young sisters both holding different pictures of the Savior while standing in front of a picture of the Savior

Tē here nei tātou i tō tātou Fa’aora ’e tē ha’amana’o noa nei ā iāna.

Vianca ’e ’o Avril V., e 10 ’e e 6 matahiti, Cundinamarca, Colombia

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A young boy sits with a stack of Legos. It appears to be a temple he has created.

Meredith B., e 7 matahiti, Carolina apato’erau, fenua Marite

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A child's colored drawing of a young girl with long braided hair sitting on a rock looking at a temple.- Trees are around, and the sun is out. She's written "I love to see the Temple I'm going there someday."

« E mea au nā’u ’ia hi’o i te hiero », Clara B., 11 matahiti, Minnesota, fenua Marite

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A child's coloring of Christ coming again with angels sounding with Trumpets.

« Te tae-piti-ra’a mai », Santiago C., 11 matahiti, Santiago, Tirēni

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An Oxen pulling a cart across land. Many stars and a moon in the sky.

Emerson G., e 8 matahiti, Washington, fenua Marite