2022
Stap Jusum Blong Go long Jos
Mei/Jun 2022


Stap Jusum Blong Go long Jos

girl waving to mom and daughter

“Taem yu kambak long haos, talem long mi wanem ol singsing we yu singsing long hem long Praemeri,” Jenny i talem.

“!Bae mi mekem!” sista blong hem Miriam i talem taem i stap werem sus blong hem.

I no evriwan long famli blong Jenny i save go long jos evri Sandei. I gat sikis pipol insaed long famli blong Jenny. Be mama i gat inaf mane blong pem tu bas tikit nomo blong evri wik. Mekem se oli mas jusum huia blong karem bas i go long jos.

Jenny i wantem tumas blong go long jos evri wik. Hem i laekem blong stap lanem abaot Jisas Kraes. Hem i laekem singsing long Praemeri. Hem i wantem blong luk ol fren blong hem. Be moa bitim evri samting, hem i wantem blong filim wom, hapi filing ia we hem i stap filim long jos oltaem. Be tedei bae hem i stap long haos.

“Hem i taem blong go.” Mama i haggem Jenny mo ol brata mo sista blong hem mo talem tata.

Jenny i traem blong smael taem Miriam mo Mama i lego olgeta. Be hem i filim wan samting i solap long trot blong hem taem i wajem tufala i wokbaot i go. Mi wantem nomo se hem i taem blong mi blong go, Jenny i stap tingting. Hem i had blong stap nomo long haos.

“?Yu wantem Kala?” Smol brata blong Jenny, Marco, i holem sam kala pensel mo pepa.

Jenny i sakem hed blong hem blong talem yes.

Long sam aoa i pas, Jenny i ridim ol stori mo kala wetem Marco mo ol bigfala sista blong tufala. Hem i naes, be Jenny i stap tingting long Jos. ?Olgeta i stap lanem ol niufala singsing long Praemeri naoia? ?Wanem lesen oli lanem tedei?

I no longtaem Jenny i harem doa long fored i open. !Mama mo Miriam i kambak hom!

“!Mama! !Miriam!” Jenny i resis i go long doa mo haggem tufala.

Mama i putum smol basket blong hem daon. “Bae yumi tokbaot wanem mifala i bin lanem tedei long jos.”

Evriwan oli sidaon tugeta. Mama i karemaot smol hymbuk we hem i putum long smol basket blong hem. Jenny mo famli blong hem i singsing: “Ol Famli Oli Save Stap Tugeta blong Oltaem.” Hem i save evri toktok blong singsing ia.

Afta Jenny i askem Miriam abaot Praemeri. Miriam i openem Buk blong Momon blong hem mo pulumaot wan smol pis blong pepa we oli foldem. Hem i holem i go antap blong mekem se evriwan i save luk. Hem i wan pikja blong Jisas wetem sam pikinini we hem i kalarem.

drawing of Jesus with two children

“Mifala i kalarem wan pikja mo singsing ‘Mi Traem blong kam Olsem Jisas.’ Afta mifala i tokbaot olsem wanem Jisas i save helpem evriwan.”

“Mifala i tokbaot semmak samting long Rilif Sosaeti tu,” Mama i talem. “Jisas Kraes i save helpem yumi taem yumi fraet mo filim se yumi stap yumiwan.” Mama i karemaot wan smol pis pepa we hem i putum long smol basket blong hem. “Tija i givim evriwan kwot ia we i kam long profet. ‘Taem yu jusum blong stap long saed blong Lod, yu neva stap yuwan.’”*

mom and children sitting on floor in circle

“!Iven long ples ia long hom!” Jenny i talem.

Mama i smael. “Iven long hom. Yumi save oltaem filim Sevya i stap kolosap long yumi.”

Jenny i smael i bigwan. Hem i no save mekem blong go long jos evri wik. Be hem i filim kolosap long Jisas long Hom. Mo hem i bin filim glad from i janis blong hem blong go long jos bakegen i no long taem.

  • Presiden Russell M. Nelson, “Youth of the Noble Birthright: What Will You Choose?” [Jos Edukesen Sistem devosen blong Ol Yang Adalt, 6 Sept 2013], broadcasts.ChurchofJesusChrist.org).

Page from the May/June 2022 Friend Magazine.

Ol pikja droing i kam long Laura Catrinella