“Following Jesus in Papua New Guinea,” Friend, March 2024, 6–7.
Following Jesus in Papua New Guinea
About Erwin
Age: 7
From: Central Province, Papua New Guinea
Languages: English and Tok Pisin
Goals: 1) Fly a plane. 2) Be a missionary.
Hobbies: Dancing and fishing
Family: Mom, Dad, three older brothers, and one older sister
How Erwin Follows Jesus
Erwin follows Jesus by helping the elderly people in his town. He helps clean their yards and takes them food. “I am happy when I help them. I want to help more,” he says.
Erwin also follows Jesus by praying to Heavenly Father. “When I pray, I feel like God is with me,” he says.
Erwin prayed to ask Heavenly Father to help his family be together forever. Erwin and his family went to the temple in Tonga to be sealed as a family. He says, “I felt the Spirit inside the temple. It was very peaceful and quiet.”
Erwin’s Favorites
Book of Mormon story: When Nephi built a ship (see 1 Nephi 17–18)
Family tradition: Gathering all the family in the village to eat together
Fruit: Apples
Color: Red
Primary song: “I Am a Child of God” (Children’s Songbook, 2)
Erwin and his family at the Nuku’alofa Tonga Temple.
Illustrations by Mina Price