Appendix

Praying in English

Purera’a nā roto i te reo peretāne

’A ha’amata i te rurura’a pupu tāta’itahi ma te hō’ē pure nā roto i te reo peretāne. E ani manihini te pure i te Vārua ’ia tauturu mai ia ’outou, ’a ha’api’i ’āmui mai ai ’outou i te reo peretāne. Nō te ha’api’i rahi mai ā nō ni’a i te pure, ’a hi’o « Pure » i roto te « Principle of Learning Glossary » ’e Nāhea ’ia pure » i ni’a ChurchofJesusChrist.org/ComeuntoChrist/believe/god/how-to-pray.

E nehenehe ’oe e fa’a’ohipa i te pu’e ta’o ’e te mau hi’ora’a i muri nei, nō te ha’amata i te purera’a nā roto i te reo peretāne.

Example

Dear Heavenly Father,

We ask Thee …

We thank Thee for …

In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Memorize Vocabulary

Dear Heavenly Father	E tō mātou Metua here i te ao ra
In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.	I te i’oa o Iesu Mesia, ’āmene.

Nouns

blessings	ha’amaita’ira’a
teacher	’orometua
group	pupu
family/families	’ūtuafare/fēti’i

Verbs

learn	ha’api’i mai
speak	paraparau
teach	ha’api’i
bless	ha’amaita’i
press forward	haere i mua

Practice Pattern 1

We thank Thee for our (noun).

Examples

We thank Thee for our group.

I thank Thee for my family.

Practice Pattern 2

We ask Thee to help us (verb).

Examples

We ask thee to help us learn.

I ask Thee to help me speak English.