Great Grandma Sunema
I belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day saints. I know who I have become, and I know God’s plan for me. I have my great grandmother, Sunema Sisifo Letelemaana, to thank. Her conversion story into the Mormon church has made me the person I am today. I have gained many of Sunema’s personality traits such as her musical and athletic talents, I also come off as shy and soft spoken. According to my family, I appear charismatic because when I do speak I have the ability to open the eyes of all who are listening, especially when it comes to the gospel because it is almost always something positive and uplifting.
I work hard and show diligence in my actions, so when I want something done a certain way, I do it myself. …show more content…
Married only two years, Galuvao passed away in a work accident. He was a construction worker. Now alone with a 1 year old baby, she looked for peace and comfort. One night, Sunema had a dream of two young men who were dressed in nice suits and ties with name tags on the front. They came and knocked on her door and shared a message that brought her happiness. She woke up confused and thought nothing of it. A few days passed and the same two guys in her dream now approached her front door in real life. She was now convinced that she had found what she was looking …show more content…
Her son was my grandfather Isaako Tauiliili Pau, and he continued on the mission his mother had first started, and lived the gospel of the Mormon church to the fullest. He soon found himself a wife, Upulasi Schwenke, settled down and had ten beautiful children. Nine boys and one girl. The second to the youngest child is my father, Kapeneta Tauiliili Pau. If it wasn’t for my great grandmother’s courageous heart, he wouldn’t have had the gospel in his life. If he did not have the gospel, then he wouldn’t have gone on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day saints. And if he didn’t go on a mission, he would not have met my mother, Talau’ula Sauniaumalemanu. He was upon arriving home from his 2 year mission, while my mother was leaving for hers. They met in the Pago Pago airport in American Samoa. It was love at first sight. When my mother got home from her mission, she and Kapeneta got married the summer of 1993. They had four beautiful kids, me being the third, and their marriage prospered. If my great grandmother, Sunema, hadn’t built up the courage and bravery to do what she did, I literally would not be here, now, telling of the wonderous woman who has blessed the prosperity of her future generations, including me with the light of
I belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day saints. I know who I have become, and I know God’s plan for me. I have my great grandmother, Sunema Sisifo Letelemaana, to thank. Her conversion story into the Mormon church has made me the person I am today. I have gained many of Sunema’s personality traits such as her musical and athletic talents, I also come off as shy and soft spoken. According to my family, I appear charismatic because when I do speak I have the ability to open the eyes of all who are listening, especially when it comes to the gospel because it is almost always something positive and uplifting.
I work hard and show diligence in my actions, so when I want something done a certain way, I do it myself. …show more content…
Married only two years, Galuvao passed away in a work accident. He was a construction worker. Now alone with a 1 year old baby, she looked for peace and comfort. One night, Sunema had a dream of two young men who were dressed in nice suits and ties with name tags on the front. They came and knocked on her door and shared a message that brought her happiness. She woke up confused and thought nothing of it. A few days passed and the same two guys in her dream now approached her front door in real life. She was now convinced that she had found what she was looking …show more content…
Her son was my grandfather Isaako Tauiliili Pau, and he continued on the mission his mother had first started, and lived the gospel of the Mormon church to the fullest. He soon found himself a wife, Upulasi Schwenke, settled down and had ten beautiful children. Nine boys and one girl. The second to the youngest child is my father, Kapeneta Tauiliili Pau. If it wasn’t for my great grandmother’s courageous heart, he wouldn’t have had the gospel in his life. If he did not have the gospel, then he wouldn’t have gone on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day saints. And if he didn’t go on a mission, he would not have met my mother, Talau’ula Sauniaumalemanu. He was upon arriving home from his 2 year mission, while my mother was leaving for hers. They met in the Pago Pago airport in American Samoa. It was love at first sight. When my mother got home from her mission, she and Kapeneta got married the summer of 1993. They had four beautiful kids, me being the third, and their marriage prospered. If my great grandmother, Sunema, hadn’t built up the courage and bravery to do what she did, I literally would not be here, now, telling of the wonderous woman who has blessed the prosperity of her future generations, including me with the light of