Now available on audio!Descended from the Hawaiian royal line, Jonathan Napela becameone of the first-and most influential-converts to the LDS Churchin Hawaii. A man of intelligence, social status, and wealth, he usedhis considerable reputation to further the gospel in his native land.He developed a lifelong bond of brotherhood with Elder George Q.Cannon, helping to translate the Book of Mormon into Hawaiian andestablish a gathering place for the Hawaiian saints in Laie, Oahu. Butwhen his beloved wife, Kitty, was stricken with leprosy, Jonathan madethe defining decision of his life. He would leave his life of privilegeto become her caretaker and spend the rest of his life on Molokai,the island of lepers. To those who suffered similar heartbreak andbanishment, Jonathan's self-sacrifice became their lifeline.
