“Church History Cards,” Friend, May 2021

Church History Cards

Cut out these cards, fold on the dotted line, and tape them closed.

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A full illustration of a woman in a black dress with a white collar. she appears to be near a beach with palm trees.

Louisa Barnes Pratt

1802–1880

“I determined to trust in the Lord and stand bravely.”

She worked as a seamstress to support her family while her husband, Addison, was on a mission.
She took her children to the Salt Lake Valley in a covered wagon.
She served a mission with her husband in French Polynesia.
On her mission, she learned the Tahitian language and shared the gospel.

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a man and woman from an island dressed in white. Both have a lai or beaded crown on their heads.

“It is a spiritual feast to … hear [Nabota and Telii] pray.”

They were some of the first Church members from the island of Tubuai in French Polynesia.
They learned the gospel from Elder Addison Pratt.
They gave him a place to stay, taught him to speak Tahitian, and traveled with him.
They taught others on the island about the Church and helped them live the gospel.