I Remember Those Who Are On The Isles of The Sea

In the book of Alma, an “exceedingly curious” man named Hagoth built ships and headed out to sea. Many more followed and “they were never heard of more.” Though lost to the Nephites, the people of the isles of the sea were never lost to the Lord. “Know ye not that I, the Lord your God, have created all men, and that I remember those who are upon the isles of the sea ... and I bring forth my word unto the children of men, yea, even upon all the nations of the earth?” My husband had the privilege of being one of those who brought the word of God to the isles of the sea when he served his mission in French Polynesia from 1994 to 1996. As he was leaving, the people he loved placed leis made of seashells one by one around his neck until they stacked up to his chin! I have used many of those shells along with those I have found - and many sent to me by family, friends and even online strangers - (over 25,000 seashells total) to create a portrait of a Polynesian girl at the rededication