‘Alo Moli Healed of Lifelong Ailments by a Fulfilled Priesthood Blessing (Vava‘u, Tonga, 1958)

As a young boy on the island of Vava‘u, ‘Alofanga (‘Alo) Moli was unable to attend school regularly because of severe headaches and nosebleeds. Though not a member of the Church, he fell in love with Ana, who was a Latter-day Saint. ‘Alo was baptized in December 1957, and shortly afterward was called to serve as a labor missionary helping to construct meetinghouses — but his health problems still plagued him. Once, as he lay stricken, he received a priesthood blessing with a promise: if he would serve the Lord, these ailments would never return. The blessing was fulfilled. ‘Alo's strength increased as he magnified his callings; in 1960 he and Ana married, and in 1962 they served a two-year mission together, with ‘Alo called as a branch president in each place they served. He later served eleven years as a branch president, and after Hurricane Isaac ruined the crops in 1982 he was given an unexpected opportunity to manage a general store for three years — work he said his uneducated hands could do because "the Holy Ghost had taught me" through his Church service. ‘Alo ended his days as a temple sealer and Ana as a temple worker. "Though I have only been a farmer on a tiny Pacific island," he testified, "I stand before the world as a witness of the truthfulness of the gospel and the reality of Jesus Christ."