Prophet Brings ‘Spirit of Aloha’ to Pacific Ministry Stop in Hawaii

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The president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, regarded by the faithful as a modern-day prophet, began his nine-day Pacific ministry with a visit to Kona, Hawaii Thursday. Hundreds of Hawaiian Latter-day Saints greeted President Russell M. Nelson and his wife, Wendy, along with Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Susan, at a meeting with young single adults, a reception with community leaders, and an evening devotional.

At the gathering prior to the devotional, one young man asked the Nelsons and the Gongs for counsel about his future career.

“What God wants is for you to have immortality and eternal life,” the prophet said. “I don't think it matters to Him what your occupation is. What matters to Him is what kind of a person you're going to be, not what you’re going to do.”