Aloha Oe

Today immediately after sacrament meeting ended, a Polynesian brother stepped up to the podium and began to sing Aloha Oe.  The entire congregation stood up and sang with him.  It was the farewell ritual for a missionary couple from Logan.  The couple stood on the stand, and people came up the aisle singing.  They each spoke to both missionaries, placed an ula or lei over this heads, and gave them a real hug.  Everyone kept singing through to the end of the song.  The organist accompanied.  I don't know if I've ever heard Aloha Oe on the organ.  It was a very sweet and touching thing to see and hear.

Linda