Brother Lililehua

Ordained elder on O‘ahu in July 1853; member of king’s guard; seriously injured by Portuguese sailor in dispute over a coat in December 1853; his recovery attributed to a priesthood blessing; accompanied GQC on tour of O‘ahu in March 1854; hosted two newly arrived Latter-day Saint missionaries at his home near Honolulu in October 1856 while they learned the language. (See Farrer diary, July 6, 1853; Bigler diary, “Book D,” Dec. 7–8, 1853; MMH, Oct. 29, 1856; GQC journal, Dec. 7, 1853; Mar. 7, 1854.)