Aloha Oe-

On Sunday we went to church like normal but I experienced something that I had never seen in this ward before. One of the young couples was moving out of the ward and after the closing prayer was said in Sacrament Meeting they were asked to come up on the stand by the Bishop and the ward stood and sang Aloha Oe to them, at the end of the song the Bishop escorted the couple to the door. I stood and cried like a baby, it was very touching. I told Kerry I thought it was very sweet, the next Sunday I said I was glad that didn't happen very often because I couldn't handle it again, guess what it did. I was told that a few years ago the ward would walk in front of those moving away and give them lei's as they sang to them but with the block meeting schedule they had to just sing to them now. I thought it was such a neat tradition.

Haaheo e ka ua i na pali
Ke nihi ae la i kanahele
E uhai ana paha i ka liko
Pua a hihi lehua o u

Aloha oe, aloha oe,
E ke onaona noho i ka lipo
One fond embrace, a hoi ae au
Until we meet again.

Aloha oe, aloha oe,
E ke onaona noho i ka lipo
One fond embrace, a hoi ae au
Until we meet again.

Proudly sweeps the rain cloud by the cliffs
As onward it glides thru the trees
It seems to be following the liko
The a hihi lehua of the vale

The a hihi lehua of the vale
Thou charming one who dwells among the bowers
One fond embrace, before I now depart
Until we meet again, until we meet again

The Hawaiian version of "God Be With You"