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Eric Shumway
Eric B. Shumway (born 1939) was the president of Brigham Young University–Hawaii (BYU-Hawaii) from 1994 to 2007. After completing his service as university president, he served as Temple president, president of the Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 2007 to 2010. Shumway was born in Holbrook, Arizona. From 1959 to 1962 he served as a Mormon missionary, missionary for the LDS Church in Tonga. For part of his mission, he served as district president on the island of Tongatapu. He developed the system of po malanga (preaching at night) and po hiva (night singing) that allowed for village-wide sharing of the church's teachings with those not ready for one-on-one meetings. He also used the Kava circle to share the gospel, and with his proficiency in the chiefly language of Tonga was made ''matapule'' (talking chief) of Faivaola in May 1961 by Nuku, a noble of Tonga. Under the direction of his mission president, M. Vernon Coombs, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigham Young University–Hawaii
Brigham Young University–Hawaii (BYU–Hawaii) is a private university in Laie, Hawaii. It is owned and operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). BYU-Hawaii was founded in 1955, and became a satellite campus of Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1974. In 2004, it was made a separate institution. The university's sole focus is on undergraduate education. The university is broadly organized into four colleges, and its parent organization, the Church Educational System (CES), sponsors sister schools in Utah and Idaho. Approximately 97 percent of the university's 2,800 students are members of the LDS Church. BYU-Hawaii students are required to follow an honor code, which requires behavior in line with LDS teachings (e.g., academic honesty, adherence to dress and grooming standards, and abstinence from extramarital sex and from the consumption of drugs and alcohol). A BYU-Hawaii education is less expensive than similar private universities since a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
