If this little work shall have the effect to awaken and strengthen the missionary spirit, if the remembrance of its incidents, shall comfort the hearts and promote the faith of any when they go upon missions, the utmost desire will be gratified of The Author September 1879 Preface to the Second Edition Two-and-a-half years have elapsed since the first edition of _My First Mission_ was published. It was the first work of the kind issued, and the success of the venture, financially, was by no means certain at that time. It is not too much to say now, that our most sanguine expectations in commencing the publication of the _Faith-Promoting Series_ have been more than realized. _My First Mission_ soon became popular; the 6,000 copies of the first edition are all disposed of, and there is a demand for more. Four other volumes of the same series have also been issued, and received with equal favor; indeed, it seems that each volume issued creates a taste for another. We expect very soon to issue the sixth volume of the series and that will be followed by others as fast as our circumstances will permit. The good that has already been accomplished by these books, if we may accept the numerous testimonies we are constantly receiving, cannot be estimated; and yet we feel that the work in this direction has only just commenced. That it may continue until such works will abound in the midst of the Saints, and until the youth will be influenced by them to live lives of purity and perform deeds of righteousness, is the earnest desire of The Publisher March 1882 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Timidity When Attempting to Speak in Public--Determination to Persevere, Relying Upon God--Assuring Manifestation of the Presence of the Spirit of God Chapter 2 From San Francisco to Honolulu--Storm and Sea-sickness Chapter 3 Honolulu, Its Location and Harbor--Prayer to the Almighty--The Elders Separate, and Commence Labor on the Four Principal Islands Chapter 4 Our House on Maui--Interviews With the Consul and Governor--Our First Public Preaching--We Determine to Learn the Language and Proclaim the Gospel to the Natives Chapter 5 Kindness of Na-Lima-Nui--To Honolulu--Some of the Elders Decide to Return Home Chapter 6 I Return to Maui--We Are Visited by the President of the Mission, Who Determines to Go to the Marqueses Islands--Are Not Led to Go With Him--"Poi," Its Preparation and Peculiarities Chapter 7 Start on a Tour Around the Island--Arrive at Wailuku--In a Remarkable Manner Become Acquainted With J. H. Napela Chapter 8 A Missionary's Craft in Danger--He Preaches Against Us and Our Doctrines, and Abuses Our Friends--His Remarks, However, Are Overruled for Our Good--The Lord's Promise Fulfilled--I Go to Kula Chapter 9 Another Attack from a Missionary--Courage in Defending the Truth Always Admired--Poverty of the People Chapter 10