The Book of the Strangers

1Now I, whose name is Maunea, did gather my family, and much food and water, into our boats, and we did depart into the ocean. And we did use the stars as a guide. And we did travel for a great many days and nights. And behold, our food supply was used up, and some had spoiled. And my family did grow in pains of hunger. And they did become angered with me for they thought that those who had mocked us spoke the truth. And they thought that there was not land of freedom. And behold they did lose hope and we did drift in the midst of the sea. But behold as many had lost their hope, one of our party did sight a land in the distance. And he did call out to the others. And all the people in the boats did look towards the land, save those who were too weak to move. And we did regain our strength and navigate toward the land. And after we had landed we did find much food, and wild game. And we did eat until we could no longer eat. And behold we did send out scouts to explore the land. And this land was very vast, Yea even greater than the island were we had departed. And I, whose name is Maunea, knew that this must be the land of freedom. And we did begin to make homes and settle the land. And after many days my sons were scouting in the land. And they did come upon a group of people and they did approach the people. And they people were very dark and were of small height. And they were a very peaceful people. And they did have a strange form of worship. But behold it was familiar to me for it was after the manner of my ancestors and I did become sure of the truthfulness of the histories of my ancestors. And behold, one of the people from the other group did speak unto my sons. And it did amaze them that he could speak our language. And he did speak unto them that he had a gift of the Spirit in that he could speak our language. And he did follow them to our community. And he did come unto me and speak unto me. And I did learn that the land was a great and vast land and that it was all united as one people. And we were amazed that such a large number of people could be united. And he did teach unto me the reason that they were united. For they did believe in a man named Christ, who was the Son of God. And he did teach all our people and because our ancestors had also believed after a similar belief, for they knew that a man such as Christ should come. And we knew that this Christ must be He who was prophesied according to legend. And we did join the people and were baptized and learned the ways of Christ. And I knew that the histories of my people may be important, for they did speak of people who did believe that Christ should come. Wherefore I did write this history of our people upon this land. And with the aid of our neighboring people we did translate this history into the language of leader of the Kingdom. And we will deliver this history unto the leader of the Kingdom. THE SONG OF