Adventures of a South Sea Missionary Author:F. Edward Butterworth At the age of 26, F. Edward Butterworth and his bride of a few months made their first trip to the South Pacific as missionaries for the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. That was in 1944. Since that time they have made two other missionary tours of French Polynesia, the latest ending in 1958. — Out of the experiences of ... more »approximately nine years in this faraway mission of the church, Brother Butterworth has recorded some of the more fascinating ones in this book. "Eddie," as he is best known, has a very interesting style of writing. He keeps his readers in suspense as he describes his shipwreck, the finding of the Kon-Tiki, pearl diving and spearfishing, meeting Tahitian royalty, native customs, and walking in a fire pit.« less