Family remembers Elder Aleki Langi, who died while serving LDS mission

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17-05-2025

KEARNS, Utah () — Elder Aleki Langi was laid to rest on Wednesday. The 18 year old is remembered by family for his big smile, excitement for life, and his sometimes over the top confidence.
Elder Langi, from Magna, was on mission in North Carolina. He was walking with his two companions on a sidewalk when a driver lost control of their vehicle and drove off the road into the missionaries, according to the church. Langi died from his injuries.
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His 'aunties' tell ABC4 that Langi's confidence led him to always excitedly tell them every time he felt like he looked good. One story involved blue contacts that he wore for his graduation from Cypress. Despite clearly hurting his eyes to wear, Langi insisted that his aunties notice he looked good.
The full blue contacts story and Langi's confidence
Langi took his excitement for life and used it in his mission to serve God. It was a call that brought great pride to his family.
Kuuipo Langi, one of his aunts, explained, 'His choice to go serve the Lord was the most awesome thing of all.'
Sela Langi, another aunt, continued, 'He was super excited and he was so ready.' She added, 'If he had the choice to do it, he would would have just left before his time to go [on the mission]'
We're told Elder Langi was an athlete. He loved football, basketball, volleyball, and had even recently gotten into pickle ball. He loved to sing. His aunts say he wasn't very good, but was a 'confident' singer.
Vasa Falepapalangi detailed, 'Any time we'd have family, we'd have, like, a talent show night where we would tell the kids they had to do it. She [Sela] has a video of him karaoking and it was the same one hand move throughout out the entire song. But he loved it.'
One of his go-to songs to belt in the kitchen was Tevin Campbell's 'Can We Talk?' The songs chorus includes the lyrics, 'Can we talk, for a minute?' If they could talk to Elder Langi for one more minute, Vasa said she'd tell him, 'He doesn't understand how proud we were of him prior to even making the decision to go serve a mission. Yeah, mine is just to tell him how proud we are of him and who he is.'
For Kuuipo, she said she would want him to know the honor he gave to the name 'Aleki Langi' that has been passed down through the family. She said, 'The name Aleki Langi, just as his legacy is something so awesome that he left behind. And I'm so proud of that for for him.'
That name he shared with his father, someone he let everyone know was his best friend. Kuuipo told ABC4 she wants his dad to know that. She expressed, 'I think that's something my brother needs to know and always remember. And I think he would want his dad to know that that he was his that was his best friend and that he loved him so much.'
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