 At first the production was planned for distribution by the LDS  Church "Deseret Sunday School Union[us]" after a general board  member read the story in "Womans Day" magazine and saw potential  for a good film. However, because of the cost involved with the  decision to transport equipment and a crew to Hawaii, it was found  that neither the Sunday School nor the BYU film departments  educational fund had the necessary amount necessary to wholly  finance the project. The Sunday School gave permission for the film  to also be released as a regular school educational film following  their initial use of it. This allowed $15,000 from the BYU  educational fund to be used as a supplement to the Sunday School  budget. This decision not only allowed the film to be made, but also  brought in considerable profit to BYU as the film became one of the  studios best selling shorts in the educational market, not only  being used in colleges and schools but also by some corporations  using it to motivate employees.