Re: [ZION] The Small World of the Church
Small world indeed. Just so happens that Val Williams lives in South Bend. Well, that's where my wife is from too. Turns out that she and Val were good friends in South Bend before I captured here and married her off here in Utah. I've never had the opportunity to meet Val but hope to one of these days when we visit Karen's family in South Bend. Doug -- -- Out the modem, through the POP, down the T1, off the router, down the OC3 ...nothin' but Net. Name: Doug McGee E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] // /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// / --^ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html --^
[ZION] The Small World of the Church
I just wanted to share with you all something really neat. You know, as members of the church, it doesn't matter where we are, if we are with fellow LDS, we have a lot to talk about. It makes the world a smaller place. Inevitably, someone you meet knows someone you know, and you feel a closer connection. This is a story kinda like that. Well, way back before our wards spilt, a young couple moved into the ward. They had no children and he was there to do a three year residency at Memorial Hospital. When they found out they could not have children, they began adopting. I remember Stacy crying as she held her first baby girl, saying, She's so beautiful. I'd have taken her if she were homely, but look at her, she's just soo beautiful! They were blessed with a second daughter, and just this past month, a son. When Miles finished his residency, he set up practice here. I have always felt so close to Miles and Stacy. When Tom died, Miles was a huge source of comfort. I was extremely ill during the visitation, so I had to sit down to receive people, and Miles knelt down, held my hand, and spoke as a great priethood leader, of things not of this world, but in the world to come. Just lately, he was called as Bishop (about a month ago) for the South Bend Ward. O.K. now, I love doing genealogy. I have always loved reading histories and uncovering the mysteries we call ancestors. I especially love reading my dad's history. He died 23 years ago, so I feel close to him when I read his stuff. Last year, my sister found a legal pad that had Dad's handwritten draft of the typed history we all have. It is different from the typed version, more raw and with details he left out of the typed version for some reason. I used that handwritten version to share with my students this week, my dad's expreiences in WWII (we are doing a veteran's unit). Thursday, after I'd read this to my last class, I decided to re-read it for myself. I love to read his thoughts. Well, page 13 contained some notes he scribbled. It was obviously his notes for the section he called the Fabulous Fifties. It was during the 50's that he married my mom, had most of us kids, and joined the church. (as a side note, Orrin Hatch was one of my parent's missionaries). Anyway, one of the little notes said, 7 Dec 1957 Pat. Blessing, Reed Andrew, Detrioit Stake. Now, I have seen my dad's patriarchal blessing numerous times. I love reading over it. What I had never connected, is that his patriarch, Reed Andrew, didn't have an 's' on the end of his name. (connecting point here) This is the same as Miles and Stacy Andrew. As it turns out, Reed is Miles's grandfather! Stacy said that Reed is the one who sealed them when they were married--that he was a sealer in Salt Lake, and got special permission to fly to Chicago to seal them. How cool is that! Reed has since passed, but think about this; when my parents were baptized, they lived in Ohio. What are the odds, that in Northern Indiana, some 46 years later, descendents of early midwest saints would connect like this. Gotta love the TRUE church. val .:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:. «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! // /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// / --^ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html --^
Re: [ZION] The Small World of the Church
At 10:50 AM 11/15/2003, Val wrote: I just wanted to share with you all something really neat. Val, Thanks for sharing--it helped brighten my day! -- Steven Montgomery [EMAIL PROTECTED] The overall performance of the college graduates in the Convention of 1787 speaks forcefully for the proposition that Latin, rhetoric, philosophy, and mathematics can be a healthy fare for political heroes.Clinton Rossiter // /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// / --^ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html --^
Re: [ZION] The Small World of the Church
Valerie-- what a great story! I think this would make a great thread-- The Small World of the Church. To start things off, here's one that just happened in our family. Our oldest son, Chuck, is serving in the Tennessee Nashville Mission and was just transfered to Clarksville TN where he got a new companion and participated in a transfer conference. Flashback; for several years some of our early morning seminary classes were held in the teachers home. my wife would help by picking up kids and taking them to the teachers home (this was before she launched her seminary teaching career). One young man, who was not especially active, needed a ride, so my wife would leave extra early to get him because he lived out of the way. The teacher specifically asked my wife to pick him up, because he probably would not make the class. There were days, when Alan would not be ready, or was sleeping in, sometimes a couple of days in a row, when my wife would wonder-- what am I doing this for, he doesn't care about seminary. After that year the boy moved back with his family and we lost contact with him. back to transfer conference; in my sons own words I got my new comp yesterday. His name is Elder Klienman. But wait, yesterday at the transfer meeting in nashville you will never guess who I saw. Go ahead guess... I ran into Elder Drone!!! You remember him? Remember Allen that we took to seminary and stuff?? He is in MY MISSION It was so crazy when we saw each other. I still cant believe it. He has been out for about 13 or so months. It was awesome!!! it is indeed a much smaller world when you are a member of the Lords Church. anyone else want to volunteer a story? Bob Rusty Taylor ** There are no coincidences, only small miracles. Author Unknown ** // /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// / --^ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html --^
RE: [ZION] The Small World of the Church
That's just too neat of a story! A real day-brightener...thanks for sharing! Heidi the fair [Original Message] From: Valerie Nielsen Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 11/15/2003 11:59:36 AM Subject: [ZION] The Small World of the Church I just wanted to share with you all something really neat. You know, as members of the church, it doesn't matter where we are, if we are with fellow LDS, we have a lot to talk about. It makes the world a smaller place. Inevitably, someone you meet knows someone you know, and you feel a closer connection. This is a story kinda like that. Well, way back before our wards spilt, a young couple moved into the ward. They had no children and he was there to do a three year residency at Memorial Hospital. When they found out they could not have children, they began adopting. I remember Stacy crying as she held her first baby girl, saying, She's so beautiful. I'd have taken her if she were homely, but look at her, she's just soo beautiful! They were blessed with a second daughter, and just this past month, a son. When Miles finished his residency, he set up practice here. I have always felt so close to Miles and Stacy. When Tom died, Miles was a huge source of comfort. I was extremely ill during the visitation, so I had to sit down to receive people, and Miles knelt down, held my hand, and spoke as a great priethood leader, of things not of this world, but in the world to come. Just lately, he was called as Bishop (about a month ago) for the South Bend Ward. O.K. now, I love doing genealogy. I have always loved reading histories and uncovering the mysteries we call ancestors. I especially love reading my dad's history. He died 23 years ago, so I feel close to him when I read his stuff. Last year, my sister found a legal pad that had Dad's handwritten draft of the typed history we all have. It is different from the typed version, more raw and with details he left out of the typed version for some reason. I used that handwritten version to share with my students this week, my dad's expreiences in WWII (we are doing a veteran's unit). Thursday, after I'd read this to my last class, I decided to re-read it for myself. I love to read his thoughts. Well, page 13 contained some notes he scribbled. It was obviously his notes for the section he called the Fabulous Fifties. It was during the 50's that he married my mom, had most of us kids, and joined the church. (as a side note, Orrin Hatch was one of my parent's missionaries). Anyway, one of the little notes said, 7 Dec 1957 Pat. Blessing, Reed Andrew, Detrioit Stake. Now, I have seen my dad's patriarchal blessing numerous times. I love reading over it. What I had never connected, is that his patriarch, Reed Andrew, didn't have an 's' on the end of his name. (connecting point here) This is the same as Miles and Stacy Andrew. As it turns out, Reed is Miles's grandfather! Stacy said that Reed is the one who sealed them when they were married--that he was a sealer in Salt Lake, and got special permission to fly to Chicago to seal them. How cool is that! Reed has since passed, but think about this; when my parents were baptized, they lived in Ohio. What are the odds, that in Northern Indiana, some 46 years later, descendents of early midwest saints would connect like this. Gotta love the TRUE church. val .:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:. «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! // /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// / // /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// / --^ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html --^
