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 --^----------------------------------------------------------------
