come marching in...!
there aren't many great things about being single- but i have to say that being able to attend the single adult firesides has to be on the top of that short list :)
this past sunday's fireside was held in denton- and the subject was 'the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Denton texas 1958-2008.
The sweetest little historian, with a twinkle in his eye, got up and shared what he had learned while writing this book. interestingly, he will make no money from sales- every dollar made is going towards the 50th year celebration that is being held this summer in denton.
many of the stories were humorous and spiritual while at the same time being quite remarkable.
in '58 a sunday school class was formed in the area. it dissolved a year later for lack of priesthood- the families were temporary. at the time there were only two stakes in texas- and the dallas stake had just been formed, the other stake being houston.
fast foward my lifetime...and last year we formed another stake in our area- making it the dallas, lewisville, denton and frisco stakes. none of these stakes include the fort worth area any longer.
some of the notable heroes were the most determined and educated folks of the area, that were converted in the early 60's. one of those families is now patriarch nobles. he was taylor's patriarch because of strange window of opportunity. his family history and conversion is in this book.
i was so excited that i bought three books- one for each of us and had the author, George U. Hubbard autograph each copy!
then i wrote to tay about it and if you haven't read his latest letter home, he responded by saying that he had just (this week) been thinking about the history of the church where he came from...coincidence? i don't think so :)
em also has access to the elieson family conversion and history- and her eventual patriarch elieson is in the book, too. isn't that cool?
i'd be happy to share my copy of the book but if you want your own, it is $15 for a single copy and $11 if you buy 2 or more.
if you live in the area- you'll want to attend the denton celebration. they have all kinds of the old time activities planned, along with some current type of fun. they hope for all to RSVP if they are interested- ck it out: www.dentonjubilee.org
i'm sure that info on the book is there too!
3 comments:
SO interesting! I have been trying to find out about the history of the church in the area where my famiy lives in North Carolina. As you know, one of my ancestors actually did join the church in the mid 1800's. I would love to know more about that.
My comment is very long. So long that I have actually posted it on my blog, so you will have to go there to read the rest! :-)
That's really neat that you learned about the history of the church in your area. Also that the church has grown so much over the past several years.
So cool! I love reading about church history and listening to people's stories. I'm glad that you are able to attend these firesides too, what a great experience!
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