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Peace of mind, a tolerant understanding heart Wisdom—faith and right thinking   All of these help make a successful life.   These with doing unto others, as we would have them do to us,   Is the way I do want to live.  

  So lonely tonight, with so much of love and life past My memories go back--to happy busy days, The years have slipped by me so fast.   I live it all over and over again, When I had all my dear family with me But now they have families of...

Written by her daughter Florence Frank She was old, and often I called in to talk with her for a while and sometimes I would stay to give her daughter a chance to go out for the evening.  I was young, full of life and vigor, and in looking at her,...

At 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 29th we boarded the bus and drove to Kirkland, Ohio to visit the first temple of this dispensation.  We learned of the unfolding of many keys and truths in this early headquarters of the Church. It was in this place where the Savior appeared to...

On Wednesday, July 28th, we boarded the bus at 9:00 am and drove to Mendon to visit the home of Brigham Young and several other early leaders of the church. We then continued on to Niagara Falls for overnight on the Canadian side of the border. We spent most of the...

While in Palmyra, New York,  we walked up to the top of the Hill Cumorah and overlooked Palmyra New York.        At the top of Hill Cumorah stands a monument with Angel Moroni at the top. This is where Joseph Smith was told he would find the plates that...

On July 25th we began our Church History tour by driving to Sturbridge Village and visiting a community representing a New England agricultural village of the 18th century similar to those where the ancestors of Joseph Smith lived.  We then drove to Springfield, Massachusetts to attend sacrament service. Following the meeting,...

At 5:15 am on July 23, 1971 I prepared to leave for my ten day tour covering New York City and the areas travelled by my ancestors while migrating to Utah. My family and I arrived at the Salt Lake Airport at 8:40 am at which time we met Sister Backman...

THE LIFE STORY OF ARTHUR CURTIS JOLLEY By Leland D Jolley   Arthur Curtis Jolley was born November 29,1885 in Mt. Carmel, Utah to William Jackson Jolley and Elisabeth Jenkensen Stolworthy. He was baptized July 4, 1892. The family lived in Mt. Carmel until 1897. It was here Arthur received his...

In the southern part of Utah in Kane County three small towns are located in the mile high valley called Long Valley, Mt. Carmel, Orderville and Glendale.  Mt. Carmel is to the south just a few miles north of the Mount Carmel junction off the U.S. 86 highway.  Those traveling in...

Typescript of Childhood Memories in Tropic, Utah of Leland Dwight Jolley In the southern part of Utah, county of Garfield, is a pretty little valley and the little town of Tropic nestled a little east of those beautiful colored ledges of the Bryce Canyon. There is a ridge running north and...

History of Sanpete & Emery Counties; pg. 165, BYU 979.256NIELSON, JOHN R., shoemaker, son of Neils and Karen, was born in Norway March 23, 1854. He served an apprenticeship of three and a half years and learned his trade in Norway. Joined the Mormon Church in 1875 and in 1880 came...

It was the year 2006 and it was a normal day in my life and I was looking forward to a quiet weekend. Joe and  Chantel, my daughter and son-in-law,  were there and we were just enjoying family. It was not uncommon for us to pull a board game out to...

I have tested and tried what I was taught and I can say beyond a shadow of a doubt that it is TRUE!  We are all children of a Father In Heaven who is a person full of love and compassion beyond our comprehension. He wants us all to learn of...

The question " What do I know about the faith of my grandparents?" is a powerful question. I have asked myself many times, "Can I live up to the legacy of the faith they exhibited?" "Can I pass to my future generations an example of the faith that they showed in...

While I was reminiscing over the years trying to figure out who impacted me the most while going to school, I remembered our librarian, Mrs. Heavner, in grade school who always celebrated St. Patricks Day in fun ways. Everything went green and the balarney stones came out. She had a whole...

  When I was in the prime of trying to raise a family, there were days when I wondered if any of my children were learning the values of honesty, integrity, hard work, service, faith in God and everything else that they would need in order be become good honorable people...

I look back at 9-11 and sometimes wonder why we want to honor a disaster.  Why do we want to give credit to the power and damage the terrorists caused Americans that day? I have three sons and the fear of having to send them to war terrifies me. When they...

My adolescent years are filled with wonderful memories of family and friends as well as the challenges of growing up and discovering who you are. Deanne and I became the best of friends all through life and most of my memories are with her. Although my mother would make all of...

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