Comments on: Lethbridge, Alberta: “Ye Shall Obtain Riches … to Feed the Hungry”

By: Geoff B

Geoff B — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:49:22 +0000

Ardis, once again your research has shown the generosity of Church members across the decades. I think your tying this to Jacob 2:19 is exactly right. Thanks for all your hard work.

By: kevinf

kevinf — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:11:12 +0000

Glenn, more connected than we realize. I just read my wife’s family history, and they also moved from the St. Anthony area to Magrath, just south of Lethbridge, in 1902. The story is more interesting after I have reread it, so my wife and I are going to work on it together over the weekend, and see what we can accomplish.

I love connecting family stories to bigger events!

By: Tracy M

Tracy M — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:39:45 +0000

I love how you keep digging up these wonderful stories Ardis.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:57 +0000

Great, Glenn, thanks! It would be especially interesting, I think, to have the names of a few more people involved, and some personal stories, no matter how brief, about what specific individuals did and what it meant to them to offer their help.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:30:17 +0000

Thanks, Maurine. You know like I do how you can come to love the people you run across in your studies. We’re kidding ourselves if we think we can authentically put ourselves into their lives, but I really try to do that, to see and hear and feel what they did, and then incorporate those concrete details (if I can find historical support for them) into posts to recreate the past for readers. Thanks for noticing those details.

By: Glenn Smith

Glenn Smith — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:20:47 +0000

As promised, I contacted a past stake public affairs director. She is a person who knows people who know people. She read your post and was intrigued. She promised to pass it on to Lethbridge people who may be interested in providing more detail for you.

By: Maurine

Maurine — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:30:18 +0000

kevinf, I second the request for guest post.

Ardis, I loved the way you painted detailed pictures with your words. I especially liked the sentence “Year after year the rain failed to fall.”

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:39:32 +0000

Deal!

By: kevinf

kevinf — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:36:15 +0000

OK, you are on. I need to scan in the pictures, but they are way cool. Give me a few days, and I’ll send one in.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:10:15 +0000

kevinf, can you say “guest post”? That comment written up in a little more detail, with a picture, would be a fascinating post.