Comments on: Sister Missionary, 1946-48: Part Two

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:25:05 +0000

Well, then it’s a done deal! (All that’s left now is to, you know, actually DO it. )

By: Researcher

Researcher — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:10:01 +0000

I’ll second what Maurine said!

By: Maurine Ward

Maurine Ward — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 03:45:48 +0000

I agree that you should write up Ev’s experiences using her letters and diary. They are priceless.

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 23:33:20 +0000

How about that…my mother was missionary companions with a Sister Durtschi (can’t remember her first name; must go look it up), also from Driggs. Must be a sibling or cousin! My mom served in the North Central States in 1941-1943.

By: David M. Morris

David M. Morris — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 21:05:18 +0000

As always, I thoroughly enjoyed the account.

By: Mina

Mina — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 20:31:53 +0000

What Andrew said +100.

By: Bruce Crow

Bruce Crow — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 20:15:37 +0000

I left Friday afternoon at 3 on the bus for Ukiah. I keep forgetting how to say the darn thing.

For those who have the same problem, Ukiah is pronounced "you-KY-uh". I have friends who lived there, and have visited on several occasions. These posts on Evelyn and her mission are compelling. Keep them coming.

By: Andrew Hamilton

Andrew Hamilton — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 20:15:32 +0000

Ardis, you’re awesome, a real treasure. Thank you so much for doing this. I really love this kind of history. It’s why I love the USU “Life Writings of Frontier Women” series do much.

It seems like most of the history and biography I have learned and read over the years, especially in the church, is about “The Big Boys,” presidents, kings, generals, apostles, prophets, etc. I love history that comes from the perspective of “ordinary people.” I especially love the long overdue opportunity to hear from women like your aunt. The voice and perspective of women have been woefully neglected in history and biography. Thank you for helping to correct that inequity.

By: J. Stapley

J. Stapley — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 19:59:26 +0000

Ardis, that would be extraordinary. I love this series. It is as you note simply insightful.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 19:37:02 +0000

Ev was always so quiet — you couldn’t pry two words out of her in an afternoon if she didn’t feel like talking. These chatty letters and her charming diary are really surprising me.

I’m seriously thinking about preparing her mission papers for publication.It isn’t just that they show a Mormon woman missionary’s life, the kind of life that hasn’t really been looked at too closely before — it’s that they show that life in such lively detail. Thanks for confirming my impression of these papers!