Comments on: Through the Fire

By: Bruce Crow

Bruce Crow — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:53:51 +0000

I love this, Ardis

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:31:00 +0000

Very awesome.

By: J. Stapley

J. Stapley — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:14:56 +0000

Awesome.

By: Frank Pellett

Frank Pellett — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:33:40 +0000

It will be cool to find out why some records survived and others not. The book of Abraham is a good example, with parts being lost in the Chircago fire and other parts being found in someone’s attic.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:33:42 +0000

I've just noticed that The Friend told this story back in 1978. Either Sister Rogers recorded versions of this story more than once (entirely possible), or else The Friend elaborated with invented details -- the version I have, in Sister Rogers' words, includes the quotation "As he neared the window he reached out his hand and felt the cover on the table and drew it toward him, gathering up the corners with the books … and passed them to those on the outside. Thus the records were saved through the providence of God." used in The Friend, but that account doesn't justify the claim that Sister Rogers aided in the bucket brigade. Sometimes I wonder, as I handle old records, what they have been through in their travels from creation to that moment. Have they been sitting in somebody's trunk, just waiting for the archives to be built? Or have they been through hairbreadth escapes from fire or flood or being thrown into a trash heap? So many things that once existed have been lost -- how did this survive, and why? Today would be a good time for me to follow Researcher's lead and renew my backup ...

By: Researcher

Researcher — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:05:56 +0000

…and let me correct that name in my comment to “Secrist”…

By: Researcher

Researcher — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:05:11 +0000

Don’t you think there should be some sort of award for people like Bishop Seacrest and the Rollins sisters? Maybe someone could come up with a more elegant title than “Brave and Valiant Preservers of the Documentary History of the Church.” : )

By the way, my most immediate reaction to this story was to vow to make a new backup of all my family photos and family history and blog and other important files. My computer is automatically backing up to an external hard drive, but like just about everyone else who uses a computer, I need all these files stored off-site in case of fire, computer crash, or other random occurrence.

By: andrew h

andrew h — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:53:32 +0000

Ardis,

Your ability to find these gems of history never cease to amaze me! Plus what a great story. Of all things for the Bishop to be able to save, that he managed to grab something so priceless is truely amazing.