Comments on: The Eminent Women of the St. George Temple http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2011/11/09/the-eminent-women-of-the-st-george-temple/ Where our past is never very long ago Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:56:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Amy T http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2011/11/09/the-eminent-women-of-the-st-george-temple/comment-page-1/#comment-153338 Amy T Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:29:14 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=15193#comment-153338 Wonderful, Anita! I’ll send you a note.

If anyone has information to contribute or questions about the project, feel free to contact me at amy ancestor files (that’s all one word) at gmail dot com.

This is a multi-year project, and after this first post went up yesterday I had some trepidation about the scope of the project, but that disappeared with the excitement of working through these biographies. Biography is my favorite kind of history, and it’s a pleasure to spend some time with all these amazing women and their stories. Thanks again, everyone, for the encouragement.

]]> By: anita http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2011/11/09/the-eminent-women-of-the-st-george-temple/comment-page-1/#comment-152895 anita Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:31:42 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=15193#comment-152895 If you need any info on my St George ancestors who worked there in the temple then (Annie Thorne Wells, Orpha and Rachel Sanders Everett, and Agnes Calkin Thompson), contact me at http://www.familytreerings.org

]]> By: Mark B. http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2011/11/09/the-eminent-women-of-the-st-george-temple/comment-page-1/#comment-152674 Mark B. Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:55:10 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=15193#comment-152674 Great stuff, Amy! Terrific!

]]> By: Amy T http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2011/11/09/the-eminent-women-of-the-st-george-temple/comment-page-1/#comment-152628 Amy T Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:54:39 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=15193#comment-152628 Thanks, all. And it wasn’t the first time that the women had worked together like this. John Nuttall mentioned earlier that year:

At the temple, this being Bro. W. Woodruff’s 70th birthday. 54 of the sisters of St. George and Santa Clara volunteered their services to receive endowments for so many of his dead relatives and friends…. Afterwards at 4 P. M. all the workers were invited to a cold collation at St. George Hall as a surprise to Bro. Woodruff…. Closed at 6 P. M., all feeling this was the best day of our life.

]]> By: kevinf http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2011/11/09/the-eminent-women-of-the-st-george-temple/comment-page-1/#comment-152643 kevinf Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:27:48 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=15193#comment-152643 I look forward to this series. Sounds fascinating.

]]> By: Robin http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2011/11/09/the-eminent-women-of-the-st-george-temple/comment-page-1/#comment-152606 Robin Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:39:27 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=15193#comment-152606 Amy, I always enjoy your research and writing! I’m excited for this series!

]]> By: The Other Clark http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2011/11/09/the-eminent-women-of-the-st-george-temple/comment-page-1/#comment-152595 The Other Clark Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:15:34 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=15193#comment-152595 looking forward to the series

]]> By: Amy T http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2011/11/09/the-eminent-women-of-the-st-george-temple/comment-page-1/#comment-152543 Amy T Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:45:53 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=15193#comment-152543 Thanks, J., Chocolate, and Bruce. The women of St. George, including Lucy B., had amazing and varied experiences and made substantial sacrifices to gather to Utah and then settle in St. George, and I hope that comes through in the series.

I do have a copy of Stuy’s article, J., and he answered some major questions I had about this story and raised other questions. Stuy also brings into the story an old Keepa favorite, John M. Bernhisel.

And speaking of Stuy, the acknowledgements list on this project is already substantial and keeps growing. I have been touched at the excitement shown by descendants of these women, who have been so happy to share the stories of their pioneer ancestors.

]]> By: Ardis E. Parshall http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2011/11/09/the-eminent-women-of-the-st-george-temple/comment-page-1/#comment-152560 Ardis E. Parshall Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:42:09 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=15193#comment-152560 What appeals to me most, I think, is the anticipation of being introduced to some lesser-known Latter-day Saint women who were willing to donate their time (much more time than today’s experience, and in an environment when women’s labor was needed at home for even a subsistence level of life) in temple service to women who were not their blood kin — we have a model of over a century of such service, and most of us would never get to the temple a second time if we didn’t have that opportunity to serve utter strangers, but in the early days of modern temple work there was no such pattern. These Saints all must have had work to do for their own dead, but they offered themselves to help others, too.

Anyway, I’m eager to hear about these sisters most of all.

]]> By: Bruce Crow http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2011/11/09/the-eminent-women-of-the-st-george-temple/comment-page-1/#comment-152540 Bruce Crow Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:38:48 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=15193#comment-152540 I’m looking forward to this. Particularly how Sarah Church was involved.

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