Our Children

Our Heavenly Father sent us nine fine children, five girls and four boys to be earthly parents for, which is a life-long challenge, as latter day saints think of parenthood. So we have been busy parents, trying to feed, clothe, educate, and set good examples for them to emulate these many years. They have in return been very grateful and unselfish people, loving each other and us parents very dearly.

These are the names of our children and who they married: Anna married Alton A Jenkins M. D. Olive married Dwain J. Pearson. Phyllis was married to Earl Camp, Daniel E Cameron and Edward Clancey. Walter Ross was married to Mary Lott. Dale married Edna Elizabeth Brox. Ted was married to Lois Fay Sorenson. Mary Jane married Eldon J Kloepfer. Dorothy married William G Quinney and Laurence Ross (Larry) was married to Carol Jeanne Johnson and to Linda McCormack Lindsay.

Each one of the companions they have chosen we have been happy for, and they together, have gone about teaching their children to be honest, upright, citizens of this “chosen” land and to love and be appreciative and considerate of their parents and grandparents.

“Nine were given

Five girls, and four boys

Sent straight from Heaven

Like shine new toys.

And the days were fair

For sun shone bright

As we worked and played

From morn ‘til night.

But hark! There is war

The guns sound from afar

Echoing on our banks.

And brave hearts answered

And lo; one day

Two of our boys

They marched away.

Then dewey-eyed

One Autumn eve

We said good-bye to Ted

He sailed o’re sea

And met the foe

And soon our boy was dead.

The grief just seemed too hard to bear

We prayed and lo, we hear

“Be comforted, remembering

That One who cares is near

And He will hold you by the hand

Until the dark skies clear.”

And so today, my heart, be still

Great sorrows can be borne

Our Saviour’s voice speaks through the years,

“Blessed are they that Mourn.”