tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post5107008963631786401..comments2024-03-21T07:58:02.168-05:00Comments on Amateur Mormon Historian: Two missionaries find a place to stay in SawdustBrucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543519825711760773noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-50092911562552780942011-08-22T01:28:28.793-05:002011-08-22T01:28:28.793-05:00I am Patricia Beckham Emmons. I am the grandaughte...I am Patricia Beckham Emmons. I am the grandaughter of E.L. Travis and the daughter of Helen Travis. The church building that is in the photo was located at Cathey's Creek (between Hampshire and Howenwald). It was built on land that my grandfather, Mr. Travis donated. It is now the home of one of my cousins Rita who is the daughter of Kenneth Travis. My mother, Helen, is living and could tell you much of this story and of the Abraham Church family of which we are descentants. My email is pemmons@bellsouth.net. Contact me, and I will help you to contact my mother.Patricia Emmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00998898739172471496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-32495542096110263652010-03-21T20:24:44.897-05:002010-03-21T20:24:44.897-05:00Jean, it is an honor to hear from you. There is al...Jean, it is an honor to hear from you. There is always so much more to learn that pften only family members know.<br /><br />Actually, my source is the 1934 article to which you refer. I can send you a copy, if you wish. Just email me at bruce_crow at yahoo dot com, and I will reply with the attachment.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543519825711760773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-23963926303587660052010-03-21T20:05:04.145-05:002010-03-21T20:05:04.145-05:00Thanks for this story. My great grandfather Charle...Thanks for this story. My great grandfather Charles A. Hickenlooper left his wife and five little children to serve his mission. She ran the farm in his absence and a sixth child was born five months after he left. <br /><br />He was concerned about going to Tennessee because he knew the elders had been mobbed and even killed, but he said the Lord watched over them: "I had all I needed to eat -- although sometimes I would get pretty hungry between meals – and a bed to sleep in every night." He and his companion were assigned to open up Cane Creek 11 years after Elders Gibbs and Berry had been killed and were received with open arms by faithful members.<br /><br />A simpler version of this story appeared as a Missionary Moment in the Deseret News Church section in 1992. It was based on a 1934 Deseret News article I've never seen and isn't available in digital form through the slco library system. May I ask your sources?Jean Ohaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09555847248651821223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-32158786997482236582010-03-19T23:56:07.294-05:002010-03-19T23:56:07.294-05:00Thanks MoSop. You are absolutely right.
I understa...Thanks MoSop. You are absolutely right.<br />I understand EmJen at Mormon Times has been told the effect her spotlight has on the traffic of tiny sites like mine. :)<br /><br />Rebecca, I'm glad you liked it. And I'm glad you took the time to say so.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543519825711760773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-59549064851063016212010-03-19T23:02:27.240-05:002010-03-19T23:02:27.240-05:00What a great story--thanks for sharing it!What a great story--thanks for sharing it!Rebecca Irvinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07156262858446400612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-12920498926532210272010-03-19T15:10:54.311-05:002010-03-19T15:10:54.311-05:00Awesome story! Just think - the Mormons that man m...Awesome story! Just think - the Mormons that man met on his business trip never knew how their positive influence would effect the future wellbeing of some missionaries. It's a good lesson for us all. The ripple effect of our influence is far reaching.<br /><br />Congrats on being spotlighted by Mormon Times BBB today! - MoSopMormon Sopranohttp://mormonsoprano.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-83610381077957445412010-03-19T13:14:49.203-05:002010-03-19T13:14:49.203-05:00So true. Thanks.So true. Thanks.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543519825711760773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-25520563448513583022010-03-18T23:17:23.251-05:002010-03-18T23:17:23.251-05:00The Holy Ghost is like unto a GPS.
“… and have ta...The Holy Ghost is like unto a GPS.<br /><br />“… and have taken the Holy Spirit for their guide,…” D&C 45:57.<br /><br />“In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” Proverbs 3:6.<br /><br />“And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. ” Isaiah 42:16.Bookslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077778974473538408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-7191398298358905232010-03-18T13:14:18.209-05:002010-03-18T13:14:18.209-05:00Thanks, both of you. A friend found this article f...Thanks, both of you. A friend found this article for me and I was very happy to see it.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543519825711760773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-41946443596871146082010-03-18T12:34:18.762-05:002010-03-18T12:34:18.762-05:00Awesome.Awesome.J. Stapleyhttp://splendidsun.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-41783210154082933962010-03-18T09:08:18.744-05:002010-03-18T09:08:18.744-05:00Thanks Amy,
I'll have to drive through Sawdu...Thanks Amy, <br /><br />I'll have to drive through Sawdust and take pictures the next time I am in that part of Tennessee.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543519825711760773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-57674911042111718562010-03-18T08:12:36.632-05:002010-03-18T08:12:36.632-05:00Sawdust! What a name.
That's a classic missio...Sawdust! What a name.<br /><br />That's a classic missionary story.<br /><br />And, oh my, thanks for the sidebar links.Amy Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04037263182287268748noreply@blogger.com