tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post7227600689407527223..comments2024-03-21T07:58:02.168-05:00Comments on Amateur Mormon Historian: Charles A. HickenlooperBrucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543519825711760773noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-49634808328038173192010-03-30T01:07:55.371-05:002010-03-30T01:07:55.371-05:00What a good presentation Bruce has made of the mat...What a good presentation Bruce has made of the materials I sent him. When there are multiple Zions, each one requires a foundation of local history. Providing that sense of the past, as Bruce is doing, is a “good cause.” <br /><br />And to Ron, what missionary could ask for more than to see the fruits of his work evident more than a century later! As I told Bruce, my cousin, Elder Hickenlooper’s great-granddaughter (currently serving a mission in Chile with her husband) and her family have lived in Kingsport for many years. <br /><br />I just sent out a post to my family, from my children to my second cousins, inviting them to see your blog. I hope they will stop by.<br /><br />Jean OAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-43653738049064670172010-03-29T22:10:57.007-05:002010-03-29T22:10:57.007-05:00Thank you, Ron. You remind us, just as Jean has, t...Thank you, Ron. You remind us, just as Jean has, that the people we read about are not just names in a book somewhere. Both the missionaries who came to Tennessee and the people who joined the Church in Tennessee were real people with families. What they did and the choices they made are having an effect even today in a real and tangible way.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543519825711760773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-37281683119776238962010-03-29T21:39:54.613-05:002010-03-29T21:39:54.613-05:00Thanks, Bruce and Jean. I am the Great Great Grand...Thanks, Bruce and Jean. I am the Great Great Grandson of Mary Bell Church Thomas and the 4Th Great Grandson of Grandma Church. There are literally hundreds of members of the church here in the Middle Tennessee who are still being blessed by Elder Hickenlooper's service. The Bishop of the Columbia Ward, which I believe includes Shady Grove, is the Great Grandson of Mary Bell Church Thomas. There are several other members of the Church family here who are local and Stake church leaders. Some include another Bishop, a Stake Young Men's President, a Young Men's president, a Primary President, a High Councilman, a First Assistant to the Bishop, a First Counselor to a Bishop and the list goes on and on. His service has blessed all of our lives. <br /><br />Thanks,<br />Ron PenningtonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-71105674843698191632010-03-26T12:49:12.892-05:002010-03-26T12:49:12.892-05:00Right your are Ardis. There's no keeping a sec...Right your are Ardis. There's no keeping a secret from you.<br /><br />Yes, Amy. She was vary kind.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543519825711760773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-50843561692703781902010-03-26T12:46:22.662-05:002010-03-26T12:46:22.662-05:00Wonderful photos! How kind of a descendant to shar...Wonderful photos! How kind of a descendant to share this information.Amy Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04037263182287268748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-42480073631459374822010-03-26T11:47:46.444-05:002010-03-26T11:47:46.444-05:00I think I may know Jean -- last initial O? What a...I think I may know Jean -- last initial O? What a generous sharing of family history that is of interest to a wider audience!Ardishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112106471041509720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-32799300694550356602010-03-26T11:46:10.492-05:002010-03-26T11:46:10.492-05:00Yes it was spectacular. I wish I had so much infor...Yes it was spectacular. I wish I had so much information on all the missionaries that served in Tennessee.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543519825711760773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-74613814232251993312010-03-26T08:30:17.650-05:002010-03-26T08:30:17.650-05:00The reward was spectacular! Thank you for sharing ...The reward was spectacular! Thank you for sharing it here.Bessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00932924864316918530noreply@blogger.com