Memories of Childhood

Parent's wedding day

It is interesting to read about people's childhoods, to see if they were similar to yours, or different. Here are a few snippets of my early years. Do you have pleasant memories of your childhood, or was it difficult? Did your parents stay together? What was life like for you where you lived? I was born in Cheshire, England. My father was serving at that time with the United States Air Force, … [Read more...]

My Faith continued

Yesterday I posted the first part of My Faith. Here is the conclusion: “Which Church Is Right?“ quoted Bible verses and was methodical and logical in its presentation. It was the first time that I’d thought of a church that way, though I didn’t have any real feeling about it. The prophet’s testimony was different. A paragraph that stood out was: It caused me serious reflection then, and … [Read more...]

My Faith

If you have been reading through Paul's missionary posts last month you may have noticed a reference to my conversion story. Paul asked me several times to write it and I eventually did. Here it is: The story, to be told correctly, needs some family background. My father was born in Independence, Missouri and was baptized a member of the church at eight years old but was not active as an adult. … [Read more...]

Past Pictures: My Parents

Occasionally I will post Past Pictures. In 1985 I was sent to England by my employer Sperry Corporation to upgrade a Voice Information Processing System. While I was there I visited my parents which turned out to be the last time I would see them. Pictured is me with my stepfather Geoffrey Morris and my mother Sadie. Jake, my #3 son, takes Geoffrey's name as his middle name. Sadie is a nickname for … [Read more...]