Bringhurst

  • 9: Fear not…for thy prayer is heard

    9: Fear not…for thy prayer is heard

    When I played Zacharias, father of John the Baptist in Savior of the World, I discovered that the Angel Gabriel (Jeff Bean) who played opposite me was related to my grandchildren. (Above image Zacharias in the Temple. Image courtesy Bizzell Bible Collection, University of Oklahoma Libraries) Playing Zacharias was at a very challenging time of Continue reading

  • 3: Putting Families Back Together – Across the Centuries

    3: Putting Families Back Together – Across the Centuries

    Marc & Jamie Hansen are Garr & Bringhurst descendants, respectively Family Connection at LifeLine For Youth. LifeLine For Youth became a haven for our family and a foundation for our son and daughter-in-law. LifeLine For Youth in North Salt Lake was both a lifeline and a workplace for many of our family members over the Continue reading

  • 1: Introduction

    1: Introduction

    October 4th-6th, 1847, the Jedidiah Grant-Willard Snow Overland Pioneer company of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints arrives in the Salt Lake Valley completing roughly a 1000-mile trek from the Elkhorn River, west of Winter Quarters, Nebraska. Among the families are Fielding Garr, a widower with eight children and a grand-daughter, a couple Continue reading