Hansen
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15: Johnny on a Corner in Vietnam
While my dad was attending a church conference in Saigon during the Vietnam war, there standing on the corner was my cousin Johnny Johnson (on left), also serving in the war. Just as I was entering my teenage years, my dad—who had built a career in the Army—was deployed to Vietnam during the height of Continue reading
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11: His Mother’s Maiden Name was Hansen
[Image contributed to FamilySearch.org – 25 June 2017] An unexpected visit from a young 20 year old In about 1974-1975 while living in San Clemente, California, I was asked by my Elders Quorum President in the San Clemente Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to visit Lewis Thomas. The president told Continue reading
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6: Grandfathers and the Mink Creek Chapel
“Hey dad…when did the Hansens immigrate to Mink Creek? Did they help build any chapels there?” This story begins a few years ago when our son Chad asked me these questions. The reason he asked is that the CEO of his company was heading to a family reunion in Mink Creek, Idaho to tell the Continue reading
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5: My Best Friend in Soda Springs was my cousin?
“That sounds like our family’s story!” A few years ago I taught a Sunday School class when I was serving as a Family History Consultant in our ward. I chose to give a lesson about family mantras or themes that are passed down through the generations. As an example I told a brief story about Continue reading