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. (Above image by ChatGPT) Just as I was entering my teenage years, my dad—who had built a career in the Army—was deployed to Vietnam Continue reading
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11: His Mother’s Maiden Name was Hansen
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 me that no one in the ward had 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