11.12.2009

It's All RELATIVE


WOW, so fun.


That describes the visit we had last night with a cousin and his wife that I:

rarely see,

hardly know,

and think is genuinely awesome!

Because of his job with the church and church callings,

Martel and his wife, LaRue,

have lived in:

Accra, Ghana

Yekaterinburg, Russia - mission president

Germany

Finland - temple mission

He was, in a measure, responsible for the church getting genealogy data on line when they did. It would have eventually happened, but, he modestly adds,

because of his persistance, it happened sooner than later.

He helped establish networks for the church in foreign countries.

Oh, I love to reconnect with cousins.

Thanks, Martel and LaRue, for taking the time and effort to visit!

2 comments:

Lauralee said...

I'll bet that your cousin knows my brother! Dr. Robert L. B. Stevenson and his work in Accra, Ghana with the hearing impaired. His organization has been going to Ghana on Thanksgiving for over 10 years. No doubt they could have crossed paths.

Here is the website to pass along to Martel. http://www.AmericaHelps.net

Nat said...

Wow. What an impressive man. I'm so glad for his persistence in getting those important records online for us to be able to use and enjoy. What a neat visit you must have had.

It's so HARD....

 for me to go to church and be filled with the spirit and come home and see something that my kids or grandkids have posted on social media....