The amazing history of the Winters, Vance, and Hicks families from Brother Emmett Winters.
TEMPLE & FAMILY HISTORY ARTICLES
Stake History – Statesville Ward
The history of the Statesville Ward was collected from several historical sources as well as input from long-standing...
Stake Pioneer Families – “Granny Ball”
Granny Ball’s Children
Journeys of Faith – Rigo Marulanda
What follows is the journey of Rigo Marulanda to the waters of baptism and, about 1 year later, to the alter of the temple to be sealed to his eternal companion, Kathy. You may need to pull out a map for this journey, as we are about to cover the globe!
Service Spotlight – Cleaning the Lord’s House
Sisters Kathy (Rash) Michels and Sue Simpson volunteered to clean the temple as part of a Hickory Stake assignment on the first Friday in August 2019. Here is their account of serving in the Lord's House. What did you need to do to prepare for the service? Mainly you...
Stake Pioneer Families – Loyd
After Leroy returned home to the states, he started looking for a new church. He happened upon General Conference on TV and was impressed by both the words that were shared as well as how the speakers were dressed. Leroy had driven by the church before, but had never found the courage to go in. Shortly after watching General Conference, two sister missionaries came knocking on their door on November 1, 1973. The Sisters stated that they felt impressed to go down the dirt road. Leroy and Agnes took the discussions and were baptized.
Day in the Life of a Temple Worker – Brother Nehls
It is just great to get out of the world for 4-5 hours. Helping individuals accomplish their goals for the day is highly rewarding, plus the spiritual feelings associated with some individuals and their names that they are performing the ordinance for. Overall a very rewarding experience.