Trivia - Once upon a time Mr. Right was engaged to the beautiful daughter of an apostle. But it was during the depression, so Mr. Right made the decision to delay marrying his beloved.

Then one day Mr. Right received a note where his beloved told him she had married another man. But hope lived in Mr. Right's heart, because the husband of his beloved was not a ... Continue reading »

Trivia - Elvira and Jonathan really did receive the endowment in the Nauvoo temple on Dec 23, 1845 - Joseph Smith's birthday. And Widow Bell really did receive her endowment on Dec 25, 1845. I don't know that Elvira knew Widow Bell, though. That's the fun of fiction.

Trivia - I had been told the story of the nutty meal, but had no idea it was a story of one of my ancestors. I thank Sam Taylor for writing that down in his book on John Taylor ('The Last Pioneer', aka 'Militant Mormon'). I also came across a contemporary account from 1850 that expands the understanding of what was going on.

Trivia - You know that phenomenon that happens when you are watching a clip online, then it just stops? Well, this chapter is a bit like that. The good stuff has stopped and you just have a sketchy summary.

My plan had been to entertain you with the good chapters written earlier while I worked on the stuff that hadn't been written yet. But at least one of you ... Continue reading »