Monthly Archives: July 2018

To the Children of Halvor Halvorsen

Posted on July 24, 2018 by

Halvor Halvorsen was a ship captain sailing in and out of the fjords, up and down the beautiful Norway western seaboard. [His wife and children lived in the north in Namsos] As his family grew [to 8 children], he longed … Continue reading →

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Hans Sorensen – Modest in Heart and ‘Sole’

Posted on July 11, 2018 by

In 1847, on the north shore of Zealand, as Danish citizens fought for “freedom of press, and religion,”1 fourteen-year old Hans Sorensen finished school and entered apprenticeship. That same year his mother and grandmother died. In 1849 the monarch gave … Continue reading →

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Jens Hansen – Turning the Tide

Posted on July 3, 2018 by

Young Jens felt alone on the Oro Isle; alone as a boy could be. His mother and brother were taken in death, his father was gone, so you see His grandmother’s sister took him into her fold, but the fold … Continue reading →

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Andrew and Anna Maria Peterson – Before the Wind

Posted on July 2, 2018 by

Andrew Peterson was surely heartbroken when his sister Johanna was thrown from a buggy, her dress caught in the wheel, and dragged to death. A heckling mob had frightened the horse, persecutors of the Denmark Mormons. Instead of giving up, … Continue reading →

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