Kenneth R. Hardman
Stories of God's hand—seen across generations
Category: Family Across Generations
Stories and songs about what we can learn from those who came before us—and what our lives may leave for those who follow.
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I’m so excited for this song to touch you; it is a tender glimpse of my family history. I hope I’ve captured some of the feeling, the emotion as William Clayton in Nauvoo, Illinois writes to William Hardman, a close acquaintance back in England, March 30, 1842. “Dear William, my heart rejoices while I write…
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The fog settled over the immigrant ship American Congress off the shores of Newfoundland. The sun did not shine, nor provide navigational reference for the crew. James Keep and his wife Ann, three daughters, and one grand-baby were sailing for Zion with 350 Saints. While on deck, James looked forward for a time, then aft,…
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Glenn performed his military duties and was absolutely determined to be an example and a Christian. He never served as a formal missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but he took every opportunity to act like one. “There is a fellow in the company that is a member of the church,…
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Cornelius breathed deep and wiped his dusty brow, the rich soil bringing forth its Illinois potatoes and grain on this hot summer day in 1844. All was well; or at least it should have been. Cornelius felt a foreboding as he heard horses and looked up from his work. It was Joseph Smith, his brother…
