Kenneth R. Hardman
AncestorClips, songs and other stories of faith
Category: Mission Stories
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This is our last week; our service mission on Maui has come to an end. We take with us the memories, the feelings, and the relationships that will last forever. Simulated campfire – Real testimonies Sister Hardman and I conducted a youth activity last week where our youth gathered under the stars (actually, under the…
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We will forever remember each individual in humility and genuine kindness We felt all eyes young and old on us as we sat at one of the round decorated tables in the cultural hall. With his kind and genuine smile, our bishop stood before the ward and expressed gratitude for our service. It was a…
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Experiencing beauty and sweetness greater than they had ever before tasted… Forty six years ago, my family vacationed in Maui. I’ve previously spoken of the palm tree I then leaned against with guitar in hand and hastily started a corny song, “Mr. Palm Tree.” It was in a beautiful grassy park behind the Maui Sunset…
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“…the light of his countenance did shine upon them, and behold they were as white as the countenance… of Jesus…” (3 Nephi 19:25) As we cross into our final month as service missionaries on Maui, we feel the poignant tug of emotions between leaving the steady aloha and service of Ohana, or new family here,…
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One: The Free and the Friendly, & Two: The Entangled and the Recovered Story One – The Free to the Friendly On Saturday, June 27th Sister Hardman and I set out to rest our souls and exercise our bodies with a walk on the beach. Among other walkers that morning we heard a voice directed…
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Addictions, Goliath-size challenges, and character weaknesses After the conclusion of our Youth Handcart Trek with the Lehi Stake in Utah, we completed our Utah visit by celebrating at Olive Garden. Our daughter Melanie recently graduated from UVU, and it was our daughter Lisa’s birthday. The Gardner’s joined us. Morgan and Bethany Gardner We also attended…
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Christ – Yoked with Him / Walking with Him On Tuesday, June 9th, after a very cold night in tents we were warmed a little by pancakes, thick syrup, and lukewarm ‘hot-chocolate,’ uplifted by a morning devotional, then journeyed above the pines to an even higher plateau for Day Camp. The trekking included a pause…
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Christ – Yoke with Him / Walk with Him During the past month our service in Addiction Recovery continued as we strived to bring to Christ those struggling in difficult situations. We love and admire them. They come to support groups seeking to find power in Christ to be strengthened and continue in recovery. Departing…
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The people you serve will call you blessed forever…get a glimpse into the heart of the Messiah Beach Chairs and a Haleakala Sunset Our weekly experience gives us repeating reasons to glory as Alma did, “that perhaps I may be an instrument in the hands of God to bring some soul to repentance; and this is…
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Never did any passage of scripture come with more power to the heart of man than this did at this time to mine. Honolulu Tabernacle We had an open schedule a week ago so we printed some ordinance name cards, boarded Southwest Airlines and took a temple trip, just Sister Hardman and me to Oahu.…
Kenneth R. Hardman 