Tag Archives: Denmark

Handcart Trek, and why you should go

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

In Wyoming, with sweat down our backs and dirt under our fingernails, we contemplated in Martin’s Cove, pushed and pulled up Rocky Ridge, were pelted by hail at Rock Creek Hollow, and felt the aid of angels. Every year more … Continue reading →

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Hans Sorensen – Modest in Heart and ‘Sole’

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

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 Kenneth Richard Hardman

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 Kenneth Richard Hardman

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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Anne Marie Hansen – A Young Mother in Richfield

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

Anne Marie gasped as her knees buckled. She sat down immediately on the rough porch covering her mouth with one clinched hand, holding her chest with the other. She widened her beautiful gray eyes to prevent tears from falling, which … Continue reading →

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