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Hi Stephanie, Mary and I were baptized on June 1976. We did attend the stake conference where the Victoria Stake was formed. I remember hearing President Packer speak . My fondest memory of that occasion was President Biddolph’s (spelling) testimony. I don’t remember what he said, but I knew, that he knew, what he said was true. I have thought on that moment often as I reflect on the development of my testimony. Mary knew that he church was true from her testimony of the Boo

Reflections on a Life of Faith and Service Victoria Stake 50th Anniversary We—Mike and Sharon Weston—have been blessed to experience a life shaped by faith, family, and devoted service in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Our journey together began in Cardston, Alberta, where we were both born and raised in strong Latter-day Saint homes. Mike’s early years included a formative experience at age sixteen when he was called to serve a Stake Mission in the Waterton

Gary Anderson Born in the covenant 2nd ward Victoria stake Born in Lethbridge I've been a farmer/ rancher in southern Alberta for the first 50 years of my life. First in the wrentham area and then moved to Cardston. My wife Avril and I have a blended family of nine children and at this point we have sixteen grandkids. Email address: andersonranching@gmail.com No, parents are members so I was born under the covenant. Callings: Ward and stake YM's, Elders quorum President and 1

Ted Murray Born: Salmon Arm, BC 28 Oct 1951 Sidney Ward Baptized 24 Nov 1976 in Salmon Arm Branch Not first member. Sister Mary was first (aged 15) 1968, mother Peggy second (1971), me third (1976), younger brother Hugh (1986), older brother Art (still a friend of the church) 25 years old when baptized, 26 when I went on a mission, 29 when married Came to Sidney Ward in summers of 1985 and 1986 to work on my UBC Masters Degree Thesis project and moved here permanently in 1988

A talk prepared by Susan Linda Williams July 2016 A Brief History of the Courtenay Ward I have really enjoyed preparing this talk and I am thankful for the opportunity to share my stroll down memory lane. I was asked to speak about the pioneers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Comox Valley. The first conversion to Mormonism on Vancouver Island took place in 1887. That’s 129 years ago and no, it wasn’t me. How it happened remains a mystery, there havin

My dear in laws were founding members of our stake. Actually, let me go back. My mother in law, Mona, was a five year old girl when her grandfather, Charles Heber Dudley went on a senior mission to serve in Victoria! That was around 1943. She remembers him leaving for the train station in Southern Alberta, and then not seeing him again for a long time. His wife Bernice, who was still home with their youngest child, eventually joined him in the mission field in Victoria be

Ronnie Buckley: When my family was young I felt they needed for some kind of organization with good values and a youth programs as the world was getting very rough. I attended many different churchs for some time. None seem to have what I felt was needed by our family. One afternoon there was a knock on the door and when I opened it two young men in suits greeted me with Hi, we are from the Church of Latter Day Saints and have a message for you. I was cautious as we where

My dear in laws were founding members of our stake. Actually, let me go back. My mother in law, Mona, was a five year old girl when her grandfather, Charles Heber Dudley went on a senior mission to serve in Victoria! That was around 1943. She remembers him leaving for the train station in Southern Alberta, and then not seeing him again for a long time. His wife Bernice, who was still home with their youngest child, eventually joined him in the mission field in Victoria be