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Member Stories (part 2)

Updated: May 23


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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. Have lived in the same house now for 36 years.

 

Callings:

Executive Secretary Salmon Arm Branch, Missionary – California Anaheim Mission, Branch President – Lillooet, Stake Mission President (twice – Vernon & Vancouver Stakes, 1st Counselor to Stake Mission President (Victoria Stake), 1st counselor in Sidney Ward Bishopric with Bishop Isfeld, YM president, Scout leader, Bishop of Sidney Ward 2001 – 2007, Ward Mission Leader, High Councillor, BCTG Food Drive - Sidney co-ordinator, YM Advisor, Stake Just Serve Co-ordinator, 1st Counsellor YSA Branch Presidency with Pres Randy Keyes, currently 1st counsellor in Stake Presidency with Pres. Gary Anderson.

 

Enjoyed each one I was in at the time, but prefer my role as husband, father, and grandfather.




Joyce Diane Polden (Maiden) Hart (1st Marriage) Huggins (2nd Marriage)

My mom always went with her second name Diane

Born: Alert Bay

January 26, 1944

1st Ward until her passing through the veil February 26, 2019

November 27 1971

First member in family: Yes

27 years of age 

My moms family moved from Alert Bay to Vancouver Island 1960

Callings: primary teacher, primary secretary, and loved being a visiting and ministering teacher

Story of converversion

Mom lived in Blanshard Courts with her 2 oldest kids, a girl came over and said she had no food. Mom made her a sandwich. Later Mom met her parents. Found out they were members of  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.What an example she set for her children, parents and siblings. Her mom Edith Cavell Polden joined 5 months after her daughter. her brother joined soon after that. Her father always supported his wife and childrens beliefs and supported the church and often had the missionaries over. He asked to join on his deathbed, my eldest brother did our grandfather's work in the temple after he passed.



Bonnie Hart (Oldest Sister)

Born: Victoria BC

February 261964

3rd ward,as a long time member at 1st ward

1974

10 years

N/A

Callings: assistant nursery leader, cleaner, helped look after the sacrament table clothes for laundering, 

loved visiting, and ministering teaching 

Wanted to be baptized with younger brother Rob and wanted to wait for uncle Jim to be baptized



Cindy Huggins (Maiden) Beatson (1st Marriage) Daisley (2nd Marriage) 

Born: Claresholm Alberta

July 13 1977

3rd ward

1985

I was the first one in my family to be born under the covenant 

8 years old

Came to Vancouver Island in 1981

Callings: I have held are Yw's Secretary, librarian, Relief Society Secretary, Nursery assistant, leader, primary teacher, Ministering teacher

Currently serving with my husband as Stake Communications Specialist inward facing Facebook Page, love this calling.

My conversion story

I ask my brother Rob if he could baptize me. As I knew my  brother turned 19 April of that year I turned 8. I know he wanted to serve the lord and serve a mission. My birthday was in July.  He gave me the sweetest gift. He waited to go on his mission to baptize me. I was baptized July 20 1985.



Victoria Erica Beatson Goes by Erica

Born: Victoria BC 

July 29 1998 

2 days later President Hinckley came to Victoria. I was the youngest member of the Stake. 

3rd ward, Born and blessed, 1st ward childhood and teen years, 3rd ward young adulthood

2006

8 years old 

Callings: I have had multi callings in YW's,Youth Temple & Family History Consultant  Librarian, Ministering teacher 

My favorite calling was Youth Temple & Family History Consultant

I was baptized by my uncle Jeff



Gary Smith

Place of birth: Edmonton, Alberta

Date of Birth: September 13, 1959

Email address: gary@h@ms.net

What is your current ward or branch: Victoria Second Ward

What year did you join the church: BIC

Are you the first in your family to join: No

How old were you when you were bapDzed: 8

If you were not born here, what year did you come to the island to live: 1961

What callings have you held: Various teaching posi@ons, various clerking posi@ons including

Stake Clerk, various auxiliary presidencies, various priesthood presidencies, Stake High Council member, bishoprics including Victoria Second Ward Bishop. Currently Victoria Second Ward Elders Quorum President.

What calling have you enjoyed the most: All of the callings have had their ups and downs. I

enjoyed working with loving and caring members of the stake and associa@ng with the great

youth in our stake.

Could you briefly share a story regarding your conversion

In 1974-1975 I was in grade 10 and in seminary that year (taught by my dad) we studied the

Book of Mormon. I read the Book of Mormon from cover to cover. At the end of the year I

decided to put Moroni’s promise to the test and prayed to know if the Book or Mormon and the Church were true. I received an answer through the spirit that has sustained be throughout my life to this point.



Norman Daisley 

Born: Dingwall Victoria county Nova Scotia 

January 31 1947

3rd ward

July 20, 2011, Same Day a my Wife 26 years apart, soon to be brother-in-law Rob baptized him

64

Callings: Young men's councilor and YM president, ward clerk, Ministering teacher. 

Currently serving with my wife as a Stake Communications Specialist inward facing Facebook Page 

My conversion story:

Met my future wife at Tillicum Mall, 5 years later joined  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There is definitely a longer story:)



Scarlett Daisley 

Victoria BC 

June 27 2016

3rd ward

I was the first member of my paternal side of the family born under the covenant

July 20 2024 I share this day with my mom and dad.  All of us were baptized in the Victoria Stake center on this day. Mom she was 8 years old and my dad at 64 years old

8 years old

Callings: attending primary classes 

Unique Story: Scarlett has been on the grounds of every currently operating temple in Canada, as well as 5 Temples in the US (Hartford CT, Palmyra NY, Kirtland OH, Chicago IL, and St Paul MN) Before she was 8


 

Frankie Ann Boswell

Born: Gilbertown, Alabama, USA

May 21, 1948

Sidney BC Canada ward

Baptized 1979

 

First one in my family to join the church but I actually have found many members through Family Search who are family.

 

I was 30 years old when I was baptized in Savannah Georgia USA

 

I moved to Vancouver Island in 1986.

 

Callings: I have worked primary in Young Women during my years in the church as teacher, YW president and Stake YW president.  I worked a short time in Primary.  In more recent years I have taught Seminary and Gospel Doctrine class and most recently I have served in Relief Society stake as counselor and in Ward Relief Society as President.

 

I really enjoyed Young Women callings more than anything else I have done.

 

I grew up in the Baptist Church and as an adult I wanted to find God’s church as I was sure there must be one that taught what He would have wanted.  I was divorced with a very young daughter. At that very time I was visited by missionaries and was baptized.




Darlene Norris (ms Langmuir)

Born: Rimbey, Alberta, Canada

September 29, 1947

Powell River Branch

What year did you join the church 1985 (February2) 

I came to Powell River in 1974 and left for a couple of years and then returned in 1981.  Powell River is on the mainland  but was part of the Victoria Stake.

What callings have you held: Relief Society counsellor, president (3 times), Seminary teacher, Primary President and counsellor; Young Women's President and counsellor, FamilySearch consultant.  Pretty much every calling a woman could have.  


What calling have you enjoyed the most? I am currently secretary in Relief Society and also Temple and Family History Consultant Director in Powell River.


Could you briefly share a story regarding your conversion

My parents and baby sister joined the church a year after I got married.  My dad gave me a Book of Mormon and A Marvelous Work and a Wonder.  After attending a homemaking activity and fireside with my parents I decided that if I ever changed religions this would be the one.  It was just a very strong feeling that I knew that Heavenly Father wanted me to be part of His church.  It took me about 6 years to act on that feeling.  Our oldest daughter was almost 9 and her and I were baptized the same day.  My husband joined 2 years later after Powell River was part of the Courtenay District.  He baptized our youngest daughter in 1988. 



 

 
 
 

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