A Missionary Farewell

About the Book

Sister Bonner and Sister Weston are tracting during the hot August summer of central Arizona. They experience disappointment and great joy as they share their testimonies while serving the Savior. The lives of the ward members where they serve touch theirs in varying degrees. There are some people who’s lives are directed and guided by the power of their commitment to the Savior and there are those who’s indifference deny them the blessings that come from completely immersing ones life into the gospel plan. There is the assurance that the gospel brings happiness and helps with the vicissitudes of life. From Mesa, Arizona to Eagle, Idaho; the eastern shore of North Carolina to Baltimore, Maryland; Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and the grounds of the Washington D. C. temple; all play a part in the unfolding of the lives of ordinary people in both ordinary and extraordinary ways. You will experience the joy of lives that are touched by a testimony of the Lord Jesus Christ as well as the sadness that tears at the heart as a loved ones is taken early in life. Through it all there comes an assurance that following the Savior is worth any sacrifice that is asked.

About the Author

A Biographical Sketch of Marvin Lee Mortensen Marvin was born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1939. He moved with his family to Texas in 1950. After graduating from Katy High School he joined the Navy and became a sonar operator. After his Navy discharge he moved to San Luis Obispo, California. He joined the LDS Church and subsequently went on a two-year mission to the Gulf States Mission. When he returned to San Luis Obispo he earned an Associate of Science degree in electronics from Cuesta College and a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from California Polytechnic State University. There he worked in the chemistry department of the university for thirteen years. In 1978 Marvin moved to Mesa, Arizona and married his wife Charlotte where they lived until 2000. Marvin has worked as a chemist, electrician and contractor. He enjoys writing poetry and books and has an abiding love for genealogy. He and Charlotte now live in Pine, Arizona. Charlotte has three daughters from a previous marriage and Marvin has one son and one daughter from a previous marriage. They have a foster Navajo Indian daughter and eighteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren with one on the way! January 2005