Well.. I was just surfing the web, wondering if the BF Johnson family organization was on line, and I got a hit!
Not only that, but I discovered that there are some books! A couple of the decendents got together, and wrote a series of fictionalized novels of the life of old BF.
So... of course... I just ordered the 4 volumes of "A Banner is Unfurled: The Ezekiel and Julia Johnson Family Story." .... that would be the parents of BF Johnson, our forefather of polygamous renown! :-)
Didn't even know such a thing (a series of fictionalized books) existed! I just had to pull out my credit card and place the order! I can't say anything yet about the substance of the books (whether or not they will be page turners) , but I promise to loan them around once I get them read! Here is what it says on the the back cover about the first volume:
"Ezekial Johnson feels like he is losing his family one
by one. It is the 1820's and years earlier Ezekial had fled his abusive stepfather and his loving yet brow beaten mother promising he would never return. He vowed that when he had a family that they would be bound together in freedom, happiness and love. But now this strange, new Mormon religion seems to have captured the hearts of his wife and
children inspite of the rumors that surround it and its supposed prophet, Joseph Smith.
As wicked individuals and strong temptations seek to block his family's path to happiness, Ezekial realizes that he must either allow them to join the church and risk losing them, or
tear them away from their new found faith - even if they end up hating him for it.
Now.... you gotta admit, this sounds great! :-) If you want to check out the webpage (which does not seem to have been much updated since 2006) you can find it here!
Absolutely delicious! Are you bringing those out to the shuswap with you?
ReplyDeleteShould we reinstate 'Reading Time' and 'Sharing Time' so we can all read them together then share our favourite parts? Meet you by Arta's stream at 9 am every day of August long weekend.
ReplyDeleteWhich part of the stream are we meeting at?
ReplyDeleteThe Missionary Reach?
The Wedding Reach?
The Meadow Reach?
There is one small problem about the time we are meeting at which problem I will describe below.
Thursday night, 13 of us were gathered at the table eating and Glen said "What time is it?"
No one was wearing a watch and there was no clock on the kitchen wall.
"I love it," he said. "My kind of people. No one cares what time it is."
So? How are we going to make sure people get to 'Reading Time' when it begins?
Am I going to have to set up sun dials on the lawns this year?