After the Storm

We had a nice soft rain for two days.  This is the end result for the parking lot of the church.  The alley way between our church and the Catholic church belongs to us.  It is also the drainage path from the surrounding places that border our compound.  When you get that much rain things tend to back up.

Elder Olson had to clear the ditch and spillway so that the water would flow more freely into the culvert under the road just south of the driveway.

Sister Olson

Family History Update

I just spent an hour writing a post to go with this and somehow managed to delete it.  Sometimes I hate my computer.  

This is a message from Ron Galewski who does an amazing amount of research on Polish ancestry.  He lives in Winona, MN  where our ancestors settled.  I wrote him a couple of days ago and asked how he was doing and if he was still doing research.  He sent me three copies of the original files where he found this information.

In order to keep this in perspective, this is how it goes

1st.  Elaine

2nd Lewellyn Felix Daszkoski

3rd Felix James Daszkowski

4th Maxmilian Vincent Daszkowski

5th Joannem Andres Daszkowski

6th Joseph Daszkowski

7th Jacob Dafzkowski

When you add the next two generations your children's lines will go back 9 generations, pretty amazing really.

You can see variations in spellings, but he has copies of the original records and now so do we of the birth records and one death record for a daughter born to Jozefe & Carolina.

 You can see birth records for Joseph born 1797 and Carolina Elisabetha his future wife born to Joannis Egger & Xtina (Christina)  Now we have her  parents to add to our family tree.

I am sure that you will eventually know all these names in order.  Family History is an amazing adventure and it is so easy to feel the love that they have for each of us.  The Lord has promised that he will provide a way for us to accomplish the things that he has asked us to do.  Some of you took names to take to the Temple.  I still haven't seen the work done.  They are still waiting.

Ron also sent a 29 page document with other relatives, I figures there is about 3,200 names.  He has never accepted a dime in payment.  He only asks that you send a donation to his favorite charity, which changes each time we correspond.  It is pretty amazing to watch him work.

I hope you are finding time to work on your family tree and verify things, letting me know when you find errors, because you can be sure you will find some.  I hope you are making time to correspond with other family members, especially the older generation, because they will take their knowledge with them, if you don't make time to record it.  

Here is the short message he sent.  If I can figure it out I will send copies of the original documents.

We love you all.

Elaine,

    The second from the bottom is the baptism of Joseph.

Year is 1797 - Month is January - Village is Jastrzebiec

Day is 29, minister: Andreas bapt Joseph born on 28th of same month - Honest couple Jacob Dafzek (written above name Daszkowski) - wife Elifabetha (f is an s) (written above name Szasla) almost the correct spelling - both Catholic - Filium means son - Sponsors were Joseph Rekowski and Terefia Piechowska fron Piechowicz

 

    The year is 1831 - village is Jastrzebie - entry 100 - day 13 of 8 bris = October - born and mortuary daughter Jozefe & Carolina Daszkowfki

 

    The year is 1896 - third from bottom - village is Odry - month is April - day 3 - minister Joannes - baptized Carolina Elisabetha - born 28 March - Honest couple Joannis Egger & Xtina (Christina) - both Catholic - Filiam maens daughter - Sponsors were Martin Meller & Eleanora Meller

 

    I translated it like it was written.

Tammi Horseherder's Mission and Speaking in Polacca

Dear Family and Friends

   The weeks continue to keep us busy every day.  Saturday we had a Super Saturday and had 40 ladies show up to make some really cute items,  that they can either keep themselves or give as gifts for Christmas.  It was suppose to start at 10 and go to 2, but we got a late start and ladies lingered much later, which was great.  The lunch was amazing, although the flyer said I light lunch, it was a BIG lunch with lots of homemade goodies.

  Today we spoke in Polacca which is 72.4 miles south of Tuba.  It is always fun to go there and speak.  It had been blowing really hard for several days and I was a little anxious about today, but it has been beautiful. 

  On Friday they had a funeral for a 17 year old that was injured in a football game.  It was one of those tragic things that happen.  Apparently it was a head injury that was much more severe than they thought it was.  He was able to walk off of the field if I understand it right, but then collapsed.  The last thing he said was to the coach, when he said, “Help me Coach.”  His coach spoke at his funeral.  The chapel and overflow was packed and people were outside the windows listening.  Our Stake President attended as did many members.

  It was great to see a big group of people out for church today.  We spoke about Tithing and focused our thoughts on some of the things Elder Bednar said in his conference address in October.  One of the men meet me in the foyer.  He was baptized in 1969 just like me.  He said he had listened to my talk and was going home to get his tithing.  We laughed, but then he walked out to go get his tithing.  We had to leave also because one of our young women had given a talk in 2^nd Ward.  She is going into the MTC on Wed.  Her family had a family gathering to eat dinner and say their good-byes before she goes up to Provo on Tues.  I will be attaching a picture of Tammi and the cute little invitation cards she sent out.

  When we came here in 2011, I thought she was about 12.  I think she is 22.  She was fairly shy when we got here, but she speaks up and has an amazingly strong testimony of the gospel.  She will be serving in the Salt Lake City Mission.  We are so excited to see her go.  We have 3 more that will be leaving in the next 2 months.

  The pictures of the bulls is especially for Derek.  These big guys like grazing in the area just east of the church.  They didn’t hardly budge when I got out of the truck to take their pictures.

  In the last month we have had 3 people assigned to work with us at the church doing 40 hours of community service.   I don’t know what they did, nor do I need to know, but it is great to have the extra hands in the garden and especially hoeing weeds that grow so well in the front of the church, in the area between the fence and the sidewalk.  When the weather was bad, they helped clean the church, which is also a great blessing.

  The first helper came for 2 days and put in 5 hours.  A month later he realized he was down to the wire for finishing his 40 hours, so he really kicked it into gear.  I was able to sign him off a day before he had to send in the paperwork.

  The other two are much older and realize that it is better not to procrastinate.  I guess I am suppose to watch them and show them, but when they see something that needs to be done and simply do it, it works a whole lot better.

  Elder Olson keeps busy helping the “elderlies” as they are affectionately called here on the rez.  He has his favorites, as do I.

  We have kept busy in the Family History Center, working on the obituaries.  We had 4 families from Utah last weekend come to volunteer to do whatever was needed.  Some of them went to cut wood, one group went to paint a living room and the others tilled gardens.  They brought their kids and everyone rolled up their sleeves and did whatever we asked.  One of the sisters took one of the binders of obituaries and plans to enter the information into the Family Tree and then send the binder back and take another one home.

  We feel greatly blessed to be able to serve and express our love to our kids for supporting us and being our cheerleaders as we spend time away from them.  We are excited about visiting them next month and hope the weather cooperates, so we can travel on bare roads and not during a blizzard.

We think of you often and keep you in our prayers.

Elder & Sister Olson