Keeper of the Prophet's Sword
This is about Joseph Bates Noble, (my 3rd great-grandfather) who was a body-guard to the Prophet Joseph Smith.
I noticed that Amazon has some good prices on used versions of this book.
Yesterday I drove a couple of miles from my home to RootsTech 2012, in downtown, Salt Lake City, Utah. What an amazing experience.
Family history has a lot of meaning for me. We are taught by the prophets that we need to help our ancestors receive the saving ordinances such as baptism. Also we learn who we are when we find out where our family has been.
Yesterday I got to meet lots of people who want to help me learn about my precious long-lost ancestors. I talked with fellow programmers like the lady at Magi Census. We shared a few GEDCOM parsing war stories. (Where else could I do that?)
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