Ken was reading the book Saints at War. It is stories of Latter-Day Saints that have fought in wars. He read about a special conference held for Latter-Day Saint soldiers in Okinawa in 1945. The story was accompanied by a picture of the large gathering. He looked at it and exclaimed, "I think that's my dad!" His father, Lavar Hinton, was stationed on Ie Shima island at that time. Latter-Day saint soldiers from the islands all around were transported by boat to this conference. Ken vaguely remembered reading in his dad's journal about him attending this conference.
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| The drawn line points to who we think is Lavar. |
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| Ken then went to Lavar's journal and found the entry. A man named Jack Lemmon is mentioned in the journal. Jack was also from Hurricane. We now serve in the temple with Jack's son Jim, who is also a sealer. We are so glad both men were preserved in this war. |
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