Back to Our Roots

 

1.      Back to Our Roots by Patty Mickelsen  5 stars for sure!

I loved, loved, loved this book.  Twenty-five years ago, my sister Patty and Hal and John and Cindy went to Sweden and Norway to meet John’s daughter Ami as she finished her mission in Sweden.  They then, using our great-grandfather’s journal as a guide found his homes in Sweden and then the places where he served his mission in Norway.  Patty created a book about that trip back then.

In 2023, our whole family repeated that wonderful trip together.  We went a 2-week cruise of the fjords of Norway, then got off the ship and rented cars in Copenhagen and traveled through Sweden and Norway, finding our roots.  We felt the spirit guiding us and helping us along the way. 

When we got home, Patty documented this second trip and in August we helped put those books together, creating a treasured document of our beloved pilgrimage.  I am so grateful for ancestors who found the gospel of Jesus Christ and sacrificed so much so that I could have all the blessings I do now.  I will forever treasure this precious book.  Thank you, Patty!