tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706071451857400135.post5689533388900650073..comments2024-03-23T06:14:11.632-08:00Comments on "Come, Follow Me" with Gospel Doctrine Plus: Doctrine and Covenants Lesson #41 Every Member A MissionaryNancy Wyatt Jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14758524730006544116noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706071451857400135.post-84294340461377978192017-05-10T07:40:37.770-08:002017-05-10T07:40:37.770-08:00Suzanne, are you still following this thread? I ne...Suzanne, are you still following this thread? I need to get hold of you. I have another person from Niue who wants to talk to descendants of Jim and Janette. You can e-mail me at thepianoisgrand@gmail.com, or reply here.Nancy Wyatt Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14758524730006544116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706071451857400135.post-29042525369448266432014-01-05T18:49:42.433-08:002014-01-05T18:49:42.433-08:00I was about 7 when my dad exhumed aunty's rema...I was about 7 when my dad exhumed aunty's remains on the island of Niue. my name is Joseph Archie Pouha.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116125890980643182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706071451857400135.post-17829205754361336732012-08-03T10:47:05.134-08:002012-08-03T10:47:05.134-08:00Suzanne, our family would definitely be interested...Suzanne, our family would definitely be interested in the biography Betsey wrote. Please keep me posted. And if you would like me to note your full name (I don't know it) in the credits at the end of the story, let me know either here or in an e-mail. (thepianoisgrand@gmail.com)<br /><br />Thanks again! I love knowing that I now have the story correct. I feel a special kinship to Uncle Jim and Aunt Janette because of my birthday, which I decided to add in to the story on this go-round.Nancy Wyatt Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14758524730006544116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706071451857400135.post-25581221626807361882012-08-01T08:09:49.609-08:002012-08-01T08:09:49.609-08:00Thank you so much, Suzanne! I think my mother wen...Thank you so much, Suzanne! I think my mother went to Betsy's funeral. What a great family. I appreciate your taking the trouble of getting all the details to the story correct, and I will make the changes as soon as possible. Thanks again, cousin!Nancy Wyatt Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14758524730006544116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706071451857400135.post-53514155918625803162012-08-01T04:47:26.540-08:002012-08-01T04:47:26.540-08:00Hi Nancy,
I discussed this story with two of Jim a...Hi Nancy,<br />I discussed this story with two of Jim and Janette's other daughters, Gloria and Betsey. They agreed with me that your version is accurate in most respects, but wanted these corrections to be noted. (We don't care if they are simply noted, but that is up to you.)<br />Betsey just passed away on 20 July 2012. It appeared to the family gathered around her bedside that her parents had come for her; at the end she was talking to her daddy.<br />Betsey has a long, as yet unpublished biography of her dad, Jim Wyatt. He told her many stories, which she wrote down at that time. The family hopes to finish that project in the near future.<br />I told Betsey about your blog, and she reminded me that Jim had registered to serve in the military during World War I. He was turned down, not because of the birthmark per se, but because of the associated blindness in one eye. (Grandpa acquired a glass eye where the birthmark had covered his own eye.) Anyway, he was very disappointed not to serve in the military, and perhaps that was the source for the confusion about being turned down for a mission.<br />Grandpa's father simply did not want him to go on a mission when he was young. Despite that additional disappointment, Grandpa kept the life-long goal of being able to serve one day. <br />Betsy also reminded me that Niue was then governed in part by the British. There was a British Commissioner on the island, and Jim and Janette became good friends with him and his wife. There were also British doctors and nurses at Lord Liverpool Hospital, which is why we said she was not the first white woman on the island.<br />Best wishes, and thanks again for sharing this story.Aunt Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02125413116345916044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706071451857400135.post-51669775368469194392012-06-07T15:29:08.734-08:002012-06-07T15:29:08.734-08:00It's very fun to hear from you, Suzanne--a rel...It's very fun to hear from you, Suzanne--a relative! I (obviously) thought your grandfather was wonderful. You were very blessed.<br /><br />My mother, Carolyn Wyatt, had written this story down. She then called Uncle Jim's daughter Jane and read it to her over the phone to see if she had the details correct. Jane said that she did and said that as far as she knew no one had written it down and she was glad my mother did. My mom then sent her a copy.<br /><br />So it sounds like she remembered it a little differently, which is always the case with stories that are written years after they happened. And, of course, Jane has passed on now.<br /><br />Perhaps I should rewrite the story with the information you gave. Or I could leave it the way it is and put in a note to readers to check the comments for your notes. What do you think? I'm happy to honor your preference since it's your grandfather.Nancy Wyatt Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14758524730006544116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706071451857400135.post-85995005795216141002012-06-07T08:36:26.789-08:002012-06-07T08:36:26.789-08:00Jim was very anxious to have Janette's body br...Jim was very anxious to have Janette's body brought back to the States, but it took 3 years before the Church was able to obtain all the necessary legal permissions to do so.Aunt Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02125413116345916044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706071451857400135.post-32590955730296214152012-06-07T08:25:49.806-08:002012-06-07T08:25:49.806-08:00There was a hospital in Niue, called Lord Liverpoo...There was a hospital in Niue, called Lord Liverpool Hospital, and Janette died there. She did receive medical treatment, but it was not able to save her life.Aunt Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02125413116345916044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706071451857400135.post-23918626736443514162012-06-06T17:22:11.069-08:002012-06-06T17:22:11.069-08:00Janette was not the first white woman to stay on t...Janette was not the first white woman to stay on the island of Niue, but apparently she was the first LDS white woman.Aunt Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02125413116345916044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706071451857400135.post-88954258328000199272012-06-06T17:16:08.283-08:002012-06-06T17:16:08.283-08:00Jim and Janette are my grandparents. Thank you fo...Jim and Janette are my grandparents. Thank you for sharing their story. I don't believe, however, that Jim was turned down for his first mission because of his birthmark. My understanding is that he was not turned down at all, but was obedient to his father's wishes that he stay at home and work on the farm at that time.Aunt Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02125413116345916044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706071451857400135.post-64022037544192929922012-06-06T17:12:28.695-08:002012-06-06T17:12:28.695-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Aunt Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02125413116345916044noreply@blogger.com