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We met cousins on this trip. Ben took little Jeffy on a hike with all the kids. I could easily recognize Jeff by how he wore hats in those days. |
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I actually remember this event -- Sammie and Davy had fun climbing in and out of the ruins with their cousins. |
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This and the next several slides from Ben's mission were in the box labeled "Russian slides." In this picture, Ben was a brand new missionary in Sannomiya in 1965. |
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During the last general conference, I scanned in photos from Ben's missionary photo album. One of the pictures was of a visit of President Hugh B. Brown to the Japanese Mission. This picture was taken that day. Ben and his companion, Elder Floyd Nelson, were the zone leaders who met the President Brown and also the mission president, Elder Komatsu. This sister is holding a bouquet which she gave to President Brown. Ben's memory is that they were standing in front of the chapel in Hiroshima before President Brown arrived. |
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This is Elder Markham in his first area with his companion, Elder Anderson. They are standing with Brother Kimura, who had just been baptized. |
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In another area, Elder Markham, on the left, is with new a convert, Brother Hashida. The missionary who performed the baptism was from Idaho. |
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That sister made this ninja outfit for Elder Markham. Later, when Ben came home and had kids, they loved this. |
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The tradition is that on New Year's Day, a person buys one of these dragon heads and paints one eye when he makes a wish. When the wish comes true, he paints the other eye. Hardy har har. |
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When Ben served in Japan, there was only one mission, so he served throughout all of Japan. This picture was taken in front of Okayama Castle. |
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This convert was baptized when Elder Markham served in Sannomiya, his first area. Ben could remember the new member, but not his name. His companion was Elder Anderson. |
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Elder Markham is on the right. His companion was Elder Hooper Knowlton III. They were in Fukuoka during a New Year's holiday. |
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This was New Year's Day 1966 in North Branch. |
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This last picture is of long-time investigators. |
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Although Ben was behind the camera for the pictures below, I did find this one picture. Look closely -- Ben is in the lower right hand corner. |
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I finally found the Russian slides. Ben took all these pictures, so we don't get to see an 18-year-old kid fresh out of high school in Europe. |
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The students toured all over the Soviet Union. This is a monument honoring the dead killed by the Germans in WWII. |
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The Soviet guide was Rita, the woman in the center of this bathing party in a polka-dot bikini. She cut her toe while they were swimming in the Black Sea. Rita had been bragging during their entire trip about how advanced the Soviets were in every aspect of science and technology. As she left the sea after the accident, the US chaperone, an American woman with a very large purse, met her. This woman pulled out a Band-Aid and offered to help. Rita was stunned. She had never seen anything like a Band-Aid. This event did not go unnoticed by any student. |