My partner and I cared for a beautiful husband and wife that were danish. I think they maybe related to the article.
Betty Paula Alwine(nee Niebuhr)Hansen born 1909-2008 and Anton Sven Dagge Hansen born 1924-2006 deceased east Rockingham cemetery Western Australia.
We have some photos of them.
Thanks
JRFebruary 28, 2017
Thank you for sharing this great story. It caused me to again wonder about the circumstances that led my ancestors to leave Denmark and come to a rather forbidding desert. As far as I know there is no written record of what happened but we can imagine that they too were not accepted in their communities when they joined the Church. How grateful I am for their faith and steadfastness to their convictions.
Virginia Jensen BrodniakFebruary 28, 2017
As a convert of 50 years, l had never heard of any family connection with the Mormon Church, until, doing my family history,, l was led to find that my great great grandmother's two brothers in Denmark had joined the church in 1850 and, facing the same antagonism, left for Zion ("rejse til Zion") with their families on a nine month journey. What a blessing to know of their faith and courage......
Gary L HansenFebruary 27, 2017
My grandparents and great great grandparents on the Hansen side came from Denmark. My wife's gg grandfather opened the Danish mission. We have served a mission to Denmark and know of this beautiful country and lovely people and of course the thatched roofs. What a story and what a blessing of insight you two received that day in the church. Thanks for the article.
Jane MaloneFebruary 27, 2017
What a great reminder of what this Gospel is all about; sacrifice. Thanks so much.
Abbie VianesFebruary 27, 2017
Wow, what an amazing story. That you both had the same vision at the same time. I can't even imagine coming home like that to such a scene of devastation, loss, and hatred. How can friends of such long date turn that fast? And with only their clothes on their backs they left for good. Leaving their treasures and going into the wilderness to the Land of Promise like Lehi did over 2 millennia before.
DoniFebruary 27, 2017
Thanks for this beautiful story. We need to be reminded frequently of the great sacrifices our ancestors made -- sacrifices that made it possible for us to enjoy the fruits of the gospel.
Carol AnnFebruary 27, 2017
Thank you for sharing this story of great courage. My heritage on my mother's side is from Denmark. I, too, have been raised with the stories of my brave ancestors and their conversion and trek to Zion! Thank the Lord for their bravery and commitment to the Gospel. They crossed the plains, arrived, learned the English language, and became good American citizens. Their strong testimonies of the Gospel live on with their righteous, covenant-keeping posterity, of which I am grateful to be one!
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ClaireJuly 8, 2024
My partner and I cared for a beautiful husband and wife that were danish. I think they maybe related to the article. Betty Paula Alwine(nee Niebuhr)Hansen born 1909-2008 and Anton Sven Dagge Hansen born 1924-2006 deceased east Rockingham cemetery Western Australia. We have some photos of them. Thanks
JRFebruary 28, 2017
Thank you for sharing this great story. It caused me to again wonder about the circumstances that led my ancestors to leave Denmark and come to a rather forbidding desert. As far as I know there is no written record of what happened but we can imagine that they too were not accepted in their communities when they joined the Church. How grateful I am for their faith and steadfastness to their convictions.
Virginia Jensen BrodniakFebruary 28, 2017
As a convert of 50 years, l had never heard of any family connection with the Mormon Church, until, doing my family history,, l was led to find that my great great grandmother's two brothers in Denmark had joined the church in 1850 and, facing the same antagonism, left for Zion ("rejse til Zion") with their families on a nine month journey. What a blessing to know of their faith and courage......
Gary L HansenFebruary 27, 2017
My grandparents and great great grandparents on the Hansen side came from Denmark. My wife's gg grandfather opened the Danish mission. We have served a mission to Denmark and know of this beautiful country and lovely people and of course the thatched roofs. What a story and what a blessing of insight you two received that day in the church. Thanks for the article.
Jane MaloneFebruary 27, 2017
What a great reminder of what this Gospel is all about; sacrifice. Thanks so much.
Abbie VianesFebruary 27, 2017
Wow, what an amazing story. That you both had the same vision at the same time. I can't even imagine coming home like that to such a scene of devastation, loss, and hatred. How can friends of such long date turn that fast? And with only their clothes on their backs they left for good. Leaving their treasures and going into the wilderness to the Land of Promise like Lehi did over 2 millennia before.
DoniFebruary 27, 2017
Thanks for this beautiful story. We need to be reminded frequently of the great sacrifices our ancestors made -- sacrifices that made it possible for us to enjoy the fruits of the gospel.
Carol AnnFebruary 27, 2017
Thank you for sharing this story of great courage. My heritage on my mother's side is from Denmark. I, too, have been raised with the stories of my brave ancestors and their conversion and trek to Zion! Thank the Lord for their bravery and commitment to the Gospel. They crossed the plains, arrived, learned the English language, and became good American citizens. Their strong testimonies of the Gospel live on with their righteous, covenant-keeping posterity, of which I am grateful to be one!
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