2014-01-10-Facebook-Ardis Parshall-J W Young

Ardis E. Parshall

Reason #2,440 to love BHRoberts: John W. Young was not, shall we say, an exemplary apostle, or even an exemplary man, and there is almost every reason for the LDSaints of that day to be embarrassed and angry, and to wish JWY would just fade quietly away somewhere. But I've just read a long batch of telegrams written by BHR reporting his efforts to care of JWY in JWY's last days (1924). There's no hint of anger or disdain in any of them, just tender care as BHR tries to relieve JWY's cares, and relay JWY's last messages, and do anything he could to ease JWY's passing. It's that same care we've seen BHR show for his boys as a WWI chaplain.

January 10 at 11:30am

• Ardis E. Parshall

It would help to know that both BHR and JWY were in New York, BHR as mission president and JWY as, well, whatever.

January 10 at 11:30am · Unlike · 4

• Kent Larsen

In this case I believe "whatever" was "elevator operator" (at least while he was still able to get to work).

January 10 at 11:34am · Like · 1

• Kent Larsen

[Oh, and I'd LOVE to read those telegrams!!]

January 10 at 11:35am · Like

• Mark E. Butler

And to think that he did all that while living in Brooklyn. Must be the water.

January 10 at 11:35am · Like · 2

• Ben Park

Someone really, really needs to give BHR the biographical treatment he deserves.

January 10 at 11:39am · Unlike · 5

• Ardis E. Parshall

I thought yesterday about proposing BHR as Steve Taysom's next bio, but don't want to crowd JFS!

January 10 at 11:40am · Like · 5

• Bill Smith

Ardis, BHR is mine!

January 10 at 11:59am · Like · 2

• Ardis E. Parshall

Ay, yi, I forgot! Sorry, Bill! Cancel all other suggestions, everybody -- BHR has his biogrpher!

January 10 at 12:14pm

• Steve Taysom

He was accustomed to getting kicked around by the powers that be, so I'm not surprised that he had some sympathy for Young (deserved or not)

January 10 at 1:06pm