Zachary Steven Later, 66, recently of Provo, Utah, passed away on Friday December 13, 2061 while serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) in a small village in Zambia, Africa. His death occurred as a result of his determination to assist the local members of the church. While attempting to milk a 5,000 pound female elephant without knowing the exact technique required, Zach aggravated the animal resulting in him getting kicked in the head and sat upon by the extremely heavy beast. He was killed instantly. His wife returned his compressed remains home inside her carry-on luggage. Zach was born on December 8, 1995 in Blackfoot, Idaho. He was raised near all of his extended family making for “great times with great people” and “a fantastic childhood with unforgettable memories.” Zach graduated from Blackfoot High School where he was a successful student and baseball player. After high school, Zach chose to serve as a full time missionary for the LDS church. He served his first mission in a remote village in Zimbabwe, Africa. He was the one the fir...
Elijah McCoy was born in Colchester, Ontario Canada on May 2, 1844, the son of former slaves who had fled from Kentucky before the U.S. Civil War. Educated in Scotland as a mechanical engineer, Elijah McCoy returned to the United States and settled in Detroit, Michigan.
Born on December 7, 1956 in West Baden, Indiana, Larry Bird was raised in French Link, Indiana, he went to Springs Valley High School, and he also attended and played basketball for Indiana, and Indiana State University. Growing up Larry's family always struggled financially so Georgia and Joe Bird would often send their son Larry to live with his grandparents. In 1975 after Larry's parents had divorced his father Joe Bird committed suicide due to alcoholism and personal difficulties. Despite everything he had been through by the time he was a sophomore in high school Larry had become one of the best players in French Link.
Roberts, B. H.. A Comprehensive History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Salt Lake City; Bookcraft, 1957.
Jimmy Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, in 1924. His father owned a small plot of land and worked as a peanut farmer (“Jimmy Carter Biography” 1). Growing up on a farm taught Carter responsibility and other essential values which would help him later in life. His parents were deeply religious, especially his father, who often taught Sunday school (“Jimmy Carter Biography” 1). Carter's values and traits
Chavez was born on March 31, 1927 in Yuma, Arizona to immigrant parents. As a child, Cesar helped work on the farm by bringing water back to his and feeding animals. His parents believed school was very crucial for Cesar. As a kid he did not understand English so in school it was very hard
Born August 1923 in Guide Rock, Nebraska. Enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps upon graduating from High School in June 1942.
President Jimmy Carter was born October 1924 in a little town called Plains located in Georgia. As a young boy, he grew up in Archery a little nearby community and Jimmy Carter was drawn into farming just the same way his father James Earl Carter was. His family was surrounded by peanut crops, politic talk and being faithful to the Baptist religion. While he attended school in a public school of Plains his father took care of the crops and worked as a business man; his mother Lillian Gordy Carter was working as a registered nurse.
Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson was born on December 19, 1875 in New Canton, Virginia. His family was poor, but his family owned land. Dr. Woodsen was one of nine children in his family. Dr. Woodsen when he was young worked on his family farm. Dr. Woodsen had chores to do at home when he was a teenager, but he worked on other people’s farms too.
Elijah McCoy was born and raised in Colchester in Ontario, Canada. His parents George and Emillia McCoy, were slaves from Kentucky but eventually escaped to Canada on the Underground Railroad. The family after that returned to the United States, living in Michigan. As a teen, Elijah traveled to Scotland to study mechanical engineering. When he returned
On April 23, 1791, a great man was born; fifteenth president of the United States, James Buchanan.He was born near Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. His father, James Buchanan, and his mother Elizabeth Speer Buchanan, raised their son a Presbyterian. He grew up in a well to do home, being the eldest of eleven other siblings. His parents cared for them all in their mansion in Pennsylvania. They sent him to Dickinson College.
Vonnegut was born on November 11, 1922, in Indianapolis, where he was reared. His father was an architect, as his grandfather had been. Though the family's fortune was eroded during the Depression-his father went without an architectural commission from 1929 to 1940-they were well-to-do. Kurt attended Shortridge High School, where he was the editor of the nations oldest daily high school paper, the Echo. (((high school quote)))
Jim Jones was born on May 13, 1931 in Lynn, Indiana. In the film, we go back to his childhood and talk to his childhood friends who say that at 5 or 6 years old that he was always a little strange. He was not normal. He h...
Woods was born on December 30, 1975 just outside of Los Angeles, California, to an interracial
Brigham Young was extremely influential in the pioneers going west. He joined the church in 1832, in the church’s early years (History). He was called to be an apostle in 1835 (History). Brigham was asked to go on a mission to Great Britain during 1840-1841 (History). He continued to remain an apostle until 1844, and after Joseph Smith was murdered, he was chosen as the growing church’s new leader (History). He took charge of the church from then
Paul Alan Cox took his first trip in to the jungle in 1973, on a mission as a Mormon. He later got his Ph.D. at Harvard and taught at Brigham Young Univ...