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Milestones of togetherness

Published: Saturday, Feb. 1, 1992

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"Speak kindly of everyone and teach your children honesty and integrity."

- Morgan WilliamsMarried 72 years ago on Feb. 4, 1920, Pocatello, Idaho, and sealed in the Seattle Temple after her conversion in 1979. A veteran of World War I, he was a sheep herder and cattle rancher in Idaho, and later operated a hardware store in Umatilla, Ore., until retiring. She has had hobbies of sewing, cooking and gardening, and helped in Primary and Relief Society long before becoming a member. Both are known for their neighborliness. Members of the Bothell 1st Ward, Bothell Washington Stake. Parents of three children, they have 13 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren.

Editor's note: The Church News will publish milestones of couples married 70 or more years who have not been honored previously, and of those who have been married 75 or more years. Information and a clear photo must be sent at least three weeks before the couple's anniversary to Church News, P.O. Box 1257, Salt Lake City, Utah 84110.