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TELL ME A STORY

FOREWORD

by Robert K. Shaw

12.24.2009

The Kingdom of Heaven is like unto a merchant man seeking goodly pearls: who, when he

had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. (Matt. 13:45,46)

Seekers after truth may acquire much that is good and desirable, and not find the

greatest truth of all, the truth that will save them.Yet if they seek persistently and with right intent, if they are really in quest of pearls

and not of imitations, they shall find.

Men who by search and by research discovers the truth of the kingdom of heaven may

have to abandon many of their cherished traditions and even their theories of imperfectphilosophy and science falsely so called (I Tim. 6:20) if they would possess themselves of

the pearl of great price.No man can become a citizen of the kingdom by partial surrender of his earlier

allegiances; he must renounce everything foreign to the kingdom or he can never be numbered

therein.

If he willingly sacrifices all that he has, he shall find that he has enough.The cost of the pearl is not a fixed amount, alike for all; it is all one has.

Even the poorest may come into enduring possession; his all a sufficient purchase price.

(Jesus the Christ by James E. Talmage, pages 278-279)

This book and website is in response to the implicit request; TELL ME A STORY.It is the story of our ancestors that gave their all when (they) had found one pearl of greatprice. It is a compilation of histories of each married couple for five generations.

I. Tell me a story about the married couple in the first generation;

Robert K. Shaw-Mary Lou Abbott SHAW

II. Tell me a story about each of the two married couples in the second generation

John Riley Shaw-Josephine Cottam SHAW

Austin Neal Abbott-Ruth Venetta Naylor ABBOTT

III. Tell me a story about each of the four married couples in the third generation;

Edmund Riley Shaw-Sarah Jane Ward SHAW

John Cottam-Lille Rose COTTAM

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John Austin Abbott-Chrissie Eveline Whitney ABBOTT

Frank Sefton Naylor Sr.-Rhoda Lois Laird NAYLOR

IV. Tell me a story about each of the eight married couples in the fourth generation;

Elijah Shaw II-Martha Ann Thomas SHAWJames Spackman Ward-Harriet Brown WARD

William Cottam-Ellen Bridget Gallagher COTTAM

Andrew Rose-Josephine Malcolm ROSE

Myron Abbott-Laura Josephine Allen ABBOTT

George Burton Whitney-Lovina Syphus WHITNEY

William Naylor-Annie Wright NAYLOREdward Laird-Valeria Ann Flint LAIRD

V. Tell me a story about each of the sixteen married couples in the fifth generation and how

they were converted and gave their all when (they) had found one pearl of great price. Tellme a story about those that left their native countries and what their personal conditions were

and the routes they took to join the main body of the Saints in America.

Elijah Shaw-Lydia Bowen SHAW

Jacob Thomas-Elizabeth Miller THOMAS

William Spackman-Sarah Ward SPACKMANJohn Brown-Sarah Mundy BROWN

James Cottam-Margaret McDonald COTTAM

John Gallagher-Ellen Hines Duffy GALLAGHERGeorge Washington Rose-Mary Moore ROSE

Jonathan Malcolm-Debra Moore MALCOM

Stephen Joseph Abbott-Abigail Smith ABBOTT

Orvel Morgan Allen-Jane Wilson ALLEN

George Sanders Whitney-Mary Barnard WHITNEYLuke Syphus-Christina Long SYPHUS

George Naylor-Mary Sefton NAYLOR

Henry Wright-Ruth Nephewson WRIGHT

James Laird-Marie Rennie LAIRDWilliam Flint-Mary Jane Goodridge FLINT

The Saints be honored and praised for their faith, courage and strength needed to overcomegreat obstacles.

These hardy pioneers had found their pearl of great price.

Robert K. Shaw

12.24.2009

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