George on his 49th birthday...

The Crooks brought out another treat the last time we visited.  This was the end sheet for the Doctrine and Covenants Commentary by Hyrum M. Smith.    The inscription gives us a glimpse of what group of kids were growing up when George was  Bishop prior to moving to the brick house.

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Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints:

AFTON SOUTH WARD was organized June 22, 1919, and consists of the south half of Afton. Gilbert Tayson was the first Bishop; he was succeeded in 1921 by Christian J. Call, who in 1926 was succeeded by George S. Kennington who presided on December 31, 1930. On that date the Afton South Ward had a membership of 575, including 145 children. 

If my math is right, George was born 29 Sept 1879 - so this book was presented to him in 1928. 

Because of artifacts like these, we can flesh out the history which may seem sort of dry with just dates and facts.  
It's a delight to see how many artifacts still exist  - just out of sight.  They cause me to pause and think about the debt we owe to our families who paved the way for the next generation.