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Show Sarah Marinda - page 4 church afforded, always an active Relief Society teacher arid working as a counselor both in the Relief Society and the Prinary. She was a very neat seamstress being dorrestic by nature. She loved her humble surroundings and adorned it with her handiwork. A neighbor rerrerrbered a beautiful dress she made for Deliliah (Lila). Rows and rc:MS of ruffles all stitched by hand and very neat. of the families were leaving the M::>nron conmunity as there was not enough land for all. In 1905, the Burrlham brothers went to Durango, Colorado, and filed on land in a new ccmmmity kncMn as Redlresa, and soon rroverl their rrother to a farm about two miles from the church, a Co-op store and a schcx,1. Warren said, "Many tines I rerrember rrother taking her Sunday eggs and walking to Relief Society and back hone." Satre Lila cared for her rrother in a small hone which was built for her near the church in Redrresa. Her surroundings revealed her personality in that she was very orderly and clean. 'lhe yards around her hone were swept and kept neat. Her grandchildren going to stay nights with her remerrber how she could get up in the night and find what she needed in the dark, so orderly did she keep her hone. They loved to sit with her in the twilight, for she would often speak of her pioneer days and would say, "All is well if my children and grandchildren keep the faith." Quite often she would just rock back and forth, the break the silence was the rocking of the chair. She was rroody. "Take tine to think, it is the source of power," "She was a true friend and a kind neighbor," said one of "and her .hone was kept inmaculate." only thing to quiet -- but not said a noted man. her acquaintances, Sarah Marinda Burnham was one of that favored group who had i.nplicit faith in the Celestial order of marriage and lived it in such a way as to bring honor to her husbam and her family. A grandson said, "I never heard anyone speak unkindly of grandm:>ther. It was far from this pioneer rrother to impose on anyone." When speaking to her sons about digging a well for water to use, she said, "Boys! I only need a small one." 'lb welcone all who cane through her gate, Sarah kept a neat rCM of pinks on each side of her walk. It seerred when we turned into the gate, there stood grandrrother in her dcx,rway, her long apron hung to the hem of her skirt, her left arm across her waist. She seerred to sense our arrival for she must have spent many lonely hours. Her passing on 25 March 1925, was quiet and peaceful. Her noble character lives on in the lives of her nurrerous posterity who called her blessed. *** Sarah Marinda smith I remember as a child living close to Grandma .Burnham. W: loved to go to see her. I know nc:M she loved her horre and lived there like a queen. · She was kind and very neat and tidy. From her front gate to her door was a board walk. She kept this walk so clean--I'm certain she scrubbed it often. And along this walk on both sides was a rCM of flowers, the old fashioned pinks. Oh, the fragrance of those stately, beautiful blossoms as they welcomed all who cane. When I had a hone of my o..m, and children, she often carre to visit and seerred to enjoy the children--espe cially when they were small. She would hold and love them. I rerrember one day when she carre I had a large wash hanging on the . line. She said, "Irma, you have a lot of clothes, or you are very dirty." Grandrrother was a very quiet lady--never having much to say--but we each knew we were sorreone special in her life. '!here never was any doubt in our minds that she sustained the church authorities, as well as our local leaders in the ward. - - by Ima Taylor W. Dean, Granddaughter GRANDMJ.rHER She possessed only that which fulfilled her needs. She was not rich in the multitu:l.e of her possessions, But in the fewness of her wants. She sought only to make her the cause of others happiness. She purified her rrotives for action; Made boundless what she had by sharing it. Of her knowledge she gave freely, Of her possessions she gave freely, until they exhausted, Of her ·tirre and understanding she consecrated in services of love to all. She strove to understand with conpassion and v.ithout regret. She found good in everyone. -- Author Unkno..m (but whoever it was must have kno..m our grandrrother) *** |
