Wilma Stone was a pioneering sister in this area. There were times when she was the sole member of the church in the San Marcos/Wimberley area. I met her when we first moved here, and she died about 2 years ago.
Today, I went to a funeral celebrating another stalwart pioneer member; Sister Joan Sayre. She and her husband, Virgil, were some early church leaders in this area. He was the branch president. Church was held in a cafeteria. Brother Sayre went to Salt Lake and asked the prophet if we could build a church building. He raised funds and built that church building.
Sister Sayre was amazing. She has been so kind to me. Always willing to give a compliment, or ask how school is going, or to ask if I will help with a musical number. She always served well, was elegant, and happy. She was a queen in every way.
I am grateful to have known her. It has brought together many thoughts I have had about my love for San Marcos. Many love to bask in the herd, but I love being out here on the front lines. I hope to be 1/10 of the person Joan Sayre was.
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Hi Chow! I've decided to follow your blog! I'm Ian's mom. I don't know if you know, but I was a missionary in Texas in the early 70s. I was in the Dallas mission, so San Marcos wasn't in our mission. But it's true that so many areas had so little contact with the church.. one branch I was in in Childress met in an Elk's Lodge. There were 3 member families. That's it. I served for 8 months in Lubbock. While I was there I heard that there had been a prophesy that there would be a temple built in Lubbock. I thought, 'not in my lifetime'. 10 years later, a temple was built in Dallas, and I thought, 'oh, that's what they meant, Dallas, not Lubbock'. 20 years later, when they announced the Lubbock Temple, I cried. Great story about your friend, she will be missed I'm sure!
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