I feel like I need to introduce my grandparents a little more. Theirs is a history that I believe was lived and told many times before and since their time. Both came from families who loved and cared for each other. Both made incredible sacrifices to become members of the church. Both loved the Gospel and the Church very much. Grandpa used to say often that his testimony was his most prized possession. While serving in their different capacities, whether as mission presidents, temple presidents, regional representative, or on the general board of the Relief Society, Sam and Clara continuously shared their faith and belief in Christ.

I remember as a child my younger sister and I would stay with Grandma and Grandpa when Mom and Dad would be away. I have vivid memories of Grandma being in the scriptures, studying, writing down questions, and seeking the answers. Many will remember Grandpa as the quieter of the two, but he was a light on a hill, the lives he touched with his selfless service and testimony range from that of prophets and apostles to his children and grandchildren. Below are a few of my favorite photographs of Sam and Clara Boren, these help to show who they were early on in their lives.

This photo was taken in 1951, not long before they moved to the United States to be sealed in the Mesa, Arizona Temple.

This is the day that Sam and Clara met. Sam was a missionary at the time and Clara was investigating the Church.

Samuel Boren was baptized in Buenos Aires in 1936. We are unsure of the exact location of the ordinance.

Max Willis is the missionary in white, he was the missionary who baptized Clara (far right) in 1939.

Max Willis and Grandpa were companions at one point, my family owes a lot to this great man.