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    Biography of Nephi Aaron Skinner
    Biography of Nephi Aaron Skinner
    Biography of Nephi Aaron Skinner
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    Biography of Nephi Aaron Skinner

    By Earnest M Skinner

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    Nephi Aaron Skinner was born December 8, 1876, at Nounan, Bear Lake County, Idaho. He was the youngest child of thirteen children (eight sons and five daughters) of John and Jane Smith Skinner. He is known to have been the first white child born in the new settlement of Nounan. Since there were no doctors in the area until 1882, it seems safe to assume that his birth was assisted by one of the popular midwives of the community, Sister Philip Chugg.
    His father and mother emigrated from England in 1856 to America and located in upstate New York. In 1868, they decided to come west to Zion. They came to Providence, Utah, for a short time and were later called by the Church leaders in 1875 to settle in the Bear Lake area in the valley that was to be known as Nounan. It is reported that they first lived in the middle of three log houses built a year before by cattlemen to care for cattle. There is a "low spot" in the land where the cellar part of the house was located. It was in this home that Nephi was born during the month of December. Winters were so severe with cold and snow that the only mode of transportation to get out of the valley was on snowshoes. At the appropriate time his parents chose the names of Nephi and Aaron, common names in the Book of Mormon and Bible, with which his father blessed him.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPalmyra Publishing
    Release dateApr 24, 2019
    ISBN9780463578223
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      Biography of Nephi Aaron Skinner - Earnest M Skinner

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      The Biography of

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      Nephi Aaron Skinner

      by

      Earnest M. Skinner

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      Copyright ©2019

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any means in any form, photocopied, recorded, electronic or otherwise without the written permission from the publisher.

      Palmyra Publishing, LLC, P. O. Box 1194, St. George, Utah

      Printed and bound in the United States of America.

      ISBN: 978-0-9717391-3-0

      The Biography of

      Nephi Aaron

      Skinner

      C O N T E N T S

      I. Beginnings

      A. Birth Place

      B. Childhood Health Conditions

      II. Heritage

      A. Parents

      B. Brothers and Sisters

      III. Formative Influences

      A. Early Playmates and Amusements

      B. Religious Conditions

      C. Economic Conditions

      D. Tasks at Home and Labor Conditions

      IV. Formal Education

      A. Schooling, Teacher, Studies, and Learning

      V. Spiritual Growth and Development

      A. The Church in Nephi’s Life

      B. Faith-Promoting Incidents

      C. Temple and Genealogical Work

      VI. Marriage and Family

      A. Courtship and Marriage

      B. Children of Nephi and Etta May

      C. Homes of Nephi and Etta May

      VII. Vocation and Avocation

      A. Vocation

      B. Avocation

      VIII. Community and Civic Service

      IX. Travels and Tours

      X. Death and Burial

      XI. Appendix

      A. Memoirs of Nephi  by Family Members

      Etta May—Wife

      Clawson—Son

      Opal—Daughter-in-law

      Portia—Daughter

      Halver—Son

      Violet—Daughter-in-law

      Lester—Son

      Lola—Daughter-in-law

      Elda—Daughter

      Earnest—Son

      Mabel—Daughter-in-law

      B. Biographical Sketch from Biographical Encyclopedia

      C. Published Article by Nephi in Millennial Star

      D. Bibliography

      Introduction

      In 1978, Earnest Morgan Skinner—the youngest son of Nephi Aaron and Etta May Morgan Skinner, and our father— wrote the biography of his father. The biography provides the reader his personal insight into the life and character of Nephi, and even though he was only five-foot-seven, how he walked tall among those who became acquainted with him. We have researched and clarified the biography to preserve his legacy of love for the Savior and living his testimony of the veracity of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.

      The writing includes a biographical sketch of his parents, John and Jane Smith Skinner, who joined the Church in England in 1849 upon hearing of the Book of Mormon and the personal witness of the missionaries regarding the Restoration of The Church of Jesus Christ. His parents subsequently followed the call by the Prophet for the Saints to gather in Zion.

      The biographical sketch follows the Skinner family to upstate New York, where they worked as farm laborers, renting and farming for themselves to save enough to continue their quest for Zion. Finally in 1868, the family, which had grown to eleven with the addition of five more children, left New York State for Salt Lake City, Utah (Zion), arriving the end of August that year and settling in Providence, Cache County, Utah. In early 1875, John and Jane were asked by Church leaders to relocate their family to settle the Bear Lake area in what became known as Nounan Valley.

      Nephi’s biography helps us understand how he came to walk tall among those who knew and associated with him and how he became acquainted with, courted, and married a beautiful young woman—Etta May Morgan of Fish Creek, Polk County, Georgia—in the Logan Temple. The writings of Nephi and Etta May’s youngest son (our father) helps us understand how Nephi and Etta May complimented one another in raising and teaching their children the power of prayer, love for the Savior, respect for Church leadership, and a commitment of service to others in the restored Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

      It is our sincere hope that as descendants of Nephi, we will gain a deeper appreciation for his and Etta May’s sacrifices and for their legacy of faith, love, and service. We also hope that as descendants we will develop a love of the Savior, His Atonement, and His role as peacemaker, and that we will reflect the example of Nephi’s unwavering testimony of the validity of the principles and ordinances of the restored gospel, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

      Sincerely,

      E. Morgan Skinner Jr. and Joel M. Skinner

      January 2019

      The Biography of

      Nephi Aaron

      Skinner

      I. Beginnings

      A. Birth Place

      Nephi Aaron Skinner was born December 8, 1876, at Nounan, Bear Lake County, Idaho. He was the youngest child of thirteen children (eight sons and five daughters) of John and Jane Smith Skinner. He is known to have been the first white child born in the new settlement of Nounan. Since there were no doctors in the area until 1882, it seems safe to assume that his birth was assisted by one of the popular midwives of the community, Sister Philip Chugg.

      His father and mother emigrated from England in 1856 to America and located in upstate New York. In 1868, they decided to come west to Zion. They came to Providence, Utah, for a short time and were later called by the Church leaders in 1875 to settle in the Bear Lake area in the valley that was to be known as Nounan. It is reported that they first lived in the middle of three log houses built a year before by cattlemen to care for cattle. There is a low spot in the land where the cellar part of the house was located. It was in this home that Nephi was born during the month of December. Winters were so severe with cold and snow that the only mode of transportation to get out of the valley was on snowshoes. At the appropriate time his parents chose the names of Nephi and Aaron, common names in the Book of Mormon and Bible, with which his father blessed him.

      B. Childhood health conditions, etc.

      From the information available, Nephi seemed to be a healthy baby and was well cared for by a mother who had had experience with twelve previous babies. He likely had the normal childhood diseases of the time but without any detrimental aftereffects.

      II. Heritage

      A. Parents

      Nephi would be one to quickly repeat the statement of Nephi of old: I was born of goodly parents. They were of the typical English pioneer stock—hard-working, ambitious, willing to sacrifice for greater things, and self-sufficient.

      His father, John, was born May 30, 1822, in Swimbridge, Devonshire, England. John’s parents were William and Charlotte Stiner Skinner, and with their concern and care, he enjoyed the life of a normal English boy of the time.

      At the age of twenty-two, John met and married Eliza Knott. To this union were born two children, but both mother and children were stricken with typhus fever, and all three died. Sometime later he accepted employment on a farm and met Jane Smith, another employee. The unkindness of the people toward her fostered a loyal friendship between John and Jane that culminated in love and marriage.

      Jane was born to George and Ann Bowden Smith on May 26, 1831, at Bishops Nympton, Devonshire, England. When Jane was nine, her widowed mother placed her in a home where she earned her keep by helping a lady do weaving. When she was old enough to do heavier work, Jane was hired out to work for a farmer, where she learned meat cutting, dairy work, cooking, and other domestic skills. Working very hard, she soon became discouraged and ran away. Later she was caught and put in prison in solitary confinement at the request of the farmer.

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