Romance. Family. Tragedy. Perseverance. Faith and Love in the Gospel.
"Those who have the opportunity to read this uplifting memoir will feel privileged for the glimpse into the life of LaVelle Holmes"
Nicholle Pugmire 2020
Oh, Our Fair Ones
Lavelle Holmes
Our Fair Ones is a story of a young girl who has the desire to know who she is, why she exists and if there is anything after this life.
She and her husband learn to love the gospel of Jesus Christ. Their testimonies grow of him, but they are met with many challenges.
She feels responsible for another woman’s babies death. She tells how a trial is an answer to a church leaders prayer. Experience her feelings of peace when their home burns and there are financial set backs. Read how others gain strength from her as she battles cancer twice and receives a kidney after 7 years of dialysis.
Learn of her dreams and how she receives instruction to do genealogy work in Finland, Czechoslovakia and Bohemia. She also shares encounters with the evil one and how he is rebuked by the power of God.
You feel her love for the Savior, her optimistic attitude will bring readers tender emotions as her story unfolds.
Who Is Lavelle?
Velle Holmes was a shy young girl who had a curiosity about God.
She attended churches that did not satisfy her many questions. When she found the one that did satisfy her she studied the bible and other scriptures to learn and teach the things she has learned. Teaching is one of her most rewarding activities.
She loves to read, search out information about hers and other's ancestors. She shares glad tidings of Jesus Christ with all she meets.
She has spoke at many meetings and firesides, both large and small; uplifting others, giving them hope and increasing their faith as they meet the challenges of life. She has served in many church leadership positions. She has been involved in politics on a local level.
She grew up in the south eastern part of Washington state an has lived in Utah for fifty five years. She now resides in Logan, Utah. She studied at the University of Utah, owned her own ladies apparel business and helped her husband in his business.
She and her late husband, John, have nine children, thirty two grandchildren and twenty five great-grand children.
