Four Generations!

This is a picture of my great great grandmother Donna Anna Hildebrand, her son Joseph Murl Vivian, his son, Donald Murl Vivian, and his son Richard Vivian.  Donna Hildebrand was the first member of the church in my family.  As far as I know, she joined the church in North Carolina in 1900, when she was about 19 years old.  Her mother, and three of her sisters also joined the church.  Whether it was at the same time or not, I'm not sure of.  One of her friends who moved to Denver, contacted her and told her to come to Denver because the church was here and there wasn't persecution here.  I'm not sure if she meant family persecution, or community persecution, but I'm still trying to figure out all of the details.  Until two weeks ago, I thought my grandma and grandpa were the first members in my family.  There is still so much to figure out.  But these are the beginning stages.  I've never had to look through church records, but I am excited to get into them and do some research!