Our family moved to Nashville in June 1971 after I graduated from our
   Synod's seminary in Springfield, Illinois. I was another young recruit.
   Michael and Stephanie were ages three and two when we arrived. We remained
   in Nashville until February 1976.
     Our stay in Nashville was probably most remembered by St. John's members
   because of some broken glass in the church basement. The elders said the
   windows needed to be changed anyway and that hail screens shoud have been
   put on to protect them.
     Mike and Steph lived to "rename" people in Nashville. Our favorite resident
   was called "road grader man." Another frequent visitor at the parsonage was 
   the "bubblegum machine."
     I tried my had at quilting, cement work, gardening and remodeling. I also
   learned to hunt quail without a gun.
     I always appreciated your generosity to "allow" me to pray for snow in the
   winter season as long as I had to pray for rain in the spring and summer.
     From Nashville we went to Waterville, Minnesota, where Peter was born five
   months after we left Nashville. In 1982, we moved to Buffalo, Minnesota,
   where I started a mission congregation. I served the mission until 1987 and
   became an assistant to the District President for Missions and Youth of the
   Minnesota South District.
     Michael was married April 4, 1992. He and his wife Jenny live in Hamburg,
   Minnesota. Mike works for a trucking firm and Jenny works for Carver County.
   Stephanie got married October 19, 1992, to Trent Graf. They live in Monticello,
   Minnesota. Stephanie graduated from St. Cloud State University in August 1992
   with a degree in special education. Trent has a college degree in business
   and marketing. Peter is a senior in Buffalo High School.
     Anita has worked for the Buffalo school system for the past six years as a
   para-professional. She serves as a management aide to children who have special
   needs. Most of her time at work is spent with children in the Special Education
   Department.
     Our ministry together was friendly and cooperative. You taught me well. Our
   memoris are fond and lasting.
                      
  Source:St. John's Lutheran Church Centennial 1893-1993, Nashville, Kansas, pg. 72  
  Submitted by: Rev. Jeff Miller