GK Memoirs

George tells how he was baptized and given the Aaronic Priesthood by Glen Brown's father.  He was given the Melchizedek Priesthood by his friend Jeff McKnight.

This story was recorded on February 12, 2023.

George talks about his process for giving priesthood blessings, including health blessings, fathers blessings, and blessings for his wife, Laurel Dean.

This story was recorded on February 12, 2023.

George tells about the night a bear came into his tent looking for food during the night at a Scout camp.  The next night, his friend in the tent woke up with a bear-shaped creature lying on top of him.  

This story was recorded on February 9, 2023.

George describes some of his training in the Navy, which included aviation training.  While circling with other planes, waiting to land, George felt the stick jolt down on its own, putting him into a nose dive.  Just as that happened, another plane out of his view flew into the space where he had just been a split second before.  The stick jerking downward saved his life, and this is another experience he had that made him believe he was preserved for a reason.  

This story was recorded on February 9, 2023.

George describes getting stuck on a vertical cliffside while trying to take a shortcut during a hike with the Scouts.  Terrified, he begins sliding down the cliff, cutting his arms and legs, until his foot caught a patch of grass that stopped him.

This story was recorded on February 9, 2023.

George tells a story from Scout camp where he dreamed he was trying to rescue someone in the lake and he misses a step and falls off the dock, hitting his neck on a pole on the way down.  Later, those events happened in real life. 

This story was recorded on February 9, 2023.

George describes getting struck by lightning while working as a lifeguard at Scout camp.  He then rowed a boat to save his friend Barry who was stranded on an island on the lake during the electrical storm.  He was not aware of any injuries until 50 years later when a doctor saw damage to his heart.

This story was recorded on February 9, 2023.

George describes a car crash on the highway with his mom.  He was ejected from the car and bounced down the road, but suffered no serious injuries.  He even tried to gather the groceries that had spilled out onto the street until his mom yelled for him to get out of the road.

This story was recorded on February 9, 2023.  

George tells the story of when he free fell out of a 100 foot tree at Scout camp.

This story was recorded on February 9, 2023.

George shares the story of when we was pushed into a deep area of a river before he knew how to swim and nearly drowned before being rescued.

This story was recorded on February 9, 2023.