In Common

In Common

President Thomas S. Monson 1927-

Raymond Tracy Monson 1908-2000

Vera Eva Wittwer Hardy 1904-2002

What do these three individuals have in common?  They all share the same birthday-today-August 21st. And.... I am related to all three.  President Monson (My mom's first cousin) was born in 1927 and is 85 years old today.  Grandpa Monson (My mom's dad) was born in 1908 and would have been 104 today, and Grandma Hardy (My dad's mom) was born in 1904 and would have been 108 today. Happy Birthday to my awesome family members!!

P.S. an interesting note:  President Monson always liked his "Uncle Ray" and visited my grandparents often.  He talked about them occasionally in conference talks or other addresses.  He was eleven when my mom was born.  When my grandparents named my mom "Ann,"  he told Uncle Ray and Aunt Tweet that he liked that name, and if he ever had a daughter, he was going to name her "Ann" and then there would be two "Ann Monsons."  He did just that, and now there ARE two "Ann Monsons:"  Ann Monson Hardy and Ann Monson Dibb.