Community of Christ Historic Bus Tour

Written by Gwyn Beer
Canada West Mission Centre Co-President

Rolling Reunion - this is the name that Dennis Carr gave the group on the bus.
 
This began back in November 2022. I got a note from Brenda Senga about a tour being offered by the Community of Christ Historical Society.  The title intrigued me; “A Story to Tell: Women in Community of Christ History”. A Historic sites bus tour Oct 2-12, 2023. Tour Highlights: Church Historic Sites and Stories, Women’s History in the USA, Glorious Fall Foliage and more!
 
Thanks to Brenda, Linda Phelps and I joined other members of Community of Christ on the rollin’ reunion bus!  Our hosts were Barbara Walden and Peter Smith with our Windstar bus driver Denise! 
 
We drove approximately 3,249 MILES on that bus!  Our rollin’ home had screens for movies, seat belts, AC, an overhead storage bin space, footrests and you could plug in your device and charge it.  Yes, there was a toilet too!. We held devotions and classes on the bus and every morning you move three seats ahead/behind so you got a different view and talked with new people.  The bus started in Independence, Missouri and we went into Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, New York, Indiana and Massachusetts.
 
We had people from all over North America; British Columbia, Saskatchewan, California, Kansas, Florida, Missouri, Maryland, Iowa, North Carolina, Texas, Oregon, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Washington.
 
When I was in my mid-teens, our family made a trip cross Canada and into the states.  My dad’s sister Florence lived in Missouri.  On the way to visiting family, we stopped in Kirtland Ohio to visit the temple.  This was over 50 years ago.  Kirtland Temple is a very special place to me.  My dad got to sit where his priesthood call allowed him to.  When I stepped into the lower sanctuary, it all came back to me and I felt my dad there with me.
 
Next week the sharing will continue…on the rollin’ reunion bus!