Justin Taufer was my grandfather's brother. In 1977 he was shot and killed during an act of heroism in which he saved a young woman from being raped in Millcreek Canyon near Salt Lake City, Utah. I did a Google search on him and couldn't find much other than there is a park in Salt Lake City named after him and the Justin Taufer scholarship at BYU-Idaho for students that have performed an heroic act. I'm posting this here in hopes that another one of his relatives will do a Google search and find this and maybe put more details up.
From what I know, the lady was able to get away but was shot in the process but still survived. I don't know her name. I don't know the name of the shooter either. I was told that he was released from jail, but I don't know if this is correct. I do know that he was not sentenced to death as the murder was not pre-meditated.
I was seven when Justin Taufer was shot and killed. I have no recollection of ever meeting him. I do remember meeting his widow a few times.
To my brother, who runs this site, if this post contains too much personal information, please remove it.
Roger Williams and Legacy! We are all Pilgrims in an unholy land.
The name of my blog probably seems self important, but I hope thats not the case. Surfing the blogs one day, I felt like Indiana Jone's dad when he said, "we are pilgrims in an unholy land my boy". So I wanted to make a blog where I could post things that I thought were interesting or edifying. "We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous. . . If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things." - Joseph Smith
Roger Williams Legacy Alive and Well!
My girl, Cadence Diana is his 12th Great Grand Daugher and as such, she will surely be a very tolerant, loving and gospel seeking individual!
Jesus
Said "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits." Which my Intolerant-Tolerant articles are based on.
Roger Williams
"In the poor small span of my life, I desired to have been a diligent and constant observer. . . and yet cannot in the holy presence of God bring in the result of a satisfying discovery, that either the begetting ministry of the apostles or messengers to the nations, or the feeding and nourishing ministry of pastors and teachers, according to the first institution of the Lord Jesus, are yet restored and extant", he said. In the 1600s he founded Rhode Island and a group called the Seekers, who would await the day when Christ saw fit to restore His Church. For having such "strange" beliefs he was banished and driven out of Mass., being persecuted for the gospel's sake 200 years before its restoration, demonstrating an historically reoccuring pattern. Nevertheless, he waited and watched!
The First Vision
"I was an obscure boy, only between fourteen and fifteen years of age. . . a boy of no consequence in the world, yet men of high standing would take notice suffucient to excite the public mind against me. . .though I was hated and persecuted for saying that I had seen avision, yet it was true. . . who am I that I can withstand God, or why does the world think to make me deny what I have actually seen?"- Joseph Smith
Boston Temple
2 comments:
Hey! I appreciate this post. I am Hope Rva Taufer's granddaughter and was searching for more info about her brave brother. I was telling my kids about him, but I don't really know a lot. Thanks for your interest. Wish I could add something beyond my appreciation. I'll ask my mom if she knows anything. Who is your dad? He would be her cousin.
Hey! I appreciate this post. I am Hope Rva Taufer's granddaughter and was searching for more info about her brave brother. I was telling my kids about him, but I don't really know a lot. Thanks for your interest. Wish I could add something beyond my appreciation. I'll ask my mom if she knows anything. Who is your dad? He would be her cousin.
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