Early Roots &
Ranch Life
Ranch Life
Burns' unique middle name isn't actually a full name at all; it consists entirely of this single initial.
What is K?
Out of all eight of Burns and Mona's children, this specific son was
the only one who remained in Antimony long-term to help manage the farming and cattle operations.
Who is Creston?
While serving aboard his cruiser during intense combat, Burns
confidently chose to keep his full shirt and dungarees on in the
sweltering heat for this sacred reason.
What is because he was wearing
his temple garments?
Because he was already 23 years old and a married veteran, Burns
was significantly older than the average elder when he was called to this specific mission in 1947.
What is the Eastern States
Mission?
The historic 'big white school' in Antimony was divided into exactly
this many rooms to house all the children from first through eighth
grade.
What is three rooms?
As a small child left in a mountain camp, Burns disobeyed his
father's strict rules and as a result he cut his finger with a pocketknife and got thrown off this animal.
What is a white mule?
In 1976, this 14-year-old foster boy joined the family, working closely
on the farm alongside Greg, Creston, and Lance for nearly a decade.
Who is Roger Leon Clauson?
Burns' ship suffered severe structural damage and was forced to retreat to Pearl Harbor and Mare Island after being struck by two of
these Japanese suicide attacks.
What are kamikaze planes?
To build up a stronger public relations presence for the Church
across five eastern states, Burns auditioned for and became a
featured tenor soloist in this performing group.
What is the Utah Centennial
Chorus?
In the 1970s, Burns partnered with coaches Russ Hillman and Bob Craig to run a summer camp at the Rockin' R for wealthy West Coast youth from this city, which has a well known zip code.
What is Beverly Hills?
This historic natural disaster in 1925 stands as 2-year-old Burns'
absolute earliest memory in Angle, Utah.
What is an earthquake?
During their week-long honeymoon in Salt Lake City, Burns and Mona probably saw every one of these in town.
What are movies?
Burns and his LDS group leader Lyman Beck successfully prayed for the swift removal of a stubborn ship chaplain who repeatedly refused to let them do this.
What is hold their own Church
meetings?
While traveling with the chorus, Burns and his fellow missionaries
went to Palmyra, New York, to clear trees, build massive stages, and
prepare this historic venue.
What is the Hill Cumorah Pageant?
While living with a group of returned missionaries in Provo, Burns did this to his luggage in order to get fast hitchhiking rides.
What is paint a white letter Y with adhesive tape?
In the winter of 1929, Burns' father traded his entire herd of sheep to
make a down payment on this property located along Antimony
Creek.
What is a 110-acre ranch?
To make absolutely sure they wouldn't get stuck with the messy
chore of milking the cows, Burns' mother intentionally never taught
these two family members how to do it.
Who are the twins (Sanna Jane and
Anna Joan)?
Whenever he wasn't operating heavy weaponry or running stretcher crews, Burns kept track of surrounding military vessels by staring at this device inside the admiral's shack.
What is a surface radar screen?
Following a profound spiritual prompting, Burns handed a Book of
Mormon to this school worker, whose entire family of 9 people
later joined the Church.
What is the school janitor?
During a cold winter recess in the second grade, Burns tried to show
off for his classmates by wading into a freezing dry wash, which
landed him in the hospital with this illness.
What is pneumonia?
Because there was no refrigeration on the ranch, Burns' mother
preserved fresh ham and meat inside a wooden barrel filled with this substance.
What is salt brine?
While eating meals around the busy kitchen table, Burns famously
accommodated the fragile baby twins for a long time by doing this.
What is holding one on each knee?
This particular close friend and shipmate of Burns was tragically
killed in action, inspiring Burns to later complete temple work for him
and 51 other fallen sailors.
Who is Charles Rufus Hartman?
Through a structured challenge, Burns calculated that a person
dedicated to a steady rhythm can read the entire Book of Mormon
from cover to cover in this exact number of hours.
What is 33 hours?
To financially support his farm and family, versatile Burns took on
various side hustles, including selling encyclopedias, driving a taxi,
and selling these large appliances for Sears.
What are washing machines?