Murfield, Loren, PhD

Humble Homesteaders: A South Dakota Legacy of Integrity Murfield, Loren, PhD

What is Your Legacy?What story did you receive? What impact will you leave? We do not know who we are without understanding the story of those who have gone before us. Humble Homesteaders tells the profound story of a legacy created, established and inherited by a couple farming near Nunda, South Dakota. Their parents and grandparents heeded the call to "go west," determined to seize their opportunity on the prairies of South Dakota. A generation later, this unpretentious couple sought their opportunity to be good parents, neighbors and citizens. Without intention, they each left a legacy of values and vocation, of overcoming obstacles and patiently persevering. Within these pages you will learn how these humble families learned and leaned on their -Values, -Community, -Family, -Education, and -Faith to overcome the -Loss of their Farms, -The Great Depression, -World War II, -Personal Illness, and -Family Injury. As you read this story, ask yourself what opportunities you sense and seize, what legacy you received and what influence you will leave.