Orphans chased Kenneth's brother home, threatening to beat him up. Once home, Kenneth's mother called the orphans cowards and challenged them, saying her son would beat them one person at the time. No orphan wanted to take up the challenge singly and…
At age twelve, Kenneth became a tenderfoot boy scout. He went to a three week long scout camp but stayed one week only--he was sick of waking up early to make bread. At the end of the first week he woke up very early to walk thirty miles back home.…
Kenneth spoke at a funeral and was invited to speak at several of them from that day. One day he asked why people so often wanted him to speak at funerals, and the answer came, "Well, you're always so cheerful."
Kenneth and brother Bradley would hide from their father the money they earned. Their father would take it if he knew where to find it, and actually searched for it. The boys would hide their money inside the newel post on the stairs and dad couldn't…
Kenneth's decision to become a minister was rather sudden, as most of his decisions in life. He had subconsciously made that decision before his relationship with Margaret began.
Kenneth recalls and reads from his early letters to Margaret from Princeton. He talks about his classes at Hebrews, his address, and life in Princeton.
Kenneth took a job at Erie Railroad at about age fourteen. His could have been turned down because of his weak physical appearance, but because Brad was his father the foreman took him on. Kenneth recalls working in the storehouse, driving truck.
Kenneth describes the first in a series of evangelistic meetings he organized. He tells of how people responded to his first night meeting. Evangelist Dad Hall got sick and Kenneth had to ask Chris Jensen, a man he picked on campus, to take over.…
The Landons move to Baldwin St., where at age 6 or 7 Kenneth met a girl named Jean Kitchen, whom he refers to as his first great female love, and was pleased to play with her.
The Landons' moved to Randolph St. when Kenneth was about seven and a half years old. He was playing baseball and later began to run into gang battles.
Kenneth's father was of puritan congregational background. He rarely gave presents to his children, not even at Christmas (which he did not believe in). Kenneth tells about his shock when, following his marriage he discovered that his wife's…
After the death of brother Bradley, father Brad began taking the family to Gull Lake for Bible conferences. The deal was that he would take them there and give them a vacation if they would agree to attend one of the services. Kenneth always attended…
Kenneth recalls his father's first car, how his father started driving before being told how to stop the car and had to drive round and round for hours until he ran out of gas. He eventually learned to drive and fell in the practice of buying a new…
Kenneth tells about his last year at Princeton, his studies, his church, his plans to go into missions, and his new wife. It was a great year in his life. He tells how they learned that Margaret was pregnant, another great event.
Kenneth purchased his first car, a Ford, at the end of his first year at Princeton Theological Seminary. He later bought another car, which he shipped to Bangkok on the mission field. This car would be sold at the end of their first term when they…
Kenneth recalls his first day at the church in Columbus, NJ. He describes the church building and its people. He comments on the order of service on this first day. He went in the evening for service at another church.
Kenneth on his first encounter with graft and corruption. He was about 11 years old and went with Jimmy, a 15 years old, to a movie. The girl that was selling the tickets liked Jimmy and so gave them two tickets before she turned around to take them…
Kenneth recalls his first visit to the dentist. It was for an extensive work including multiple teeth removal and filings. The dentist wouldn't tell Kenneth, who was 7 or 8 at the time, what he was going to do, so Kenneth refused to cooperate. They…
Kenneth's first funeral at the Deacons' was a big one, with crowds of people coming from all over Pennsylvania. It was all new to him, but he made no mistakes, even at the grave.
Kenneth tells the story of his brother, Bradley, starting his "business" manufacturing ATV and hiring Kenneth (who thus got his first job) to do advertising work for him. Kenneth addressed up to 10,000 circulars while working from a phonebook. He…
Kenneth tells about his infancy, how his Irish nurse would put whiskey in his milk to help him digest what he believes he could not disgest otherwise, and how his mother, on learning this, promptly fired the nurse.
Kenneth reads his letter to Margaret about his final exams and the Bible conference. He studied about 24 hours a day for his exams. He was so tired and slept a lot after the exams were over.
Kenneth had only two more Sundays to preach in Columbus, and the news of his departure felt like there was a funeral going on. The feeling, says Kenneth, was mutual. Yet, "I can surely look back on my first church with satisfaction and peace in my…