Daughter of James Edward Talmage and Mary May Booth
Married Roland Chauncey Parry, 2 Apr 1926, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Children: James Talmage Parry
I'll Walk the Way With Beauty
In a box of filigree
I shall treasure carefully
The beauty and the loveliness of earth.
Safe within my box I'll hold
pink of dawn, glint of gold
And waters stirred by winds to sudden mirth.
Then in some far future year
when I've grown old, my dear
And life has slipped into a groove of duty
I shall open wide my box,
Spilling all my treasured thoughts
And once again
I'll walk the way with beauty.
Beauty was a way of Life for Her
These are her words and they describe in part the character and quest of Helen Parry. Beauty was a way of life with her, flavored with a sometimes sparkling, sometimes wry sense of humor. She made her home and surroundings comfortable and pleasant to see. She delighted in bringing joy and happiness into the lives of others with her generosity and hospitality. And she knew just how to do it.
Seventh child of James E. Talmage
Born October 24, 1902, in Salt Lake City, Utah, she was the fourth daughter and seventh child of Dr. James E. Talmage and Merry May Booth. He was an Apostle in the L.D.S. Church, author, instructor and a president of the University of Utah. A gentle advisor to those who sought insight into the principles of the LDS Church. Helen's education included the Salt Lake City school system, Brigham Young University, Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts, and the University of Utah.
To Europe and Back
She accompanied her father and mother when Dr. Talmage was appointed president and presiding church official of the L.D.S. Mission in England in the early 1920's. During that time she toured the continent with two friends, Gertrude and Virginia. In response to several urgent requests from her fiancé, Roland, she then left the mission home and sailed across the Atlantic, then by train to Salt Lake City before her parents returned.
Marriage, Children and Writing
She married Roland C. Parry on April 2, 1925 Most of the rest of her life was spent in Ogden then later in Odgen Canyon, Utah. She raised two children, Gloria and James. In quiet moments she wrote lilting lyrics there by the rushing Ogden River and among the Rocky Mountains.
She wrote sonnets and poetry. There is a book of her poems, "Helen" including selected letters to her from her father. She collaborated as lyricist with her husband, Roland Parry, and wrote the words to most of the songs in "All Faces West", the great music drama which was a story of many treks across the plains in covered wagons, hand carts, and on foot, by the Mormon Pioneers. Sometimes Roland would write the music and she would find words to fit, but usually the words came first, then the music. It was a productive and joyful union, and the world is better for its existence.
Roland and Helen Parry Family Website, additional photos.
Married Roland Chauncey Parry, 2 Apr 1926, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Children: James Talmage Parry
I'll Walk the Way With Beauty
In a box of filigree
I shall treasure carefully
The beauty and the loveliness of earth.
Safe within my box I'll hold
pink of dawn, glint of gold
And waters stirred by winds to sudden mirth.
Then in some far future year
when I've grown old, my dear
And life has slipped into a groove of duty
I shall open wide my box,
Spilling all my treasured thoughts
And once again
I'll walk the way with beauty.
Beauty was a way of Life for Her
These are her words and they describe in part the character and quest of Helen Parry. Beauty was a way of life with her, flavored with a sometimes sparkling, sometimes wry sense of humor. She made her home and surroundings comfortable and pleasant to see. She delighted in bringing joy and happiness into the lives of others with her generosity and hospitality. And she knew just how to do it.
Seventh child of James E. Talmage
Born October 24, 1902, in Salt Lake City, Utah, she was the fourth daughter and seventh child of Dr. James E. Talmage and Merry May Booth. He was an Apostle in the L.D.S. Church, author, instructor and a president of the University of Utah. A gentle advisor to those who sought insight into the principles of the LDS Church. Helen's education included the Salt Lake City school system, Brigham Young University, Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts, and the University of Utah.
To Europe and Back
She accompanied her father and mother when Dr. Talmage was appointed president and presiding church official of the L.D.S. Mission in England in the early 1920's. During that time she toured the continent with two friends, Gertrude and Virginia. In response to several urgent requests from her fiancé, Roland, she then left the mission home and sailed across the Atlantic, then by train to Salt Lake City before her parents returned.
Marriage, Children and Writing
She married Roland C. Parry on April 2, 1925 Most of the rest of her life was spent in Ogden then later in Odgen Canyon, Utah. She raised two children, Gloria and James. In quiet moments she wrote lilting lyrics there by the rushing Ogden River and among the Rocky Mountains.
She wrote sonnets and poetry. There is a book of her poems, "Helen" including selected letters to her from her father. She collaborated as lyricist with her husband, Roland Parry, and wrote the words to most of the songs in "All Faces West", the great music drama which was a story of many treks across the plains in covered wagons, hand carts, and on foot, by the Mormon Pioneers. Sometimes Roland would write the music and she would find words to fit, but usually the words came first, then the music. It was a productive and joyful union, and the world is better for its existence.
Roland and Helen Parry Family Website, additional photos.
Daughter of James Edward Talmage and Mary May Booth
Married Roland Chauncey Parry, 2 Apr 1926, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Children: James Talmage Parry
I'll Walk the Way With Beauty
In a box of filigree
I shall treasure carefully
The beauty and the loveliness of earth.
Safe within my box I'll hold
pink of dawn, glint of gold
And waters stirred by winds to sudden mirth.
Then in some far future year
when I've grown old, my dear
And life has slipped into a groove of duty
I shall open wide my box,
Spilling all my treasured thoughts
And once again
I'll walk the way with beauty.
Beauty was a way of Life for Her
These are her words and they describe in part the character and quest of Helen Parry. Beauty was a way of life with her, flavored with a sometimes sparkling, sometimes wry sense of humor. She made her home and surroundings comfortable and pleasant to see. She delighted in bringing joy and happiness into the lives of others with her generosity and hospitality. And she knew just how to do it.
Seventh child of James E. Talmage
Born October 24, 1902, in Salt Lake City, Utah, she was the fourth daughter and seventh child of Dr. James E. Talmage and Merry May Booth. He was an Apostle in the L.D.S. Church, author, instructor and a president of the University of Utah. A gentle advisor to those who sought insight into the principles of the LDS Church. Helen's education included the Salt Lake City school system, Brigham Young University, Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts, and the University of Utah.
To Europe and Back
She accompanied her father and mother when Dr. Talmage was appointed president and presiding church official of the L.D.S. Mission in England in the early 1920's. During that time she toured the continent with two friends, Gertrude and Virginia. In response to several urgent requests from her fiancé, Roland, she then left the mission home and sailed across the Atlantic, then by train to Salt Lake City before her parents returned.
Marriage, Children and Writing
She married Roland C. Parry on April 2, 1925 Most of the rest of her life was spent in Ogden then later in Odgen Canyon, Utah. She raised two children, Gloria and James. In quiet moments she wrote lilting lyrics there by the rushing Ogden River and among the Rocky Mountains.
She wrote sonnets and poetry. There is a book of her poems, "Helen" including selected letters to her from her father. She collaborated as lyricist with her husband, Roland Parry, and wrote the words to most of the songs in "All Faces West", the great music drama which was a story of many treks across the plains in covered wagons, hand carts, and on foot, by the Mormon Pioneers. Sometimes Roland would write the music and she would find words to fit, but usually the words came first, then the music. It was a productive and joyful union, and the world is better for its existence.
Roland and Helen Parry Family Website, additional photos.
Married Roland Chauncey Parry, 2 Apr 1926, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Children: James Talmage Parry
I'll Walk the Way With Beauty
In a box of filigree
I shall treasure carefully
The beauty and the loveliness of earth.
Safe within my box I'll hold
pink of dawn, glint of gold
And waters stirred by winds to sudden mirth.
Then in some far future year
when I've grown old, my dear
And life has slipped into a groove of duty
I shall open wide my box,
Spilling all my treasured thoughts
And once again
I'll walk the way with beauty.
Beauty was a way of Life for Her
These are her words and they describe in part the character and quest of Helen Parry. Beauty was a way of life with her, flavored with a sometimes sparkling, sometimes wry sense of humor. She made her home and surroundings comfortable and pleasant to see. She delighted in bringing joy and happiness into the lives of others with her generosity and hospitality. And she knew just how to do it.
Seventh child of James E. Talmage
Born October 24, 1902, in Salt Lake City, Utah, she was the fourth daughter and seventh child of Dr. James E. Talmage and Merry May Booth. He was an Apostle in the L.D.S. Church, author, instructor and a president of the University of Utah. A gentle advisor to those who sought insight into the principles of the LDS Church. Helen's education included the Salt Lake City school system, Brigham Young University, Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts, and the University of Utah.
To Europe and Back
She accompanied her father and mother when Dr. Talmage was appointed president and presiding church official of the L.D.S. Mission in England in the early 1920's. During that time she toured the continent with two friends, Gertrude and Virginia. In response to several urgent requests from her fiancé, Roland, she then left the mission home and sailed across the Atlantic, then by train to Salt Lake City before her parents returned.
Marriage, Children and Writing
She married Roland C. Parry on April 2, 1925 Most of the rest of her life was spent in Ogden then later in Odgen Canyon, Utah. She raised two children, Gloria and James. In quiet moments she wrote lilting lyrics there by the rushing Ogden River and among the Rocky Mountains.
She wrote sonnets and poetry. There is a book of her poems, "Helen" including selected letters to her from her father. She collaborated as lyricist with her husband, Roland Parry, and wrote the words to most of the songs in "All Faces West", the great music drama which was a story of many treks across the plains in covered wagons, hand carts, and on foot, by the Mormon Pioneers. Sometimes Roland would write the music and she would find words to fit, but usually the words came first, then the music. It was a productive and joyful union, and the world is better for its existence.
Roland and Helen Parry Family Website, additional photos.
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