Theatrical Review: John Horner: My Father's Field

However John Horner was a good man, a church man.  Church was held in his home on many occasions.  He was also a good friend to the missionaries traveling to the South Pacific and Hawaii.  I read in the Millennial Star the story of how some missionaries traveling west were told to seek him out, and he helped pay their passage to Hawaii.  At the first state fair he was declared "The first farmer of California."  It is ironic that he left California and ended up pioneering agriculture in Hawaii.

I visited the temple grounds to see the musical, My Father's Field.  It was enjoyable.  I had read about John Horner on several occasions  How he had purchased his property on several occasions, with different people saying it belonged to them, and then how he had to buy the same property three or four times.  Then after being a success, he lost everything by over extending himself in signing notes for others, and not keeping $30,000 available as advised by the Prophet.

I took those of the family who wanted to see this, a couple years ago to Regional Center in Oakland.  This presentation had some entertaining parts, and they set up conflict between John and a banker to keep the show interesting.  However some of it was contrived and only mildly entertaining.  In fact I must admit, I became bored and we did not stay to the end.
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