My Great Grandfather

I remember my mother telling me that her grandfather (her mother's father) was a Brethren minister.  As a child I always thought that was a neat bit of family history information... MY great grandfather the preacher!  This past Saturday as I was cleaning out Dad's computer desk my brother Mike continued going through the filing cabinet.  He yelled into me, "Here's something someone will want to keep!"  I went into other room to see what he had found.

It was my great grandfather's license to preach the Gospel!  Neat!  Looks like it was something he had to renew each year.  Mike also informed me on Saturday that the entire bottom drawer of the filing cabinet is full of family history information!  Sweet!