#byrum pratt

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oh gosh, i got'cha! specifics, then: do you have any thoughts on joshua's time in new canaan, before or after his time in the legion? does he participate in mormon festivities and holidays, post his time in the legion? also, is there any particular headcanon you're fond of re: him that you love to talk on? if so, share!

oh BOY. this can be tied in to what I just posted for @malpaislegate about Byrum…  but first, if we’re just talking canon, oh yeah I think he definitely goes through all the motions for mass and holidays and whatever else when he gets back to New Canaan after being burned, probably really clings to that routine and whatever performative aspects of his faith he can. Growing up I also imagine he was probably a pretty repressed kid…. those anger issues don’t come from nowhere. I find it curious that there’s no mention of a partner he set off with on his mission, which is unusual. I like to imagine he DID have one, but this person suffered some kinda. awful fate. and Joshua kept on so their mission and their death wouldn’t be in vain…. just makes  him more vulnerable when Edward comes in to the picture and tempts this repressed, traumatized mormon kid with his supposed worldliness and lust for power.

As for AU content….. I DO love to talk on this…… absolutely ofc we’ve given him an in-depth childhood that explains Some Things…. one of the things we did was create narrative parallels with the courier, Jules McAllister–the relevant things here are their guilt about what they’ve done, particularly the feeling that they SHOULDN’T have even existed, because they both were unplanned children….

Joshua was a single child. He did the math at a certain age and realized that there weren’t enough months between his birthday and the day his parents were married…. leading him to conclude that his very existence was formed in sin. it was unusual enough to grow up a single child in a mormon community, and while his youth wasn’t particularly AWFUL…. it was just…. kind of repressed. His household wasn’t cold per se, but it wasn’t the warmest, and his parents were certainly devout and strict. They almost had a…. professional relationship with each other, and with him. Naturally he was kind of a distant kid, but without much outlet for whatever he was feeling–thus some explosive outbursts of anger and other feelings becoming a habit while growing up. He was both exemplary in his dedication to his education and learning his father’s trade–gunsmithing and tooling–and also a problem child, not above expressing himself with violence when desperate. It’s what he was taught…. whenever he acted up, like in a lot of families in New Canaan at that time, he got the belt. 

At the very least, there was ONE person who really looked after him–Byrum Pratt, who had even baptized him, around that time noticing how distant this young child seemed to be. He saw how vulnerable young Joshua was and tried to offer his guidance when he could–always had errands for him to help with in the church and snuck him baked goods for it, always was there to listen and talk to, always was there to try and help get him out of trouble. Even when others had written off Joshua as a loner and a problem child, Byrum tried to see the best in him, and tried to help him socialize with other kids and go on the sorts of childhood shenanigans that all children should, and saved him from some beatings by making up excuses for him whenever he was caught on them, haha. When Joshua got a little older, Byrum was the one who got him interested in languages, teaching him some greek and latin, Joshua’s interest spiraling off from there. Naturally….. Byrum was far more a father to Joshua than Joshua’s own father was. 

When it came time for Joshua’s mission, he sent off the 17-year-old with another trusted missionary on a very important and crucial task that was often competitively sought after–first contact with tribes, spreading the Good Word for the first time. And we all know how that ended up… Byrum  gave Joshua everything that SHOULD have prevented him from doing the awful things he did... Joshua had every opportunity to realize how what he was doing was wrong, and yet he consciously chose to ignore everything that Byrum had taught him...

When Joshua came crawling back to New Canaan, bandaged and bloodied and ashamed, Byrum welcomed him back with open and loving arms; the Prodigal Son had returned. He was lost, but now is found. Byrum ended up being quite important in getting the community to welcome back Joshua, and helping Joshua to re-integrate and try and deal with what he had done. Byrum…. even after all those years as the Malpais Legate, he still saw Joshua as that lost child, coming to him in tears, bruised after his father had beaten him. While he means well, Byrum is also not…… perhaps a perfect judge of character either.

Anyway, there’s a person alive who’s MORE than willing to tell embarrassing childhood stories about Joshua to anyone who’s got the gall to ask, LOL

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JSCC Spring Semester Honor Roll Announced

Spring Semester Honor Roll Announced

 Jackson, Tenn (June 21, 2017) – The Office of Admissions and Records at Jackson State Community College released the honor roll for the Spring 2017 semester. On the honor roll, there were 307 full-time students who achieved a quality point average over 3.00. There were 381 students who made the dean’s list by achieving a quality point average of 3.50 or better.

 Honor Roll is reserved for students who are enrolled for twelve (12) or more hours of college-level work (Learning Support excluded) and who complete a semester’s work with a quality point average between 3.00 and 3.49.

Dean’s List is reserved for students who are enrolled for twelve (12) or more hours of college-level work and who complete a semester’s work with a quality point average between 3.50 and 4.00.

JSCC Dean’s List Spring 2017

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BENTON

Dylan Blake Furr

Tanner David Johnson

Kaitlyn Annette Page

William C Vick

John Henry Benjamin York

CARROLL

Samantha Madison Barrow

Kristina Marie Cannon

Kimberly Ryan Canoy

Jonathan Thomas Cash

Leslie Marie Cathey

David Michael Deloach

Samantha Leigh Ferguson

Scott Eugene Force

Kalee Jo Fountain

Whitney Nicole Hicks

Dan Ellsworth Hoffman

Carl William Joyner

Kirsten L Joyner

Mitchell Brandon McCartney

Cheyenne Harley Moran

Rachel E Noles

Russell Lee Noles

Deborah Ann OBryant

Steven Hunter Peterson

Lacy Jolene Pride

Channa Larame Ragsdale

Alysia Marlana Shear

Sarah C Taylor

Brittany Nicole Watson

Brittany Nicole Webb

Matthew Tyler Williams

Michael Elihu Wilson

Christopher Wesley Wood

CHESTER

James Howard Barber

Trae Daniel Brewer

Loleta Dorilean Carothers

David Gaddy Carroll

Christopher Edward Cox

Landon Thomas Cupples

McKinley Brooke Farley

Ashley Michelle Faulkner

Ashley Dianne Frye

Johnny Alfred Glass

Heath S Graves

Cameron Lane Greer

CHESTER continued:

Tori Brooke Hill

Haley Elaine Hughes

Coty Alan Laudermilk

Brooklyn Rene Miller

Peyton Randal Millner

Carlee Elizabeth Morris

Brand Edward Nicolay

Kenneth E Page

Eva Perez

Colton L Plunk

Reba Marie Price

Chase Colton Ross

Caitlin Jenee Sanchez

Michael Sinclair Segerson

Ezekiel Joesph Smith

Kendyl Dawn Smith

Peyton Wesley Stewart

Amber Dawn Thompson

Sydney Blair Watson

Marcus Lee White

COFFEE

Ryan Yates Dye

CROCKETT

Jesus Aguirre

Telisa Shuntel Brown

Jill Anna Castellaw

Aaron Christopher Dennison

Kelsey Ann Gadberry

Meleah Rose Gateley

Michelle Lynn Jones

Candice Woods Kellough

Anthony Chance Lovelace

Jennifer Mooney

Whitney M Revelle

Micah C Riley

Ana Julissa Rios

Kayce Abigail Stallings

DAVIDSON

Latoya Antionette Gibbs

DECATUR

Whitlee Adraianna Camper

Lauren Ashlee Hays

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Kyla Bree Linton

Stephanie Lynn Mitchell

Jessica Brooke Patton

Macy Camille Sumler

Decatur continued:

Bryan Wood Swafford

Misty R Swindle

Brandon M White

DYER

Talia Suzanne Alley

Dalton Wayne Harrison

Cara Lee Rose

Erica D Tipps

Chloe Jo West

GIBSON

Peyton Charles Adams

Karen Nicole Allen

Bryan Kevin Barnett

Seth Brayden Burchett

Dylan Warner Cole

Kendall Nicole Cox

Michael Scott Evans

Robert Mcgregor Fly

Andrew Joseph Gordon

Nicholas Grant Gutierrez

Hailey Brooke Hudgings

Kahmadre Jay-Quan Hudson

Hannah B Hutchison

Ryan Daniel Jones

Kaitlyn Michelle Kelly

Ryan Dennison Mayfield

Amy Alison McCoy

Madison Brooke Michael

Sa'Liyah Ann Newbill

Andrew Lloyd Oliver

Samantha Kelly Palmer

Ashley McClain Pierce

Alexander Popp

Benjamin Douglas Powell

Dylan Ray Powers

Jonathan Chase Prescott

Courtney Michelle Reese

Katelyn Nicole Rickman

Crystal Lee Rogers

Tasha N Romero

Gage Michael Schneeberger

Brooklyn Victoria Schrupp

Katherine Michelle Stephens

Hunter Michael Taylor

Michael Sean Threadgill

Colton R Tucker

Katherine Walters

Deonte Tyshawn Watson

HARDEMAN

Alexis Rebekah Beibers

Hannah Rose Black

Tyler D Callahan

Rachel Elise Davis

Austin Wade Greene

Luz D Gutierrez

Katlin Leigh Kelley

William Stewart Koimn

Brittany L Luttrell

Hannah Grace Scott

Marissa Drew Thweatt

Carly Rae Weems

HARDIN

Dustin Blake Ayers

Teara Genea Bearden

William Warren Bond

Amber Nicole Bowling

James Caleb Crotts

Kaylee Renea Gillis

Julia Renee Hall

Chandler Davis Harris

Caden Charles Holt

Savanna Cheyenne Liford

Sarah Ann Marshall

Katy Carroll Nix

Samantha Dawn Oaks

Sasia Sewilta Patterson

Savana Rae Payne

Hannah Lynne Roberts

Amanda Grace Sandusky

LauraAnn M Shiver

Jodie Lee Smith

Kaila Grace Smith

Lauren G Smith

Peggy Ann Snyder

Jessica Lee Ann Stricklin

Alexis Alley Thurman

Jennifer Michelle Vandiver

Destiny Brooke Weeks

Alison R Whaley

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Haley LeAnne White

Kanesha L Wright

HAYWOOD

Henry Stanley Clement

Mary Catherine Currie

Presley Grace Gaters

Danielle Nicole House

HAYWOOD continued:

Caroline Elizabeth Newcom

Elizabeth Blair Simpson

Ashton Muriel Taylor

Kristin Brooke Turner

Emily H Wright

HENDERSON

Anthony Glynn Anderson

Jaclyn Devin Arnold

Andrew B Austin

Bethany Jo Autry

Emily Gore Baughn

Trent Cavalier Beacham

Justin Andrew Brown

Molly Brooke Brown

Leighann Nicole Burkett

Eduardo Carreto-Salgado

Charles Michael Carrington

Lauren Rae Cole

Tonie L Coleman

Emily Anne Dyer

Paul Leo Fowler

Cassidy O Garner

Johnathan Keith Goodman

Melissa Allean Gray

Andrew Garrett Grice

Bethany G Hayes

Crystal Renee James

Haley Nichole James

Kristen F Lawler

Sarah Michelle Lindsey

Abigail Marie Maness

Morgan Elizabeth Maness

Jessica Brooke Montgomery

Fernando Gonzales Munoz

Vanessa Ann Nelms

Jimmy Hunter Powell

Katelynn Allison Nichole Pratt

Allyson C Reeves

Alyssa L Reeves

Kaley Elizabeth Rogers

Jacob Daniel Smith

Kersten L Springer

Dalton Bryce Womack

HENRY

Samantha Frances Dixon

Taylor Brooke French

Seth Zachary Gibbs

Courtland Nicole Hester

David Penick

HUMPHREYS

Ashley Nicole Bates

LAUDERDALE

Andrew Carver Dunavant

Conner Clayton McLemore

John Daniel Moore

Jakara L Snipes

MADISON

Remoun Abdo

Cassidi Grace Adams

Malarie Alexander

Sajedah Alghunaim

Rami Amer Al-Jafari

Kimbrielle Elise Allen

Kaitlan Sheree Anthony

Faith Selene Atherton

Colin Andrew Barnett

Marietta Nicole Barnett

Sydney Taylor Brookshire

Ethel Louise Brown

Megan Fairchild Buehler

Michael Aaron Campbell

Jessica Dianne Carter

LeeAnne Madison Clement

Rachael Merriem Clenney

Curtis Andrew Cobb

Jacqueline Brooke Cole

Vania Evette Comer

Claire Allison Cooke

Humberto Coronado

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Alberto Coronado Chavez

Christian Taylor Cotner

Melissa Anne Craigie

Sarah Mae Craigie

Jarius Okuria Curry

Kiley Renee Douglas

Sarah Elizabeth Droke

Diana Steffy Escober

Chloe Nicole Espitia

Jessica Danielle Gibson

Damian Jordan Gladney

Zia Goli

MADISON continued:

James Tucker Goodwin

Sydney Gail Grammer

Brianna Madison Gregory

Eric Michael Gunn

Olivia Marie Guzzo

Alex James Haggard

Marshall Britton Hammill

Korean Nichele Harris

Garry E Harvey

Sarah Elaine Harvey

Amanda Nicole Haynes

Berlie Grace Hieagle

Edith Charity Horst

Cody Lynn Hunt

Kayla Nichole Johnson

Kassidy Blair Jones

Hailey Renee Jones

Meagan Hope Kitchen

Janelle Nicole Kyle

JuliaAnne Frances Lansdale

Dillion Robert Larimore

Patrisha Dannielle Leadbetter

Sarah Fulton Lim

Philippe Lumpkin

Lance Austine McElroy

Michael Todd McFadden

Natalie Mendoza

Blanca Estela Mireles Valdez

Madison Marie Montchal

Michael Lee Montgomery

Stephen Houston Morse

Belinda Sue Murchison

Andrew Steven Murley

Justin Robert Mutschler

Callyn Leonard Nims

Rebekah June Pennington

Nicholas Anthony Pica

Brittney Michelle Pickens

Anthony Daniele Previtera

Paige Marie Ramage

Teena Maree Rea

Nicolas N Reyes

Anna Belle Robertson

Xavius K Robinson

Eric Lee Rooks

Rachel Elizabeth Royer

Adriana Salinas

John Louis Santana

Sandra Shari Santiago-Bullington

Heaven Leigh Schatz

MADISON continued:

Tempestt Bernice Seward

Hailey Elizabeth Shephard

Joseph Michael Shephard

Mya Taylor Spivey

Allison Claire Stutts

Victoria Lynn Subia

Kimberly Nichole Sullivan

Brooklyn Marie Taylor

Debra Taylor

Allison Faith Thomas

Robert Mikael Utley

Ryne Vinson

Jordan Breanne Warren

Kenneth Connor Weaks

Clay E Webb

Kaylyn Alyra Weddle

Jacob Dylan Weidner

Destiny Marie Westbrook

Elizabeth Renee Williams

Ashton Vernard Willis

Kameron Dean Wilson

Noah Alyssa Wilson

Brooke Ashlyn Woodard

Brinlea Madison Woodard

Ryan K Woods

Alexander Ryan Wortham

Jeremy Dean Yates

Kelci Nicole Zabriskie

McNAIRY

Kathrine Rose Atkinson

Joanna Elizabeth Barlow

Jonathan Ray Bauer

Carrie Elizabeth Clausel

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Haylie Marissa Crum

Elizabeth Hope Doucette

Shelbi Elise Doucette

Eric Ryan Gowler

Evan Parker Harris

Kateryna Kucherenko

Warren Austin Lowrance

Mary-Elizabeth Adale Lyons

Payton James Mast

Elizabeth Nicole Miller

Andrew Vinson Pettit

Tamara A Pickens

Samuel Reid Pierce

Jacob Alan Qualls

Ashton Brooks Rich

Josiah David Rininger

McNAIRY continued:

Dakota LeighAnn Russell

Angela Michelle Taylor

Jon Michael Williams

OBION

Stevie Brooke Mers

PERRY

Sandra Marie Dicks

SHELBY

Ian Jose' Bibiloni

Nicholas Jordan Blankenship

Issac James

Brandon Tyler Maxwell

Michael Hoang Nguyen

TIPTON

Theresa Donyelle Allison

Carlye Kay Dixon

WAYNE

Amy Lois Bartlett

Brittany Nikole Bunch

Jessica Gable

Nicholas Caden Grace

WEAKLEY

Tom Eric Jehnzen

Lyndsey Brooke Scott

 JSCC HONOR ROLL SPRING 2017

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BENTON

Lindsey Nicole Baker

Michael Keith Coady

Corina Nicole Hensley

Jearleh Generale Obas

Justin Lee Smothers

Kelsey Jordan Yates

CARROLL

Kallie Cheyenne Berry

Hannah Olivia Boroughs

Jennifer Renee Bratton

Stephanie Marie Brown

Layla Dawn Byrum

James Zach Cagle

Meagan Renee DeLaney

Joshua Cody Douglas

Austin Chase Ezell

Chadwick Heath Futrell

Hunter Lynn Harris

Sara Beth Hayes

Kaitlyn E McAlpin

Jackie F McClain

Hannah Lea McWilliams

Charles Neil Prestwood

Charles Neil Prestwood

Jazzlyn Janae Ray

Michael Ray Rogers

Kelsey Layne Runions

Rachel N Sellers

Heath D Spain

Riley N Toombs

Kasey M White

Amanda Michelle Williams

Danielle Leigh Williams

Kevin Wayne Williams

Kelsey L Wortham

CHESTER

Brianna Gayle Allen

Erin Michelle Barnes

Zackary Jordan Bethune

Jonathan Trey Ervin

Sydney Taylor Frank

Kelsey Lynne Grissom

Haley Cheyenne Hardwick

Morgan Elizabeth Hays

Bayley Madison Holder

CHESTER continued:

Austin Tyler Holman

Dylan Wesley King

William James Lampley

Dustin William Tyler Montgomery

Austin Edward Moore

Amber Shalane Mosley

Jaylan Dewayne Northern

Jared Patrick Page

Christine LaShae' Puckett

Trenity B Puente

Cody Allen Riley

Kendall Anne Shaw

Payton A Wilkinson

CROCKETT

Yulissa Bautista

Makalah Carter Buckner

Hilary Brooke Butler

Yeltsin Chapina

Meraleigh Peyton Holland

Erin Yessenia Juarez

Kevin Scott Kail

Anthony J Merriweather

Joseph Braden Nace

Lauren Breanna Pender

Lionardo Sanchez

Seth Daniel Shewmaker

Kordell Jay Smith

DAVIDSON

Lee Rice

DECATUR

Brett William Bell

Jesse Alan Burns

Morgan Anna Crews

Lacey Leann Hicks

Geovany Jimenez

Jacob Christopher Maness

Tiffani Cheyenne Shea

Kayleigh Morgan Smith

Jase Lee Taylor

Jordan C Tubbs

DICKSON

Leslie Ann Darrow

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DYER

Elizabeth Ann Fisher

Allison C Hodge

Kyndal Riddick

Chari A Swift

FAYETTE

Jaleesa Shavon Blade

Kelsey Roxanne Wilson

GIBSON

Reagan Wesley Barnhart

Bethany Carol Lynn Bolin

Kayla Gabrielle Bowie

Seth Everett Brown

Zachary Monroe Case

Lila Marie Cauley

Andrew Tyler Chambers

Andria Marey Cole

Charles Benjamin Coleraine

Madison Paige Ellis

Taina Bronjour Escalera

Carly A Fry

Heather Michelle Frye

Emily Jerene Galvan

Melissa D Goodrich

Alyssa Faith Hartig

Matthew Davis Hawks

Braydon Gregory Hendrix

Baylea Alexandra Holmes

Olivia Langston Hunt

Rachel Nicole Jones

Amanda D Littleton

Lauren Elizabeth Miller

Raquel Taylor Miranda

Austin Eli Moore

Jessica N Paz

Haley Nicole Rainey

Kayla Michelle Reeves

Anna Sison

Kyle Martin Trompower

Mackenna Grace Upchurch

Bailey Anne Vandiver

Brandt Gage Wright

HAMILTON

Austin Zinkann

HARDEMAN

Luis Santiago Ayala

Kamryn Nicole Brown

Kenylsha D Bryant

Lashara Shavay Burkley

Megan Ashley Caicedo

Ethan Scott Grantham

Timothy Landon Lee Harris

Joshua M Kennamore

Michael Brandon Knepp

Rianna V Lewis

Christopher Z Luciano

Keylon D Muex

Andrea Lashae Mullins

Keanna Monee Pirtle

Patric D Stewart

HARDIN

Taylor Brooke Alexander

Bailey Reese Brasher

Jenny Marie Briley

Alyssa Mariah Dilday

Ricki Kay Lynn Ford

Ryan Mitchell Guyer

Tori Ann Haggard

Austin Wade Henson

Makaila Cheyenne Keymon

Dustin Kane Moore

Mickay Vaschelle Qualls

Jefferson Charles Rey

Serenate N Searles

Jordan Luke Sledge

Elizabeth Diane Talley

Delaney Jean Timberman

Ronita D Walker

HAYWOOD

Brooklyn Paige Anderson

John Burton Friedman

Jennifer Marie Hendrix

Amye Ann Pitts

Nakesia Monique Shephard

Leigh Anne Stanley

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HENDERSON

Jordan Ray Bartholomew

Adam Clayton Briggs

Timothy Dovone Clark

Martice Daniel Crawford

Drake Daniel Eason

Jacob Alan Ewell

Zachary Robert Haynes

Shanna L Lindsey

Destiny Lanette Moody

Alaina Elizabeth Moore

Jordan L Morris

Jessica Marie Nowell

William Survan Pickering

Eli Tyler Plunk

Dylan Frank Powers

Holly Duncan Pratt

Brandi Sheree Reeves

Caitlin Ashlee Scott

Samuel Paul Shannon

Jacob Randall Thomas

Lyndsey P Tosh

Haven Nicole Trull

Emily Nicole Vinson

Trevor Chase Wood

Lilly M Woods

Trey M Wright

HENRY

Erika N Barlow

Brianna Leigh Houlle

Allie Joy Murphy

Chelsea N Phifer

Holly Nicole Potts

Rachel Gayle Ragan

David Ian Sarnik

Rachel Tioni Silvester

Mikala Cheyenne Spry

LAKE

Joel Tyler Estes

LAUDERDALE

Beau Bradford Simpson

Kolie J Smith

Simonne Janae Snipes

LEWIS

Kenzie Owen

MADISON

Brittany Zinelle Anderson

Samuel Davis Anderson

Isaac H Andrews

Amie Lee Scales Autrey

Crystal Linda Autry

Mark Anthony Bedwell

Matthew Elliot Blackwell

Shelbi Leigh Bond

Cameron D'Anne Briley

Chelsea Lane Brown

Hunter Daniel Brown

Marcus Wayne Brown

Ryan Mitchell Butler

Kimberly Renee Carpenter

Richard Jacob Crosnoe

Yulissa DeLaCerda

Mouhamd Elsebae

Hunter Mckinley Finan

Eric Nicholas Forsythe

Russell E Fowler

Brooke Lauren George

James Jacob Gross

Olivia Grace Hall

Jayda McKenzie Hampton

Christian Carter Hays

Janet Diane Hilliard

Angel Mae Hodgin

Brian Jacob Honey

Haleigh Elizabeth Hooper

Garrett Carson Jeanes

James Edward Johnson

Kalesha Rachelle Jones

Shalanda Denise Jones

Jessica Ellen Kirby

Dylan Alexander Kyle

Shea Elizabeth LaFont

Annabel Leon

Bishop Jones Lewis

Elizabeth E Macon

Hunter Allen Massey

Banks Christian Mayo

Jacob Lee McCord

Abby Leigh McNeal

Michael Patrick Mills

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MADISON continued:

Jacob Weston Morford

Jennifer Lynn Nieves

Lauren Marie Nieves

Ryan Joseph Palmatier

Carson Mitchell Parker

Chiquita Lashon Perry

Shainia Danielle Perry

Jessica Lynn Pittman

Andrew Christopher Pope

Naydelin Ramirez-Gonzalez

Desiree Ransom

Kaylee Renae Riddle

Cheterra Nicole Rogers

Julie Amanda Rouse

Joshua Bryant Shuford

Allison Taylor Smith

Mia Kayley Spivey

William A Swift

Christina Leigh Tall

Zachary Chase Taylor

Nicholas ONeil Teague

Anna June Thompson

Blake Martin Tims

Shelby M Tisdale

Hayden L Towater

Kayla Jordan Vaughn

Jesse A Williamson

Taylor Nicole Willis

Haley Nicole Worsham

Sarah Janine Yelverton

MAURY

Joshua Avery Frantz

McNAIRY

Tina Bailey Bennett

Brandon Kyle Brown

Jacob Ryan Cox

Kendall Shae Dickerson

Zachary Alan Howell

Sarah Elizabeth Hurst

Caleb Tate Kennedy

William Homer Lescheck

Landon Troy McAfee

Anna Marie Moore

Megan Nichole Morris

Haven D Phelps

Krista D Ray

Joshua Lee Shelby

Lauren Elizabeth Steele

Emily Katherine Surratt

MONTGOMERY

Kayla Renee Bradley

Michelle Amber Donner

Lucas W Veltri

OBION

Kristian Alisha Davis

Bethany N Workman

PERRY

William Blake Qualls

SHELBY

Sadler Allen Goodwin

Marcus Andrew Lytle

Annamarie B Pugh

WAYNE

Jerrica Katline Hicks

WEAKLEY

Brennen Zachary Cobb

Denise Rae Cook

Audrey Louise Grooms

Jeffery Lynn Hampton

Starr Anne Petersen

Lawson Michael Roberts

WHITE

Darin Reed Cole

[randamhajile]

@malpaislegate AM I WRONG!!! and YES the flag still kills me too...... I was just.... putting together shit in photoshop based on some old Deseret flags and I made the edit with the gun in the claw and zoomed out and just. lost my fucking shit. showed it to emily. we both lost it. had to keep it. 

AS FOR THE 12 SURVIVORS OF VAULT 70.......... here’s their entry on our timeline:

May 22nd, 2140: The 12 ghoul survivors of Vault 70 emerge just outside of the ruins of SLC, including amongst them Byrum Pratt and Bert Gunnarsson

May 22nd, 2150: After a decade of prayerful discernment in isolation in the main temple in SLC, the 12 depart the ruins of the city and seek out civilization, running into scavengers heading north, whom they accompany to Ogden, finding a small but stable rag-tag group of Mormon survivors living there

Late 2150: The Mormon Church is officially reformed with the 12's guidance, especially driven by Byrum, and Ogden is renamed New Canaan. The 12 then part ways to find other Mormon settlements to re-integrate into the new church

Basically, the canon lore for Vault 70 is that it was located just outside SLC and populated almost entirely with devout Mormons, and then the vault suit extruders were set to break after six months so they eventually wouldn’t have proper clothing LOL. Where our AU kicks in is establishing that after a while two factions emerged in the vault: those desperate for clothes and those who said fuck it, and essentially became devout nudists. The first generation in the vault see the problem get worse when the clothed half attempt to fix the suit extruders and eventually find some success, except the clothing they make is irradiated, but they wear it anyway because they think it’s better to be sick and pure than healthy and immodest. the nudists naturally reject this and become more devout in response to prove they aren’t sinners. The breaking point comes when the clothed faction had accidentally rendered themselves sterile thanks to the suits, and out of desperation tried to fix the extruders again only to unleash a newer, more intense wave of radiation that kills almost everyone in the vault except for 12 of the nudists who are flash-irradiated and ghoulified.

Lordy I’m putting this under a cut because it’s getting long ofc

They survive and cling to their faith after the disaster, leaving the vault to find an empty, dead, irradiated world. Because they’re ghouls, they can survive the radiation just fine, and head north to SLC, which is still empty thanks to lingering radiation. The big main temple and churches are miraculously intact even though they’re surrounded by craters from the bombs lol. In the Survivalist’s logs it’s mentioned there are 13 nukes that hit the SLC area, which I have to believe is intentional because like, Jesus + 12 apostles..... (later on the craters are named for the Holy Son and each apostle.... we have them drawn on our map. did we mention we have a google map with all our AU stuff on it? because we DO). Anyway like it says up there, they help firmly re-establish the church in the region and provide guidance for the Mormons who survived in Utah.

Bert Gunnarsson, who you can meet in game at the Aerotech Office Park and who canonically is an Elder from New Canaan, is one of them. The OC we made who’s the crux of the group, however, is Byrum Pratt, and he’s just. The Best. Despite losing his family and everyone else in the vault, his faith guided him and he still remains hopeful, being an extremely jovial person with an infectious personality, always ready with a joke or a long-winded story at hand. As one of the nudists, while most of the time these days he’s clothed, he still likes to remind people of his origins and so you never know if you’re gonna see a naked ghoul sunbathing near the temple on a nice day LOL.... a lot of people still find this pretty unacceptable but also like. Everyone loves him and he’s one of the 12 so what are you gonna do??? lmao.

His whole deal and what he preaches is that 12 were spared by God to help guide the Mormons left in Utah, as well as serving as a reminder for their own sins--not ones of immodesty, but the spiritual and communal negligence of the clothed faction who spurned them, and who they in return spurned as well in bitterness. They are now stricken with the same condition they scoffed at them for--sterility. But the lesson remains, the clothed ones were so obsessed with trivial details of their faith like modesty that they were willing to give up something, far, far more important--their fertility, and ultimately, their lives.

Under him and the 12, the church gets a little more lax on certain details of the faith, as they stress the importance of really keeping God in your heart and that God, family, and community come above all else, and not to lose sight of this by falling into performative routines that lead to a false, sinful sense of superiority.

When Lex forms the Latter Day Nephites, he’s super on board with the idea, being declared their leader in a figurehead capacity. He commands a lot of loyalty and helps wrangle a lot of folk to help the effort, and later is crucial in the establishment of New Deseret.

He’s also the one that FINALLY gets Joshua to help the resistance.... by personally asking him to come, and well, Joshua can’t say no to BYRUM.... but that’s ANOTHER long explanation, hehe.