Portraits of the past: Jennette Evans McKay home

At the northern end of the valley in which Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, is situated, is the little community of Heolgerrig. Although it is not far from Merthyr Tydfil, it was disconnected until the late 1880s, when enough land was sold off to build a road. In an older section of the village is the birth home of Jennette Evelyn Evans. That home is in the center with a historical plaque at the left of the door. Born in 1850, Evans and her family emigrated to America in 1856. She married David McKay in 1867. About a year after losing two daughters who were buried in the same grave, She supported her husband when he was called to serve a full-time mission to his native Scotland. Her third child and first son was David O. McKay, who was asked to "take care of Mama" during his father's absence. Eventually, Jennette Evans McKay had 10 children. David O. McKay became the ninth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving from 1951 until his passing in 1970.

— Kenneth Mays