Samhirt

Because a Sam already existed in our family, Sam Hirt immediately and permanently became Samhirt. Raised in Alaska as the 6th of 10 children, he already knew what he was about to get into when he married Kim.

When a father thinks about his daughter getting married, he hopes for the greatest young man that he can possibly imagine. One who is hard working, kind to his wife and children, fun, determined to follow his dreams, devoted to the Gospel, easy to get along with and most importantly loves his wife with all his heart. I had in my mind what that person would be like. But the reality of what Sam has meant to our family and to my daughter is so much better than anything that I could have imagined it is beyond my ability to explain it.

Kim sometimes says that she doesn’t deserve him. They almost didn’t get married and now Kim gets emotional at the thought that she almost passed up the opportunity to marry this great young man. We as a family first met Sam at Disneyland, and even Katherine hugged him. He has been at ease with our family the entire time he has been with us. He has played sports with us, worked with us, gone on cool trips with us and just hung out.

Perhaps the thing that I appreciate most about Sam is that whenever he comes home, or whenever Kim is burned out, he completely takes over the kids. that can be hard work but his boys love him and Kim gets breathing room as a result.

When we were on a mule trip up in the Uintas with my great friend, Bill Biefuss, he made such an impression that Bill gave Sam his greatest possible compliment, “He is a good hand.”