and this is a a bible that made me his father gave to epifanio.mamie's father was educated as an anglican methodist minister and if you look closely you can see an inscription there on mamie's wedding band. now epiphany, i was also quite a showman and he arrived at the bernard house a company by his caravan of 26 wagons where each ox yoke was festooned with white satin ribbons and his men all war white rosettes. he presented a horse for his bride which had a saddle decorated with silver inlay, and it also had a white velveteen bridal. that really was something out of a fairy tale romance. he also gave a wedding gift to his bride which was a tea and a coffee silver set engraved with their initials. thus signifying their union and i will say that this gorgeous set has been passed down in the family and his cherished as a treasured heirloom. epiphonio had to leave his bride and return to new mexico with the freight he purchased but he returned four months later and when he returned the bernard family persuaded him to take mamie and her mother back to