Before emigrating , he returned to his home parish twice for a total of seven months to gather names .
At the time of his conversion to the LDS Church , Knaphus gathered names of his ancestors whose names he could take to the temple .
Before emigrating , Knaphus returned to Knaphus ' home parish twice for a total of seven months to gather names .
At the time of his conversion to the LDS Church , Knaphus gathered names of his ancestors whose names he could take to the temple .