THE DIVORCE

I was born into educated family, and strong-willed Luthern believers--people who were not afraid to pioneer in new adventures. My grandrfather Halldór Guðmundsson the first electrical engineer, was the first to bring the knowledge of electricity to Iceland, building the first dam in Vík in Mýrdal and generated electicity to light the main street in Vík in Mýrdal.  My father Gísli Halldórsson was a design engineer, who built the first steam turbin  in Hveragerði, which lit a lightbulb, that gave light for a long time . He pointed out "Hengilinn" for hot water.  He imported small engines for fishing boats, built JÖTUN where cars were both sold and serviced in the same company in Reykjavík , which had never been offered before. He was the first  and the only  icelander to build a drier to dry fuel for the rockets of the American Rocket Association.  He built the first automatic  and the largest fishmeal factory in the world, at that time. I had the honor to start it up in Wildwood Maryland U.S.A.  My father made  the factory, without the usual "money" smell, that accompanies fishmeal factories.  At the same time his therteen year marriage was under great pressure and fell apart . The divorce lasted ca. ten years, as my parents fought for jurisdiction over us and their properties. I and my two brothers were raised by my mother .

 At the age of six, I was sent to my uncles in Mýrdal who were excellent  farmers and good people.  I stayed with them, from June to the end of August, every year until I was fifteen . I loved the people , the farm and the animals. It was like a second home to me.  So close to the sea, where my geat grandfather Guðmundur Ólafsson , had been the formann on PÉTURSEY, which now is kept in the museum at Skógar. Only one time fell a seaman overboard, but Guðmundur picked the man up and pulled hin into the boat. His mother knew Jesús. She was known as a praying woman. The Lord Jesús answered her prayers. 

My parents divorce affected me deeply and, I believe that I lost the will to live. I say parents who have children and are , about to devorce, DONT. YOU ARE SELF LOVING  FOOLS, IF YOU DO. You are ruining yours childrens future. You are undermining them. SHAME ON YOU. Turn to Jesús  and ask Jeús for help. Jesús will help you with your marrige and a lot more.  In my younger years, I was often sick. My mother used to make the sign of the cross over me .  My father had me and my brother recite the Lords prayer with him, before we went to sleep. When I was about four years old my father brought me to Sunday school in Y.M.C.A... I was wide open for spiritual things.  I still remember how glad I was . Some days later , when I and my older brother where being bathed, I started to sing and speak in tongues. My mother told me to stop right away that babble. At about fifteen and on, when going through school in Iceland I worked in the summer time in different jobs: road building , digging trenches for telephone lines in Rvk. and building telphone lines out in the countryside, building bridges, working on trawlers as a deck hand .  I always did my  job well and got good recommendations.  My father had told me , that if I did not like my job , then make you self like it and after a while, you will like it and do well.