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Scattered throughout Colorado (like many states) are ghost towns. The only thing left of Rosita, Colorado is the Post Office (now a restaurant) and this cemetery. The town of Rosita was founded in 1872 and by 1874 there were more than 1,000 residents.
John and Annie Maughan were a part of that story: A father who died in 1879 and a two-year-old daughter that died a year later. But what's their story? Their story lays buried with them.
The Apostle John listened to a voice from heaven which he recorded in Revelation 14:13. "And I heard a voice from heaven saying, 'Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.' 'Blessed indeed,' says the Spirit, 'that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!'" Revelation 14:13 English Standard Version
Or as the tombstone states, "Safe in the arms of Jesus."
There might be a story buried here in Rosita, Colorado, but for those in Christ the story doesn't end here. We believe in the resurrection of the dead. All who die in Christ still have a story to live.
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