John Ames Timeline and Summary

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• As a boy, Ames accompanies his father on a trip to Kansas to find the grave of his grandfather.
• Ames baptizes Jack Boughton.
• Ames's wife dies in childbirth, along with his daughter.
• With the Boughtons, Ames tries to help the mother of Jack's daughter care for the child.
• At church one day, Ames meets Lila. He baptizes her.
• Ames and Lila marry. They have a son.
• Ames decides to write to his son.
• Jack returns to Gilead.
• Ames learns Jack's secret.
• Ames blesses Jack and sees him off.