Have I ever told you how much I love old newspapers? Well, they put life to a name and a date. Newspapers often make the person come to life! And I love having my ancestors “come to life.” I’ve been researching my great-uncle Frank’s life and struggled with the fact that he committed suicide at… Read More Simple Kindness Grants Small Miracle
For many years, the term “Black Friday” has been a colloquial term for the Friday after Thanksgiving in the United States. It traditionally marked the start of the Christmas shopping season and used to be the busiest shopping day of the year. In recent years, Black Friday creeped into Thursday and, more recently, black Friday… Read More WHITE FRIDAY
Several years ago, I learned from a good friend, Theo, that a common, dear friend had passed away. He came from good stock, with great parents who were very active in the Church. Lynn had been active, and had been ordained an Elder in the Melchizedek Priesthood. As so many in their late teen years,… Read More A Choice to Make
Anyone that has spent even a little time on FamilySearch has certainly felt the joy of discovering a picture or a story about an ancestor they have been close to. As consultants at the Granite Family History Center, my husband and I have the pleasure of watching others feel that same joy as they make… Read More A Faithful Great-Great-Great Granddaughter
Although I have been an active member of the church all my life, I have never felt the urge to do family history work. I was certain that searching out one’s ancestors required being old or being born with the genealogy gene. I was sure that neither prerequisite applied to me. Then, two years ago,… Read More Opening Our Eyes and Hearts to Family History Work
As a Mexican in a multicultural marriage living in the U.S., it is important for me to share the tradition of Day of the Dead with my children. I grew up learning about my ancestors at home by seeing and helping my mom build an altar for all the family members that had passed before… Read More Day of the Dead
Last Christmas my wife and I received the following invitation from our eldest daughter and her family: Due to busy schedules, we could not find a date that worked for everyone until just recently. This month we finally took the drive down memory lane and what a choice experience it was. In preparation for our… Read More DRIVE DOWN MEMORY LANE
In the April 2022 General Conference, Elder Gerrit Gong noted, “We each have a story. As we discover our story, we connect, we belong, we become.” I would like to share how our family discovered the “story” of my grandfather’s early life. When I was growing up, my grandfather, Herbert Frost, lived with our family… Read More Miracle in a Box
It has been the most wonderful and educational journey to discover, gather and connect with a member of my husband’s family. Researching my husband’s paternal line, I discovered his grandfather’s cousin’s temple work had not been completed nor had a spouse been added. So, I got to work. Because of the date being in the late 1800s… Read More Discovering, Gathering and Connecting with Helene
Recently, a relative of my husband passed away and I felt moved to view her page on FamilySearch’s Family Tree. This led to spending some time exploring my husband’s ancestral line. I was amazed at all the pictures and records that were attached to his ancestors. They told a story and prompted me to find… Read More Learning Their Story