I have pioneer ancestry and I knew a lot of their temple work was done. One day I wondered if all of my pioneer ancestry families had come to Utah. I looked at the family of Peter Sheffield because they were the immigrant family. There was a complete Family Group Sheet with parents and their… Read More “Grandma’s Theory of Family History”
If you haven’t been able to find family records, or haven’t recently searched on Family Search, now might be the time to take a second look. In an article published on the FamilySearch blog; Monthly Record Update for October 2020, you will learn of online archives added in October of 2020 with over 23 million… Read More Newly Indexed Records Available
A few years ago, when chatting with my cousin about fitting things into my life that I felt were important to me, she gave me some advice that has stuck with me ever since. She observed that when we have an appointment with the dentist or work or the doctor, etc. we consider those appointments… Read More Making and Keeping Appointments
A few months ago, I was going through a little bit of a funk and felt kind of blah. I thought I needed to do something to help me get my mind off what I was feeling. I remembered hearing a while ago that doing Temple and Family History work would help with what I… Read More The Gift of Indexing
A couple years before I was born, President Spencer W. Kimball said, “I believe that the Lord is anxious to put into our hands inventions of which we laymen have hardly had a glimpse” (“When the World Will Be Converted,” Ensign, Oct. 1974, 10). How true that is today! In the palm of our hands,… Read More The Blessing of the Family Tree App; Map My Ancestors Feature
For the first time ever, the world’s largest family celebration event will be entirely virtual and completely free. Get ready to celebrate shared connections with people from around the world. Connect with friends, your family, your past, and your heritage and homelands—all from the comfort of your home and in your browser. The virtual conference… Read More Attend 2021 RootsTech Virtually
President Spencer W. Kimball said, “Our success, individually and as a Church, will largely be determined by how faithfully we focus on living the gospel in the home.” (Ensign, May 1978, 101) In the October 2014 General Conference, Elder Allan F. Packer stated that “Temple and family history work is part of living the gospel… Read More INCREASING JOY AND HAPPINESS
The abruptness with which the COVID-19 pandemic has changed how we worship with our fellow saints, work, and recreate has been swift and breathtaking. All have experienced some loss from this terrible plague—whether it be a lost loved one, a lost job, financial status or whether it has been a lost High School Graduation, Wedding… Read More Treading Water: Serving in the Church During a Pandemic
I never had a chance to meet my maternal Grandfather, he died at the age of 33, when my mother was just six years old. He left a wife and 5 small children, (a sixth on the way). These were trying times for my grandmother as she tells of the deaths of two family members… Read More My Grandfather, The Great War, and a Pandemic
Temple and Family History work can be a powerful tool as we look for ways to serve and minister to one another, and move the work of gathering Israel forward. In a recent article; Minister through Temple and Family History we read; “There are so many ways to minister. You don’t have to do something… Read More Using Temple and Family History Experiences to Minister to Others