When the Granite Family History Center was closed along with churches and temples in March, I was pretty certain that things would be opened again by now, and life would return to normal. While we are gradually moving in that direction, we will need to be patient for awhile longer. Many church members have seen… Read More Thanks So Much
I have found that one of the biggest challenges of the pandemic, for me, has been not being able to attend the temple. As I look at my stack of ordinance cards and consider the many ordinances that are still incomplete, I have wondered when I will be able to enter the temple and do… Read More Waiting for the Temples to Open
Post WWII prisoners, Czechoslovakia… Read More Lost and Found
A couple of weeks ago while chatting with our Director, Dave Castleton, he asked me a question that has caused me to reflect on my Family History journey. The question he asked was, “How did you gain your testimony of family history work?” I thought back to the time when the full-time missionaries were allowed to… Read More One By One
About 4 years ago I started uploading old family photos to Family Search. My then 26 year old daughter Aubrey helped me as we spent many hours together editing and uploading numerous old family photos to Family Search. As Aubrey helped me learn how to edit and upload photos, I taught her about her ancestors. … Read More Helping People of All Ages, Faiths, and Cultures to Connect With Their Ancestors
Descendancy research is a great way to ensure that families in Family Search are complete and that temple work is done. I start with a relative who lived about 1850 and use census records, family trees in Ancestry, and Family Search hints/helps to complete each generation down through 1920. I add sources and fix errors… Read More Descendancy Research Discovery
After many months of being shut down due to the pandemic, the temples are now beginning to reopen. A few weeks ago the Draper Temple moved to phase 2 allowing certain live ordinances on a limited basis. Key precautions have been put in place for temple workers and patrons, including: masks worn at all times, very… Read More BACK IN BUSINESS
When I see the American flag, my thoughts turn to my parents, both of whom grew up in the Great Depression and also served in World War II. My father served in the Navy on an aircraft carrier in the South Pacific, he was trained as a radioman and a tail gunner. My mother was… Read More The Sacrifices of Our Fathers
Telling our children stories about their ancestors’ experiences is a powerful way we can help turn our posterity’s’ hearts towards their fathers. My grandfather, Armanag Kezerian, was born in a small village in Armenia called Zara, Sivas. When my grandfather was at the tender age of three his father died and his mother was taken… Read More Turning Our Hearts, A Legacy of Faith
For the last six months as we have been learning about Coronavirus, learning a new language that included COVID-19, CDC, social isolation, viral replication, I have wondered what the long-term affect of this pandemic would be. While it has led to some anxiety, there is much good that has come from it. One thing I… Read More What’s Awesome About This?