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. If you have… Read More RootsTech 2021
This past year has created many unexpected and difficult challenges. In addition to concerns about the Corona virus itself, there is isolation from friends and family, church services interrupted, temples and family history libraries and centers closed. It has also created situations that have brought wonderful blessings into our lives. I am grateful for the… Read More The Plan of Happiness
Last Tuesday we had our first online class for 2021, Introduction to the Family History Guide. Dave Castleton, who attended this class, wrote: “This past week I have been overwhelmed at the scope and breadth of the work of temple and family history. On Tuesday night I felt such gratitude as I listened to Bob… Read More A View From 40,000 Feet
Recently, the leadership team of the Granite Family History Center were discussing ways for our patrons to receive individual assistance while they are working on their Family History at home. We look forward to the Granite Family History Center opening, and to have access to resources, both technological and human to help us, but while… Read More Got Questions? Find the Answers
If you are a frequent visitor to the Granite Family History Center website, you are probably aware that the Family History Center is closed except for special appointments, but you may not know that we are starting our winter classes today (January 12, 2021). Through much of 2020, online classes were taught and you could… Read More Take an Online Family History Class – It’s Easy!
“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundation under them.” Henry David Thoreau For years we have been admonished by our church leaders to participate in the blessings associated with engaging in temple and family history work. In the… Read More BUILDING FOUNDATIONS FOR OUR CASTLES IN THE AIR
I have often felt drawn to my mother-in-law’s family. Because I had hit a bit of a wall on the line I was working on I decided to look at the descendency view of the family tree and see if I could find a different line to explore. The one I settled on was a… Read More Gathering Israel
In Doctrine and Covenants section 110, at the dedication of the Kirtland Temple in 1836, Joseph Smith received a marvelous vision which opened this dispensation for the gathering of Israel and for temple blessings. In this vision, Jesus Christ directed the members of the Church of Jesus Christ to rejoice. D&C 110: 5-6, 9 5 Behold,… Read More Rejoice, Rejoice, Rejoice!
Before you turn the pages of time to a new year, have you recorded your family’s history from this very memorable year? Aren’t we grateful for the journals that have been kept for us in the past? We have been eternally blessed by the people of the Book of Mormon who recorded the experiences of… Read More Before You Turn the Page …
If you have family roots in the United Kingdom – UK, (England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland), or countries historically connected to the UK (such as Canada, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand), you may be familiar with the tradition of celebrating “Boxing Day”. I had never heard of Boxing Day, until I served a mission in… Read More Happy Boxing Day