Director’s Message Glen Steenblik At the end of each school year a phrase often expressed among friends is, “Have a great summer!” My invitation to you this month is “Have a sensational summer”; that is, a Sensational Family History summer. “Sensation” is defined as “the action of the senses; power to see, hear, feel, taste,… Read More July 2017 – Director’s Message
It only makes sense that this month’s questions are about fathers and fatherhood since last month’s questions dealt with mothers. Remember that these questions are designed to give you a jumping off point in writing about your life. ❶ In what ways are you and your father inherently alike—physical traits, temperament, personality, talents, interests? ❷… Read More #52 Stories: Fathers & Fatherhood
June has always been a special month in my family. Both my father and grandfather celebrated their birthdays in June, 19 and 20 respectively. Frequently, one of their birthdays would land on Father’s Day. The challenge in our family was coming up with presents for both birthdays and Father’s Day! The weekend closest to their… Read More Honoring Our Fathers
What started out as a good month for adults indexing turned in to a competition with the youth. When the youth discovered that the adults had indexed more names than they had, they decided to even the score. Over 1,000 names were indexed in May by the youth at the Family History Center. The youth… Read More Watch Out for Those Youth!
Director’s Message Glen Steenblik How I enjoyed the talk in General Conference by President Henry B. Eyring, “Gathering the Family of God”. Reminding us of the prophesy of Malachi and of the visit of the Prophet Elijah to the Prophet Joseph Smith, he expressed that the “interest in exploring one’s family history has grown exponentially.… Read More June 2017 – Director’s Message