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
I believe part of my love of the temple is in my DNA from my father and his parents. Even though both of my father’s parents died before I was born, their example had an influence on my life. My grandparents Magnus and Anna Johnson joined the Church with their three children in 1908 while… Read More Temple Blessings
Enjoy a new video tour of the Rome Italy Temple from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in an unprecedented video production within one of the Church’s most sacred spaces. Various rooms in the temple are shown, and and their purposes discussed. This video is a great way to share and explain a… Read More Tour the Rome Italy Temple
Last fall, while on a trip to Meridian, Idaho to see five of our grandchildren, along with their parents, I took the opportunity to visit with my 14-year-old grandson about his Scouting progress. We talked of recent camps, merit badges, and activities. As I discovered he had not yet earned the Genealogy merit badge, I… Read More March 2018 – Director’s Message