The RootsTech 2024 Family History Conference is right around the corner! This year’s session will be held from February 29th to March 2nd at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City. The cost to attend is $109 for the full three days ($99 early bird pricing ends today) and $69 for one day.… Read More “Remember” – RootsTech 2024
Our children love stories, and stories can help us preserve memories. Back in 1996, I started a family history Valentine’s Day project by sending out a questionnaire to my parents and siblings about their courtships and marriages. I thought those stories were important for my children to know. Because I didn’t complete it in time for… Read More Family History Valentine
Recently, I have found myself asking if we fully comprehend how fortunate we are to have access to a FamilySearch Center in our own neighborhood. I can’t help but wonder if we are treating it the way we should be. Do we give it its proper place in our lives? Often, the easier something is to access,… Read More FamilySearch Centers Bless Us All
What do you think is the first thing people think of when you say family history? Genealogy is probably near the top of the list. Researching ancestors (lost or recent) is probably another big one. But family history is so much more than names, dates, and places. Sure, it is fun to find a great… Read More Preserving Your Media at the Center
President Russell M. Nelson declared, “Anytime you do anything that helps anyone—on either side of the veil—take a step toward making covenants with God and receiving their essential baptismal and temple ordinances, you are helping to gather Israel. It is as simple as that.” Do you ever have family, friends or ward members say that all their family history… Read More Helping with the Gathering of Israel
As we begin this new year of studying the Book of Mormon, aren’t we grateful for the written words of Nephi? Especially his small plates. Our 2024 theme for the Granite FamilySearch Center will be, “A Year of Remembering and Recording,” and we encourage you to work on writing your own “small plates.” We are… Read More A Year of Remembering and Recording
The Love of God, by Sabrina Squires… Read More A Companion to Come, Follow Me
I’m not sure what my grandparents and other family members were celebrating in this picture, but I’ve often thought it was New Year’s. Perhaps it was New Year’s 1946, right after World War II ended, which would have been cause for a great celebration. There would have been hope for a brighter future and, perhaps,… Read More Ringing in the New Year
Christmas has always been one of my favorite times of the year. It seems to bring out the best in people. Christmas brings a desire to share what we have with others. There are many gifts that are shared this time of year, but perhaps the greatest gift any of us have received is the… Read More The Gift of Knowing Christ
Christmas is always a time when we remember and celebrate the birth of our Savior, and it is also a time when we feel close to our families. This Christmas, I have appreciated my family more by reading some of their journals, diaries, and letters to understand how they experienced Christmases in the past. About… Read More Christmas Memories
