It’s wonderful to turn the hearts of the children to their fathers by telling important family history stories in ways that are accessible and memorable. Perhaps having family history documents, stories, photos, and memorabilia always before our eyes can strengthen our testimonies (see Mosiah 1:5). As we place them on our walls, our tables, our computers,… Read More Words of a Prophet
We are quickly approaching the one year anniversary of the historical announcement by President Nelson about ministering. Since that time, we have all participated in many presentations and discussions about ministering. We are learning how important ministering is to those we minister to and to us. We have learned that it is flexible, customized and… Read More Ministering Through Temple and Family History
My husband Dean serves as the patriarch in the Granite Stake. One of the business things that must be taken care of each time a candidate comes to our house for a blessing is to verify the information on each recommend. This includes names of individual, parents’ names (maiden name of mother), place of birth,… Read More Where Was I Born?
A number of years ago I attended the funeral of the father of a friend of mine. I was particularly touched and impressed by a tribute paid by one of the father’s daughters. She expressed great appreciation to her father for giving her “roots and wings.” Since that day I have pondered this concept many… Read More Roots and Wings
In a recent blogpost in FamilySearch, Jan Meyer listed what we can expect to see coming in 2019 to FamilySearch. Besides the over 300 million additional records and images available for our use, there are at least four items to be added this coming year. Online Interactive Discovery Experiences. These have only been available at… Read More What’s New in Family Search in 2019
Many years ago when my siblings and I were cleaning out my parents’ home, I was entrusted with all things genealogy. At the time I was thrilled about having those items in my possession. Almost 17 years later, I am still storing those items on a makeshift pyramid at the back of my garage. Before… Read More What Do I Do with This?
Janet Helland, of the Granite Stake, recently shared this idea with the consultants at the Granite Family History Center. We would like to encourage you to take this challenge as well this Christmas season. These ideas came from her daughter’s ward in North Carolina. The hope is that you will find one of these gifts… Read More Remembering Your Eternal Family at Christmas
We have heard the saying, “If we don’t learn from history, we are doomed to repeat it.” Of course, that was originally applied to the destiny of civilizations. But it can just as easily apply to our own personal lives. While we learn the skills necessary for doing family history, we should also look at… Read More Looking Back: How Family History Benefits Families
My mother died in a car accident when I was two years old. She was the youngest of eight children born to my grandmother. By 1955, my grandmother had buried her husband, three babies, and two adult children, one of them being my mother. As a little girl, I would go to the nearby cemetery with… Read More Don’t Forget the Babies!!!
The kids are back in school, and fall is in the air. The beginning of the school year always brings back memories of days spent in classrooms and adventures with friends. Fortunately for me and my husband we still have copies of our high school yearbooks to help us reminisce and remember the stories of… Read More What You Can Learn from Your Ancestor’s Yearbook