Most of us have attended a few family reunions. Through the years, I have enjoyed gathering together, having a picnic with extended family, hearing stories of ancestors, and playing games to learn about the descendants of my great grandfather, Breneman Barr Bitner. In 2008, it was an extra special family reunion I will always cherish… Read More A Family Reunion on Both Sides of the Veil
In the Spring of 2002, I was sitting in the Draper Temple looking at the endowment card for the lady whose work I was doing. She was listed without her parents, so no Sealing to Parents could be done. I wondered about that because I knew from my Family History training that she was from… Read More Doing the Work for Mr. and Mrs. Wells
In the past decade we often hear our church leaders quote D&C 88:73 – “Behold I will hasten my work in its time.” To hasten means to be quick to do something, to act or move quickly, or to cause something to happen sooner than it otherwise would. I don’t know any work that is… Read More THE “HASTENING” OF TEMPLE AND FAMILY HISTORY
For years I have served as a family history consultant at the Granite Family History Center. During slow times when there are not patrons needing help, I have engaged in indexing. I have found it to be a rewarding experience and have indexed over 12,500 records. On July 5, 2019, I had a unique experience while engaged… Read More The Record Spoke to Me
A few years ago, my family was struggling as we dealt with two of our children having a genetic mental illness that left our family so vulnerable. The illness was like a light switch. When the lights were on, everything was good. Suddenly and unexpectedly, the light would be switched off and my children would attempt… Read More Help from the Other Side
Each week I hear from patrons and consultants at the Granite Family History Center about their experiences with temple and family history. It is exciting to learn of the joy to the heart and comfort to the soul they receive. It is so inspiring and rewarding to be involved in such a wonderful endeavor. In… Read More THE HEART AND SOUL OF FAMILY HISTORY
In the fall of 2020, I felt like the Holy Ghost was nudging me along to finish a project that I had started a few years earlier. I felt an urgency to complete it. I had borrowed some pictures from my mother-in-law of her parents and other family members that were from the Netherlands. I… Read More “Thank You for Remembering Us”
A lot of temple work for my Danish ancestors was done in the Salt Lake Temple in the 1920’s and 1930’s. In the past five years, because of the many old Danish records that have been digitized and put online, I have been able to find spouses, children, grandchildren, grandparents, great grandparents, etc. for many… Read More Advances in Technology Have Led to Miracles in Family History and Temple Work
Elder Renlund has counseled, “When God directs us to do one thing, He often has many purposes in mind. Family history and temple work is not only for the dead, but blesses the living as well.” I would like to share an experience about how temple and family history work has blessed both the living… Read More Blessing the Living and the Dead
In the April 2022 General Conference, President Russell M. Nelson introduced the concept of positive spiritual momentum in our lives. Just like a game in sports, momentum can carry us through difficult circumstances and provide that additional energy to perform at a high level. Many of the conference talks in the most recent conference referenced… Read More SPIRITUAL MOMENTUM