When I was growing up, my family never talked about pioneer ancestry, and I just assumed I didn’t have any pioneer ancestors. Many years later, after I was married, I learned that I did indeed have many pioneer ancestors and one of them has a remarkable story which I would like to share. My great,… Read More A Memorial for Charlotte
A few months ago I had the privilege of meeting with an amazing sister named Dany over Zoom to help her with her family history work. She was from Phnom Pehn, Cambodia and a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At the time, she was a BYU Pathways student and Sister… Read More A Gatherer in Cambodia
Several years ago, before we got our Family History Center, I was asked to head up a family history class on a ward level. I tried to interest the members to attend. I had little success. As I tried to recruit members, I approached a sister and friend to come to my class. I was… Read More The Healing Power of Family History Work
I was recently released as the Lead Consultant in my ward. It has been a marvelous experience for me and I continue to serve as a consultant in the Granite Family History Center. I guess I will always be involved in family history and helping out in this way for the rest of my life.… Read More Separated Brothers Joined Through Temple Work
Relationships change over time. Just consider the difference in your relationship with your parents when you were a child, teenager, young adult, married with kids, and when your parents are in their later years. Our strongest feelings about a relationship tend to be the nature of the relationship at the moment and we often forget… Read More RELATIONSHIP BUILDING
Recently, my husband had a former missionary companion, his wife and daughter from Norway come to visit us. We were excited to spend a day with them. Since it was in the cold months of the year, many of the outdoor activities we normally would do were limited. As we searched for other options, we… Read More A Discovery Experience with Our Friends
In no aspect of my life have I felt the influence of the Holy Ghost as strongly as I have felt it while doing family history research. I always knew that He was a comforter and a soother of souls. I know that He can warn us of danger. But I have come to know… Read More Guided by the Spirit in my Family History Work
One day I took some women to the Family History Center. One was not a member of the church who was visiting from Florida. I helped her sign on to FamilySearch and she added her immediate family to her tree. I showed her how to search for records and right away we found a record in… Read More Memorable Experiences at the Center
The 1921 England & Wales Census is now online and available exclusively on FindMyPast! Why is this exciting? A new census record provides information such as who is still alive since the last census, new children in a household, a new marriage with children, and so much more. Besides this, the 1921 census provides unique… Read More The 1921 England & Wales Census is Here
In the October 2011 General Conference Elder David A. Bednar invited the young women, young men, and children of the rising generation to engage in family history work. He stated: “Many of you think family history work is to be performed primarily by older people. But I know of no age limit described in the… Read More YOUTH AND FAMILY HISTORY – MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN