In the tenth article of faith, we read: We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion will be built upon this [the American] continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory. A… Read More The Building Up of Zion
Have you received impressions that you need to write your personal history or the histories of family members? These nudges from the Spirit can be the force behind our efforts to gather Israel and in connecting with members of our own family. Whether you are new to family research or are a seasoned researcher, there… Read More Little Changes, Big Results
This month the Relief Society and Elders Quorum presidencies on our ward, issued a challenge for each member to share a memory on Family Search, Family Tree. You have probably read articles on this blog, detailing ways save and share memories. The availability of scanners for patron use at the Granite Family History Center, to… Read More Adding A Life Sketch to Family Search – Family Tree
Have you been left with family effects due to divorce, death, inheritance or moving a family member into assisted living? What should you do with their belongings? What needs to be kept? You could stuff everything into a cupboard and store it, perhaps until your children are left with them. Thus, worshipping items because they… Read More I got stuck with grandma’s stuff
A number of years ago I felt prompted to write a history about my father. He died quite young and most of my children and all of my grandchildren never knew him. I thought by recording his history for them they would come to know him better. Due to a busy schedule, the project ended… Read More Writing Family Histories: Unanticipated Blessings
Each month FamilySearch shares information about new records available. In April, FamilySearch released nearly 32 million newly indexed family history records and over 3 million digital images from all over the world. The article: Monthly Record Update for April 2021, contains links to new records which include birth, marriage, death, and church records. The article… Read More New Records Available
In “Revelations in Context” on the Gospel Library app, there is an interesting section by Nathan Waite titled “A School and an Endowment.” It describes the origins of the School of the Prophets founded in Kirtland, Ohio in January 1833. While this is a familiar topic in Church history for most Latter-day Saints, what may… Read More School of The Prophets
As we have reopened the Granite Family History Center, it has been a blessing to meet with many of the consultants who serve shifts there. As you can imagine, consultants come with all varying degrees of interests and abilities to do the work of Family History. Yet some have expressed the concern that they feel… Read More Tell Me a Story
This morning while I was reading about the missionary work going on in the newly restored Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints just six short months after its organization, I started remembering that I had some ancestors who were early converts back in the northeastern United States. I thought it would be such an… Read More Turning the Hearts of the Children to their Fathers and Mothers
Kay and I serve on Tuesdays from 5:00pm to 7:00pm which is usually a quiet time at the Family History Center. One Tuesday we had a couple come in and ask for help learning more about indexing as they had to teach a lesson in their Ward the following Sunday. Kay went to help the… Read More My Spiritual Experience at the Family History Center