It has been unbelievable how the Book of Mormon “Come, Follow Me” lessons have been so relevant to our current events each week, both as a world community and personally. Something really struck me when I was reading from Chapter 37 of Alma verses 2 and 14 where he was giving counsel and direction to… Read More For a Wise Purpose…
My mother-in-law (who was supposed to leave on a mission to the U.K. in June) and I had a “family history tour” girls trip planned for late March. We have been wanting to go meet some cousins that we were able to contact through ancestry DNA and see if they could help us put together… Read More Silver Linings
Over the past few weeks there has been much in the media about preparing for the return to school in light of the pandemic. A lot of thought and planning have gone into preparing the physical facilities, administration, teachers, and students, to insure that the learning environment this fall will be both meaningful and safe.… Read More Preparing in a Pandemic
I stumbled across the MY CONTRIBUTIONS tab on Family Search and clicked on it. It is available on: Desktop – Tool bar while on a person page; Apple iOS – bottom right corner, tap the 3 dots; and Android – top left corner, tap the 3 lines. It shows YOUR individual contributions to Family Search… Read More My Contributions
July makes me think of the pioneers, not only because of their stories and it’s the month we celebrate the vanguard company arriving in the Salt Lake valley, but also because I have had (on two occasions) the experience of going on a pioneer “Trek”. Both times stake youth and leaders went to Martin’s Cove,… Read More The Rescue
July makes me think of the pioneers, not only because of their stories and it’s the month we celebrate the vanguard company arriving in the Salt Lake valley, but also because I have had (on two occasions) the experience of going on a pioneer “Trek”. Both times stake youth and leaders went to Martin’s Cove,… Read More The Rescue
July makes me think of the pioneers, not only because of their stories and it’s the month we celebrate the vanguard company arriving in the Salt Lake valley, but also because I have had (on two occasions) the experience of going on a pioneer “Trek”. Both times stake youth and leaders went to Martin’s Cove,… Read More The Rescue
I recently received a call from my brother in Sweden who was excited to tell me that he and his kids were at the cemetery in the old town of Laxarby where a few of our ancestors were buried. We paid a visit to this cemetery 8 years ago when my family and I vacationed… Read More Sharing the Spirit of Elijah
My missionary grandfather with his companion, other missionaries and members swimming at Coney Island – 1926 In 2017, I started a journey to learn more about my father’s father, Clair Pingree. My grandpa Pingree died in 1966, at age 61, when I was eight years old. My memories are the memories of a child. He… Read More Who is Your Oldest Living Relative?
Recently, with the time I have had at home, I decided to write my personal history. I have been keeping a journal off and on for many years, beginning with my missionary journal. I read through that first journal, in an effort to refresh my memory of events that occurred some time ago. As I… Read More How to Write Your Personal History in a Year