A couple of weeks ago, my husband and I decided to visit: This is the Place Heritage Park. We went online to schedule a time to visit and to pay for our tickets. When we arrived, it was quiet, with very few guests , due to social distancing associated with COVID 19. There were still… Read More A Different Kind of Pioneer Day Celebration
It seems like just when restrictions associated with COVID 19 were beginning to ease, and we were beginning to hope that our communities, churches, and country would open up again, more cases have been diagnosed and we have been cautioned to continue with social distancing. While I was looking forward to having the Granite Family… Read More Got Questions? We can help
Participation in family history was neither a priority nor of much interest to me for most of my life. Yes, I completed my four generations out of duty, but I never connected with any of my ancestors. I tended to zone out when someone started to talk about genealogy and I was grateful the Lord… Read More IT WORKS!!!
When my mom died, I inherited “the box.” You know the one, filled with photos and scrapbooks, slides and negatives, some labeled, and some not. It was a harsh reality to recognize that I had suddenly become the older generation, and that I could identify photos and tell stories that no one else could. Whenever… Read More The Box
Several years ago, I was on a temporary duty assignment with the Army in Mons, Belgium. Mons is the Headquarters of SHAPE, the Supreme Headquarters Allied Forces Europe. It was a plumb assignment where I had weekends off and was able to travel and see many of the sites of military interest in the area. … Read More Known but to God.
I love reading and hearing stories of people who were brought to Christ, changed their lives through repentance, accepted His atoning sacrifice, received the ordinances, and made sacred covenants to aid them in staying true and faithful to the Gospel. We can read accounts in The Book of Mormon of the effect of missionary work… Read More The Merciful Plan of Salvation
Last week I was able to listen to a book on my Deseret Bookshelf App, by Tim Ballard called: The Pilgrim Hypothesis, (also available as a book or eBook) The book details the role of the Pilgrims in establishing colonies on this continent. Many miracles occurred in order to establish a nation where Christ’s gospel… Read More Family History Fun
I have always made a point of talking about what I do at Church and the callings I have at work. A couple of years ago, my secretary asked me some questions about how she could find out more about her family to share with her grandson. We talked several times at work and I… Read More At All Times and In All Places
President Russell M. Nelson has declared: “The Lord is hastening His work to gather Israel. That gathering is the most important thing taking place on earth today. Nothing else compares in magnitude, nothing else compares in importance, nothing else compares in majesty. And if you choose to, if you want to, you can be a big… Read More Ministering Through Temple and Family History Work
In a July 1, 2020, blog post, Monthly Record Update for May 2020, found at Family Search, it was announced that 24 million new indexed records were made available in May 2020. It was exciting to me to see these newly available records and think about the impact they will have on those doing family… Read More Millions of Newly Indexed Records Available