President Russell M. Nelson declared, “Anytime you do anything that helps anyone—on either side of the veil—take a step toward making covenants with God and receiving their essential baptismal and temple ordinances, you are helping to gather Israel. It is as simple as that.” Do you ever have family, friends or ward members say that all their family history… Read More Helping with the Gathering of Israel
As we begin this new year of studying the Book of Mormon, aren’t we grateful for the written words of Nephi? Especially his small plates. Our 2024 theme for the Granite FamilySearch Center will be, “A Year of Remembering and Recording,” and we encourage you to work on writing your own “small plates.” We are… Read More A Year of Remembering and Recording
The Love of God, by Sabrina Squires… Read More A Companion to Come, Follow Me
I’m not sure what my grandparents and other family members were celebrating in this picture, but I’ve often thought it was New Year’s. Perhaps it was New Year’s 1946, right after World War II ended, which would have been cause for a great celebration. There would have been hope for a brighter future and, perhaps,… Read More Ringing in the New Year
Christmas has always been one of my favorite times of the year. It seems to bring out the best in people. Christmas brings a desire to share what we have with others. There are many gifts that are shared this time of year, but perhaps the greatest gift any of us have received is the… Read More The Gift of Knowing Christ
Christmas is always a time when we remember and celebrate the birth of our Savior, and it is also a time when we feel close to our families. This Christmas, I have appreciated my family more by reading some of their journals, diaries, and letters to understand how they experienced Christmases in the past. About… Read More Christmas Memories
Christmas time is such a beautiful time for making new memories and remembering the old. Because the holidays center so much around family, we can also focus our hearts on family who have gone before us. One way we have found of remembering is to put five generations of family pictures on our Christmas tree. Small picture… Read More “HAPPY GOLDEN DAYS OF YORE”
“When the beloved prophet, Helaman, and his wife were blessed with two sons, they named them Lehi and Nephi. Helaman told his sons why they were named after two of their ancestors who had lived upon the earth almost 600 years prior to their births. He said: ‘Behold, my sons, … I have given unto… Read More REMEMBER THEIR NAMES AND WORKS
I love collecting art and meaningful quotes about angels. “In like manner our fathers and mothers, brothers, sisters and friends who have passed away from this earth, having been faithful, and worthy to enjoy these rights and privileges, may have a mission given them to visit their relatives and friends upon the earth again, bringing… Read More Eternally Connected
It’s been said, “The struggle ends when gratitude begins.” This week begins one of my favorite times of the year! Certainly, the weeks that are left in the year will be busy, and we will have so many options to choose from in how to fill our days. But with Thanksgiving being celebrated this week, it… Read More Remember to Give Thanks