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
One of my family history treasures is the Book of Remembrance that belonged to my grandmother, Mary Anne Hamilton Frost, nicknamed Mollie. Mollie and her sister Margaret (Peg) became interested in the church when they heard the missionaries talk about baptism for the dead in a street meeting in Belfast, Ireland, in 1910. They stopped… Read More Finding Maggie
Exciting news! The Granite Family History Center will reopen with regular hours beginning April 13. We are excited to see the smiling faces of our patrons and the enthusiasm of our consultants. We also look forward to feeling the wonderful spirit that attends the Family History Center. Starting April 13 our hours will be: Sunday … Read More Open For Business
When I read about Lygia in my Family Tree, she was the daughter of Joseph and Mary Sessions, the granddaughter of Perrigrine and Sarah Sessions and the first cousin and friend to my grandmother Norma Sessions Jackson through the marriage of Perrigrine and Sarah. The only other information I know about her are the few… Read More “The Dash”
Last week the leaders of the Granite Family History Center and the contributing stakes met to discuss the opening of the Granite Family History Center, the efforts being made in the wards and stakes to further Temple and Family History work, and the blessings of participating in this important work in challenging times. We look… Read More What Will I Do With What I Have Learned?
Youth and young adults are invited to participate in a series of challenges to connect with themselves and others during RootsTech Connect Feb. 25-27, 2021. Credit: Screenshot RootsTech.org… Read More You Can Still Participate in RootsTech Connect 2021
In In a talk given by President Henry B. Eyring in April, 2020 general conference; he told about the development of Family Search, why it was initially developed and how it has changed and evolved over the years. Initially Family Search was developed because so many temple ordinances were being duplicated in the temples. The… Read More Hastening the Work