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?
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
When I was growing up, I loved to hear the stories my mother would tell, about her life growing up, about experiences she had that shaped her life. When our family would gather for family reunions, I was the kid that would sit and listen to my parents, and extended family talk and laugh and… Read More Bouncing Back During Hard Times
I don’t wish to frighten you, but I can think of times when I have been driving and have no memory of how I arrived at my destination. As I was driving, I was so caught up in my thoughts, worries, or day dreams that forgot that I was driving. When jolted back to awareness… Read More Zoning Out
“Family history work has the power to do something for the dead. It has an equal power to do something for the living. Family history work…has a refining, spiritualizing, tempering influence on those who areengaged in it.” Boyd K Packer Ensign, August 2003 While participating in the work of family history, I find that it… Read More Experiences With Family History Build My Testimony
For the first time ever, the world’s largest family celebration event will be entirely virtual and completely free. Get ready to celebrate shared connections with people from around the world. Connect with friends, your family, your past, and your heritage and homelands—all from the comfort of your home and in your browser. If you have… Read More RootsTech 2021
This past year has created many unexpected and difficult challenges. In addition to concerns about the Corona virus itself, there is isolation from friends and family, church services interrupted, temples and family history libraries and centers closed. It has also created situations that have brought wonderful blessings into our lives. I am grateful for the… Read More The Plan of Happiness
Last Tuesday we had our first online class for 2021, Introduction to the Family History Guide. Dave Castleton, who attended this class, wrote: “This past week I have been overwhelmed at the scope and breadth of the work of temple and family history. On Tuesday night I felt such gratitude as I listened to Bob… Read More A View From 40,000 Feet
In Doctrine and Covenants section 110, at the dedication of the Kirtland Temple in 1836, Joseph Smith received a marvelous vision which opened this dispensation for the gathering of Israel and for temple blessings. In this vision, Jesus Christ directed the members of the Church of Jesus Christ to rejoice. D&C 110: 5-6, 9 5 Behold,… Read More Rejoice, Rejoice, Rejoice!
My distant cousin handed me a black leather diary and asked, “Would you like to transcribe this?” And, that was the beginning of my testimony of family history. In the months that followed I was privileged to transcribe the journal of my great grandmother’s sister Ann Fellows. Written when she was about twenty years old,… Read More Because of Ann