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
The October 2014 Ensign contains an article by Elder David A. Bednar taken from his address to new mission presidents on June 25, 2013. Elder Bednar shared a statement made by Joseph Smith on April 6, 1837: “After all that has been said, the greatest and most important duty is to preach the Gospel.” Elder Bednar then… Read More WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR MISSIONARIES IN LIMBO
My mother died in a car accident when I was two years old. She was the youngest of eight children born to my grandmother. By 1955, my grandmother had buried her husband, three babies, and two adult children, one of them being my mother. As a little girl, I would go to the nearby cemetery with… Read More Don’t Forget the Babies!!!
Each day of our lives we engage in all kinds of activities and entertainment in an effort to feel joy and satisfaction. However, often the activities we participate in leave us unfulfilled, frustrated, upset, tired, or discouraged. Have you ever stopped to realize the unique and abundant joy you feel when engaged in temple or… Read More Joy and Spirit of Elijah
My mother died in a car accident when I was two years old. She was the youngest of eight children born to my grandmother. By 1955, my grandmother had buried her husband, three babies, and two adult children, one of them being my mother. As a little girl, I would go to the nearby cemetery with… Read More Don’t Forget the Babies!!!
On a Sunday afternoon in September, the FHC was filled with over 50 youth, mostly 12 to 14 years old, who came to be enlisted in the Youth Battalion of Zion’s Army. You may remember President Russell M. Nelson’s worldwide youth devotional on June 3, 2018, wherein he invited the youth of the church to… Read More October 2018 – Director’s Message
by Liz Kennington A normal practice in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was post-mortem photography. By today’s standards this would be considered morbid and definitely taboo. But the photos, commissioned by grieving families, were often the only visual remembrance of the deceased and also a treasured possession. The pictures were taken of the recently… Read More Post-Mortem Photography
by Liz Kennington This past Spring, the British royal family welcomed a new prince, the son of Prince William and Princess Kate. The young prince was born on 23 April 2018, and there were a few days where the name of the new prince was not known. On April 27 the name of the new… Read More What’s in a Name?
by David Castleton What an exciting time to be on earth! In the past six months we have seen so many positive developments with the way we minister, church leadership, Melchizedek priesthood quorums, and family history. This month the youth of the world had the chance to spend a Sunday evening with President and Sister… Read More July 2018 – Director’s Message
by Liz Kennington Around the turn of the 20th century, books designed to teach women how to make men happy were a big item. But advice books for men were rare. In 1883, a Methodist minister named George W. Hudson wrote a book geared to helping young men pick the proper woman to marry and… Read More Men’s Guide to Marriage