Hopefully, you have made the decision to attend Rootstech 2018. 28 February-March 3. It promises to be an event that will both teach and entertain you.

Gold-medal figure skater, Scott Hamilton will kick off the conference on Thursday as the keynote speaker. Hamilton is known as the eternal optimist, having battled cancer and other challenges in his life.

Friday’s keynote speaker, Brandon Stanton, has used the power of storytelling to raise money for several life changing purposes. Henry Lewis Gates, Jr., is one of America’s top scholars in African-American literature and the use of DNA in family history. Catch a preview of his approach to family history by watching his PBS series, “Finding Your Roots.”

Recently added to the keynote speaker line-up is Natalia Lafourcade, renown Mexican pop-rock performer, who is scheduled to speak Saturday morning.
Continue forward into Saturday afternoon with President and Sister Dallin H. Oaks who are the keynote speakers for Family Discovery Day.

If circumstances don’t allow you to attend the conference in person, join the live streaming of all the keynote addresses and some class sessions at rootstech.org. The livestreaming class sessions have not been announced yet, but will be sometime this month. Family Discovery Day will be streamed lived on the LDS.org homepage.