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”
This is Beth. She was born in 1919 – that was 100 years ago. Beth was the youngest child in her family. She had two older sisters and two older brothers. There was also an older sister that died as a child that Beth didn’t ever know. One Christmas when she was about 8 years old – I think… Read More Toe of My Stocking
In the First Presidency Christmas Devotional given earlier this month, Sister Bonnie H. Cordon, Young Women General President, shared a story about a gift her father gave his brother for Christmas during the post-World War II era. Sister Cordon described this story as a gift to her because it taught her about sacrifice and reminded… Read More The Gift of a Family Story
In Christmases past at the Granite Family History Center, we have encouragedgift giving for our ancestors that include: 1) Working to complete your fourgenerations on FamilySearch 2) Adding a memory to your FamilySearch FamilyTree 3) Indexing a batch of records 4) Performing a temple ordinance for anancestor. There are also many wonderful Christmas gifts for… Read More Family History Christmas Gift Ideas
Do you have some fun family traditions that you do at Christmastime? Laurie Bradshaw in a recent FamilySearch blog, Share Your Family’s Holiday Traditions, gives some ideas for some new traditions you may want to try. Decorate your home as a family Read nightly holiday stories Decorate a unique Christmas tree for each person Put… Read More Christmas Traditions
At this time of year we often hear “Joy to the World.” It may be in joyful song, words repeated from scripture or sentiment expressed in public discourse. These words are associated with the joy the world felt when the Savior was born. However, it can also have a modern day application as frequently expressed… Read More Joy to the World
The Granite Family History Center will be closed several days for the upcoming holidays in November and December. For the Thanksgiving holiday, the Center will be closed on November 26 through December 2. It will reopen on Tuesday, December 3. For the Christmas and New Year Holidays, the center will be closed Sunday, December 22… Read More Granite Family History Center Holiday Closures
A few years ago when I was a student in an institute class, the teacher, Brother Bailey, wrote “Jesus Christ” on the whiteboard. Suddenly, he SLAPPED the whiteboard and yelled, “It’s NOT his last name!” He had the attention of the entire class. I think that statement came as a surprise to some. I have… Read More The Prophesied Lineage of Jesus Christ