Every December, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints invites everyone to Light the World in celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. As part of this initiative, everyone is invited to serve, love and act as the Savior would. This year’s theme is “Be Someone’s Angel.” Elder Gary E. Stevenson of the Quorum of the… Read More The Attendance of Angels
In the October 2024 General Conference (See Link), it was announced that during the last six months, the Church has dedicated or rededicated nine temples in five countries. Additionally, between now and the end of the year, the Church will dedicate five more. President Russell M. Nelson then announced plans to construct 17 more temples. The… Read More The Best Is Yet to Come
Set a Reminder for RootsTech 2025 RootsTech 2025, the largest family history conference of the year, will be here before you know it. In fact, early bird registration opens on September 25, 2024. Set a reminder because you won’t want to miss this opportunity! Registration will open at the same time for both in-person and… Read More Spread the Word, RootsTech Registration 2025 Is Almost Here
Our children love stories, and stories can help us preserve memories. Back in 1996, I started a family history Valentine’s Day project by sending out a questionnaire to my parents and siblings about their courtships and marriages. I thought those stories were important for my children to know. Because I didn’t complete it in time for… Read More Family History Valentine
After a busy day or week, most of us enjoy a quiet evening settled on the sofa to watch a little TV. The challenge is finding shows that are “of good report” and worthy of our time. Some entertainment that we have come to appreciate are a few of the Family History shows found on BYUtv. Here are… Read More An Evening with Family History
It was a few days before our son, Sam, was leaving for his mission to South Africa. We were in the kitchen marking off the list of “what to bring.” One item on the list was his genealogy fan chart. We had printed it off and were looking at it. ”I wonder who will be your special guardian… Read More Jacob and Mina
Some years ago I met a Hopi woman at her home high atop a desert plateau. She was a potter, who made clay vessels in their old traditional way. I asked about the designs on her pots, and what they meant. Some of them she described – for example, one was rain falling on the mesa and another… Read More Anything Can Be Family History
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
When I was growing up, my family never talked about pioneer ancestry, and I just assumed I didn’t have any pioneer ancestors. Many years later, after I was married, I learned that I did indeed have many pioneer ancestors and one of them has a remarkable story which I would like to share. My great,… Read More A Memorial for Charlotte
Several years ago, before we got our Family History Center, I was asked to head up a family history class on a ward level. I tried to interest the members to attend. I had little success. As I tried to recruit members, I approached a sister and friend to come to my class. I was… Read More The Healing Power of Family History Work