As we celebrate Memorial Day, it’s natural for our thoughts to turn to those who have come before us. And while I celebrate the opportunity to decorate the graves of those who have come before me and express my love & appreciation for their examples and the love they have shared with me, I am also… Read More We Can Do More for Them
President Russell M. Nelson declared, “Anytime you do anything that helps anyone—on either side of the veil—take a step toward making covenants with God and receiving their essential baptismal and temple ordinances, you are helping to gather Israel. It is as simple as that.” Do you ever have family, friends or ward members say that all their family history… Read More Helping with the Gathering of Israel
Often it seems that we are willing to go to great lengths to get something we want. How often do we observe others seeking solutions or remedies for things they think will make them happier, keep them younger longer or even help them become more successful. The world would have us chasing the latest fads in… Read More Promised Blessings
This is a unique and pivotal time in history. We are blessed to live in the last dispensation before the Second Coming of the Savior. Near the commencement of this dispensation, in 1829, the year before the Church was formally organized, a revelation was received, declaring that “a marvelous work” was “about to come forth.” And at… Read More Love is at the Center of This Work
We all know the responsibility President Russell M. Nelson has placed on each one of us when it comes to the gathering of Israel. He has profoundly emphasized that our unique responsibility is to help gather scattered Israel and prepare the world for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Fortunately for all of us, our Father… Read More Helping to Gather Israel
Although I have been an active member of the church all my life, I have never felt the urge to do family history work. I was certain that searching out one’s ancestors required being old or being born with the genealogy gene. I was sure that neither prerequisite applied to me. Then, two years ago,… Read More Opening Our Eyes and Hearts to Family History Work
My great grandparents left Sweden and crossed the plains and, shortly after arriving, went on to settle in the Bear Lake Valley. My husband’s great grandparents came from the Eastern United States, crossed the plains and also settled in the Bear Lake Valley. So it was there that my grandmother and my husband’s grandmother were born… Read More Connections at the Lake: Family Ties, Cousins and Memories
In the April 2022 General Conference, President Russell M. Nelson introduced the concept of positive spiritual momentum in our lives. Just like a game in sports, momentum can carry us through difficult circumstances and provide that additional energy to perform at a high level. Many of the conference talks in the most recent conference referenced… Read More SPIRITUAL MOMENTUM
A few months ago I had the privilege of meeting with an amazing sister named Dany over Zoom to help her with her family history work. She was from Phnom Pehn, Cambodia and a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At the time, she was a BYU Pathways student and Sister… Read More A Gatherer in Cambodia
In the October 2011 General Conference Elder David A. Bednar invited the young women, young men, and children of the rising generation to engage in family history work. He stated: “Many of you think family history work is to be performed primarily by older people. But I know of no age limit described in the… Read More YOUTH AND FAMILY HISTORY – MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN