Unlock Your Past Have you ever wondered where you came from? Why you look a certain way or maybe like certain things? Could it have anything to do with your heritage and those ancestors that came before you? Discovering your past is the key to answering some of those questions. One of my most favorite […]
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There are many hurtles that prevent people from learning about their family history. They might be really busy, not have the education to know where to begin or a million other reasons why, but kids? Well, their only stumbling block is us as their parents! What child doesn’t love sitting on their parents lap […]
Read More »What a blessing it is to search and find our ancestors. I love the quote by President Thomas S. Monson when he said, "I testify that when we do all we can to accomplish the work that is before us, the Lord will make available to us the sacred key needed to unlock the treasure […]
Read More »Several years ago, while I was helping to get the Family History Center redone, I thought it would be fun to add a picture of "The Howland Family" that you often see in the LDS Temple Visitor Centers. I designed a poster of that family tree and it was hung on the wall at the Family […]
Read More »Today, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints celebrate "Pioneer Day." You might be wondering what that means. On July 24, 1847 Brigham Young and many early pioneers arrived in the Salt Lake Valley after spending months walking hundreds of miles. Many family members were buried on the side of the trek […]
Read More »With the end of our Temple series, we kicked off a Family History weekly lesson. Today as a family we watched Part 2 from Family Search. If you missed the first lesson, read about our F.T.I. and watch Part 1. When the video finished, we went online to Family Search's website. If you haven't […]
Read More »My dad, sister and auntie all went to school at BYU-Hawaii. In it's early years, it was known as Church College. It is located on the beautiful island of Oahu along the coast in a town called Laie. The magnificent temple is close by where my grandparents and parents were married long ago. This place is […]
Read More »I didn't realize that yesterday, Sunday the 8th, was National Grandparents Day until my amazing and talented cousin posted a picture on facebook. We were in California celebrating the safe return of my parents from their mission to Africa. You can read more about their exciting adventures online. It is so great to have them back. […]
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