I just wanted to share this YW printable that you could use for New Beginnings, Girl's Camp or another activity that goes along with the 2015 YW theme "Embark in the Service of God." The first tag says "Embark… the sky's the limit" and the other tag says "Embark in the Service of God." I'd […]
Read More »2015 is the year for our family to get more prepared. When we lived in Pennsylvania we put together our 72 hour kits and I even shared a post about it here. We made backpacks for everyone in the house with clothes, food enough for 3 days and a hygiene kit. Before we left Pennsylvania […]
Read More »We did it! Day 40 of our 40 Day Family History Challenge. I hope you now have planted in your heart the love for your ancestors as you began this amazing journey with us. If you are just stumbling upon our website, start your own 40 day challenge today! There are links on the right […]
Read More »FamilySearch is encouraging us to index the millions of records that are ready for our eyes to see and fingers to type the information. They are doing a fun Christmas tree decorating event for December. Jump on board and index some records tonight! How about doing your own Countdown to Christmas with this Christmas tree […]
Read More »Today is Black Friday. Thousands of people are running about looking for the best deals to give to their loved ones. What better gift would there be to give, then the gift of family history! I posted a gift idea I did for my mother on Day 11. You can create a similar gift as […]
Read More »For this month's blog train, I thought I'd focus on the ten virgins and how we must be prepared with "oil" in our lamps for when the Lord comes again. Here's a great talk by Marvin J. Ashton. President Kimball gives a great explanation of what the ten virgins story means as well which can […]
Read More »My family is getting ready for a family reunion after Thanksgiving and we will be celebrating my grandparent's life and the legacy that they left behind. In honor of this event, I thought it would be fun for today's daily task to be about joining the "Meet My Grandma" campaign that FamilySearch started in September […]
Read More »Today, we are going to look at the great resources that FamilySearch has for your mobile devices. There are two free apps that you can download from the App Store called Family Tree and Memories. In order to download the apps to your iphone or ipad, go to the App Store. In the search bar […]
Read More »Have fun on FamilySearch by finding a photo of an ancestor. The fastest way to do this is to go to "Memories" click on "People" then where it says "Added by Me" click the small arrow and then click "All." Have fun browsing the photos on your family tree and see if anyone looks like […]
Read More »I thought I'd share this freebie with you inspired by a laurel activity regarding the General Conference that we just had yesterday. The girls will be watching the talk given by Elder Ballard. It doesn't have a title yet so I just used "Stay in the Boat." Here's a freebie worksheet for you to use […]
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