Genealogy

 As I was reading the scriptures this week in Ether 1-15 I was impressed at how diligent they were at keeping their family records, especially with the writing tools they had to use. I have always been interested in geology and love hearing more about my ancestors and looking at old pictures. There is an old picture of my great grandparents coming out of an ice cream shop with a bunch of treats for grand kids, and I always thought it was sweet and glad that moment was captured. My father was really interested in genealogy and worked hard at researching names and gathering information. The information that he has gathered has helped other family members for their own research. I have always had this desire and hope one day to be able to be more skilled at doing genealogy. I have started to learn how to use the Indexing program and index documents on the LDS church database on Family search. This is a wonderful service to do and using your time for a great cause.

            My stake was challenged to do our own research and take names to the temple. This was a great activity for us as a family to do and to teach our children. If you are not sure how to do this there are resources out there to assist you as well as Ward and Stake Family History consultants. I hope that as my children get older I will have more time to spend on this great work.

             I have recently read a talk given by Elder David A. Bednar, The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn, which was a great talk on this topic. I hope you will take the time to read it.

https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2011/10/the-hearts-of-the-children-shall-turn?lang=eng

Here is a great Video about Genealogy.

https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2011-08-03-genealogy-is?lang=eng