Tag: family history work
The Bus to Inverness: Blessed to Attend Church in Scotland
As the first Sunday in June approached, I struggled with a difficult decision. I was in Scotland participating in a family reunion for my wife’s side of the family, where…
Exciting News on an Apparent Breakthrough in Deciphering the Indus Valley Script: A Great Way to Turn the Hearts of the Children to Their Ancestors
The closing words of the Old Testament are a prophecy about the Lord sending Elijah, who “shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of…
Do I Dare Join the Woman in the Boat?
“Woman Reading in a Boat” by Arthur Becher, ca. 1910. I just awoke from a dream, or series of dreamlike images, in which I stood on my familiar shore…
BillionGraves: A Remarkable Tool for Finding Graves of Your Ancestors
With the need to return to Utah for a while, my wife and I decided to drive instead of our normal routine of flying. This gave us a chance to…
How FamilySearch.org Strengthened Ties with My Mother
I’d like to thank FamilySearch.org for one of the most enjoyable times I’ve spent with my mother. While I was in Salt Lake recently, one of my priorities was to…
When Goats Fly
One of the Young Single Adults in Shanghai recently talked about her experiences in doing family history research. In learning about her ancestors, she had learned stories about their lives…
No Man Knows My History
No man knows my history . . . at least not for the past few weeks. Guess I haven’t been keeping my journal very well recently. Oops. Gotta fix that….
The Savior of the World, the Entire World: Grace Effective to Save All Men
Some critics have argued that the Latter-day Saint concept of moral agency (a.k.a. free agency) would make God no longer sovereign if we were really free to choose and follow…
