Family History Related Links
Family History Conference Attracts Community and Youth
Posted: 21 May 2013Nearly 1,000 individuals gathered in Houston to turn their hearts to their fathers at the Houston FamilySearch Genealogy Conference held on April 26–27. Full Story
Japanese Missionary Couple Researches 39 Generations
Posted: 11 April 2013Discover how one couple from Japan, after cataloging 39 generations of their own ancestry, turned their passion for family history into missionary service. Full Story
Church Hosts African-American Genealogical Conference
Posted: 1 April 2013The 9th annual African-American Genealogy Conference was held March 9 at the Harlem LDS meetinghouse and gave advice and tips for individuals trying to find African-American ancestors. Full Story
Sister Dalton: The Lord Loves and Trusts Youth
Posted: 25 March 2013Sister Elaine S. Dalton explained how youth can be saviors on Mount Zion at a family history youth devotional March 23 held in connection with the three-day RootsTech 2013 Family History and Technology Conference at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City. The devotional could be viewed live via Internet streaming. Full Story
Genealogy Changes Charts; Family History Changes Hearts
Posted: 23 March 2013Elder Bradley D. Foster of the Seventy spoke on “the role of the family in family history” in an address March 23 in conjunction with the RootsTech 2013 Family History and Technology Conference in Salt Lake City. His presentation was part of a specialized track of training sessions at the conference for priesthood leaders and other Church members with family history-related callings. Full Story
Leaders Can Help Members Experience Joy of Family History
Posted: 23 March 2013Elder Paul E. Koelliker of the Seventy expressed Church leaders’ desire to help faithful, temple-attending members of the Church become awakened to the blessings of bringing family names to the temple. Elder Koelliker, an Assistant Executive Director of the Family History Department, spoke March 23 during a training session for members of ward councils in conjunction with the RootsTech Family History Conference. Full Story
Family History Is More Than Genealogy
Posted: 23 March 2013Family history is not just genealogy, but includes the present and future as well as the past, and ultimately, it is about connecting families together across the generations “that we may be redeemed,” Elder Allan F. Packer of the Seventy said March 23 during a devotional in conjunction with the RootsTech 2013 Family History and Technology Conference in Salt Lake City. Full Story
RootsTech Irving Berlin Concert Highlights Need to Index Immigration Records
Posted: 23 March 2013The Mormon Tabernacle Choir presented a special concert focusing on the work of Irving Berlin and immigration records for RootsTech conference attendees and select guests on March 21, 2013. Full Story
