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Has staying in got you down? Try some family history talk at the dinner table!
In the past four months of pandemic craziness, dinner table conversations have been the highlight of the day for me. We haven’t been running off to soccer, football or dance practice and we have the ability to sit around and talk long after the food is gone. How has it gone in your home?
Dad, Tell Me Your Story
It seems that now, more than ever, when our world feels a little upside down, that learning from the past can help us navigate our futures and fathers and grandfathers are the key to that.
Not a Trivial Pursuit: Family History for the Novice
I have some family history expert friends. They have that certain look in their eye when they talk about genealogy. It’s hard to explain, but I would imagine it’s similar to the look that the children in “The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe” had when they returned from Narnia. It’s this quiet joy. They have seen the other side. In this case, we’re talking about the other side of the veil. It’s wondrous.
Run-in with the CIA: A Unique Family Story
This story from 1972, is from my twelve-year-old perspective.
Put Your Face on Old Black-and-White Photographs of Your Ancestors
Using Picture My Heritage, you can choose whether you want to smile or not and superimpose your face on old photographs. Read instructions on how to do it.
A Tribute to Libby: A Woman Without Guile
President Lyndon B. Johnson and his entourage of Secret Service entered the Atlantic City, New Jersey hotel lobby. Spying my father across the foyer, President Johnson waved him over. The President then extended an invitation for my parents to join him and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor in his suite.
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The Bravest Woman in Church History That You’ve Never Heard Of
The Spirit Asked Me to Give Away My Car
A note on Joseph Smith, death, and out-of-body experiences
Why George Washington Could Not Be Felled by Powder and Ball
Pandemic: What Have We Learned About Ourselves and God’s Purpose?
Hidden Things: Five Astonishing Stories About the Building Salt Lake Temple
How a Simple Prompting Led to a Dramatic Mugging and Why I Still Trust the Lord