Join us for Family History Week, with posts all week long on our social media channels (see below) and here on our stake website. Have you ever felt connected to an ancestor you haven’t met? Have you spent time trying to understand what life was like for them. President Neff wrote about finding a family photo in his grandmother’s album, “When I see this photo, I see beautiful people. People exactly like me and exactly like you. Their lives were both marred by tragedy and washed over with joy. Like you and me, their lives were full of deep meaning, wonderful dreams and the sorrow of loss. I not only love coming to know my relatives, I love knowing they are more like me than I might ever imagine.”
“While worshipping in the temple is presently not possible, I invite you to increase your participation in family history, including family history research and indexing. I promise that as you increase your time in temple and family history work, you will increase and improve your ability to hear Him.”
If you’re missing time in the temple, we invite you to follow President Nelson’s advice above and increase the time you spend in family history. Don’t know where to start? Think all your family history is done? Our family history consultants tell us there is always family history work to be done.
This week we will focus on three main areas:
1) Writing your own Personal Family History
2) Making a Photo Book of Your Family Photos
3) Learning how to Index
We’ll also hear personal experiences from members of our stake, listen to musical numbers on the stake YouTube channel, see what the youth are doing to get involved, and learn more about the blessings we receive when we work on gathering Israel.
We have one request from our stake members: Please take a minute this week and post one photo or story about one of your ancestors on your personal social media (Instagram or Facebook).
If you need a hand getting started, please reach out to the family history consultants in your ward, via the TOOLS app:
Aliso Viejo (Jon Craig, Rich Bradarich, the Hayhursts)
Aliso Niguel (Karen Vallejo)
Laguna Hills (Jeanette Allen)
Laguna Niguel (Laura Del Rosario)
Wood Canyon (Trevor Agrelius, Nicole Davis, Pam Novillo)
Laguna Beach (Davis Patchell, Beth Sands)
Dana Hills (the Kartchners)
Marina Hills (Gary McCoy)