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Family History stories: Grandma’s memories — an oral history interview

Many readers from Northern Utah and Utah Valley responded to an invitation to share their favorite family history stories and experiences. Here is one of those stories: Back in 1971 as part of the last class I took before graduating from Weber State, I did a series of oral histories. One of ...

Family History stories: A 3-cent breakfast

Many readers from Northern Utah and Utah Valley responded to an invitation to share their favorite family history stories and experiences. Here is one of those stories: My father, Clair Bernard, was a young man attending school during the Great Depression. On summers he left home for adventure ...

Family History stories: A flicker lights the way

Many readers from Northern Utah and Utah Valley responded to an invitation to share their favorite family history stories and experiences. Here is one of those stories: Some years ago, before I moved to Utah, I had a free day in Salt Lake City. I decided to visit the Family History Library to ...

Family History stories: Paintings remind family of ancestor stories

Many readers from Northern Utah and Utah Valley responded to an invitation to share their favorite family history stories and experiences. Here is one of those stories: I would like to tell the history of Edward Rawson, born on April 16, 1615, in England. He came to Boston, Mass., in the ...

Family history: A labor of love

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints frequently refer to what they describe as the three-fold mission of the church. Spencer W. Kimball, the president of the church at the time, stated in the April 1981, general conference that the mission is “To proclaim the gospel, ...

Conference Counsel: The powerful effect of reverence on society

A point of emphasis since my children were really young has been to instill in them the importance of reverence for the name of God. Knowing how commonly the name of God is spoken in vain, I wanted to make sure they were crystal clear on what was appropriate. This led to some teaching ...