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, ...

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 ...

Many people might be interested in learning more about their ancestors but just don't know where to begin. Others might have family members who have been engaged in doing extensive genealogical work and might feel like there isn't much left for them to do. Debbie Gurtler, assistant ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, shared as a poem: The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there – L.P. Hartley I never really knew her. ...