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Cankered Roots – G. G. Vandagriff

“Cankered Roots” is an LDS mystery novel centered around genealogy. Alex Campbell is a widow. Her husband, Stewart, was killed three years ago in a terrorist attack, and if it hadn’t been for his distant relative, Brighamina Poulson, coming to her home in Scotland on a genealogical dig, Alex might still be living in darkness, trying to cope. Briggie, as Alex came to know her, didn’t believe in grieving, but in rejoicing. She introduced Alex to the gospel, taught her about Christ, and brought her back to the United States. Briggie gave Alex a new reason to live as together, … Continue reading →

Sunday School: Temple and Family History Work – Who Needs Their Work Done?

So you’ve done research and have names, along with their date of birth or death, and you know where these events took place. You are now ready to move on to the next phase of the process – determining what temple work has already been done for those individuals, if any. Your greatest tool will be the guidance of the Holy Ghost. Perhaps you need to do just a bit more research before taking the name to the temple. Maybe you have enough and feel prompted to go ahead with the work. As you stay close to the Spirit, you … Continue reading →

Sunday School: Temple and Family History Work, Identifying Your Ancestors

Of course, the first step in providing temple work for your kindred dead is to identify your ancestors. It can be a rewarding process. As you dig up information on who they were, what kinds of things they enjoyed doing, and where they came from, you can learn more about yourself as well. Don’t forget to contact your family history consultants if you need help locating a difficult piece of information. When you’re just beginning, you’ll want to start with your parents and grandparents. If you already have a great deal of information gathered, you’ll want to start finding out … Continue reading →

LDS Weeks in Review September 30-October 13

This week Tristi introduced a great new series that will answer common questions that those of other faiths may have about the church. She answers her first question in Gospel Questions: Are Mormons Christians? Tristi continues her insight into the scriptures with 1 Nephi 5:16-21, 1 Nephi 6 and thoughts about the war chapters, 1 Nephi 7:1-5, 1 Nephi 7:6-15, 1 Nephi 7:16-21, 1 Nephi 7:22, 8:1-11, 1 Nephi 8:12-18, 1 Nephi 8:19-25, 1 Nephi 8:26-34, and 1 Nephi 8:35-38. Miriam reviews several General Conference talks in “The Things of Which I Know,” “The Restoration of the Gospel,” “This Day,” … Continue reading →

Sunday School: Temple and Family History Work, An Overview

For the last several weeks, I haven’t gone to Gospel Doctrine. I’m not sluffing, I promise. I’ve been attending the Temple and Family History Work class. My husband is the ward temple committee chairman, and so he works closely with the family history library that’s located in our building. In concert with the others called to similar positions, they work to educate the ward about the importance of family history work, and part of that education is the Temple and Family History Work class. The curriculum for the class is fairly simple and straightforward and is found in the booklet … Continue reading →