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Family Search on the Sabbath

05.26.2019 by season // Leave a Comment

Gruppe Kinder sitzt vor einem Laptop Computer im Unterricht der Grundschule

This week’s idea for #familyhistoryonthesabbath was inspired by @roots2blossoms and @themommygenealogist ‘s Instagram posts from this last week! We have linked to their posts in the stories.

Sunday is a day where a lot of us like to limit and/or ban screen time (makes sense, right?!?). Something that I like to tell my kids is that they can have as much tech time as they want, ONLY if they do family history… Guess what?!? They ALWAYS take me up on it. @familysearch can be such a fun place for kids and I am always surprised by how much they learn.

Did you know that any child 8 years and older can have an account of their own?

Check out familysearch.org/discovery for some super fun games and activities that are fun for the whole family.

If they’ve been there, done that with the discovery activities, don’t stop there! Send them exploring! See if they can find a pioneer, an early settler, see if they can track how many countries their ancestors came from, have them find a story to share at family home evening, see if they can find any royalty in your family line. I am sure you can think of more ideas!

Are you going to let your kids have tech today? If you do, tell us how it goes in the comments below!

Remember, every week we will share a simple idea for bringing family history into your home on the Sabbath day. If you have ideas that you would like us to share, tag @seasonforfamily in your Instagram post and use the hashtag #familyhistoryonthesabbath

To help us not be on social media all Sunday, we will share your ideas on the following Saturday night or Sunday morning in our stories. They will then be available for viewing on Sunday.


CAROLYNN REYNOLDS

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IG: @branches.art


Categories // Child, Teen Tags // account, activities, Family History, family search, kids, sabbath, screen time, sunday, teens, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Bringing your Ancestors to Life

05.24.2019 by season // Leave a Comment

As David Eagleman put it, “There are three deaths. The first is when the body ceases to function. The second is when the body is consigned to the grave. The third is that moment, sometime in the future, when your name is spoken for the last time.”

When we think about “doing” family history, we often think it involves digging through records, going to graveyards, and trying to find names and documentation. And while all of these things are definitely parts of family history, there is so much more.

Family History can be something as small as speaking one of your ancestor’s names – keeping them alive. This becomes even richer and rewarding when you connect those names with tangible experiences.  

I have found great power and joy in bringing my ancestors back to life – or keeping them from succumbing to the 3rd death. As I have learned about my ancestors’ lives and then created experiences for my children to connect with them, I have felt the immense joy and power of family history.  

I hope to be able to inspire and teach you to find family stories and revive them so that you and your children can connect with those who have come before and paved the way for you.

Summertime is a perfect time of year for this as children are out of school and there is more time to create experiences together.


If you’re curious, and want to go ahead and get started, you can check out the link in my Instagram account @goodmorningshelly to see how I have been implementing this idea of bringing my ancestors to life  (Pioneer Unit and Swedish Unit.) 

I would love to hear any ideas for how you could bring your ancestors to life.  Please feel free to share in the comments.


SHELLY LOPEZ

IG: @goodmorningshelly


Categories // Uncategorized Tags // acting, ancestors, connect, experiences, Family History, kids, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

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