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Family Photo Tree

This was created from the inspiration of my father. When I asked him how to get Young Women excited about their own family history and temple work, he told me that we needed to make a poster with pictures of their ancestors. That way they would see t... JPG - JPEG image file
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An Authentic Christmas

A play in three scenes for an LDS audience. Overzealous about her "Christmas in Nauvoo" decorating scheme, Julie is forgetting the reason for the season. Can an unexpected visitor help her refocus before it is too late? Read the script at http://ts...
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We are led by a living prophet today.

Eleven-year-old Rebecca stared out the bus window but didn’t really see the houses passing by. The after-school bus commotion raged around her but didn’t interrupt her troubled thoughts. If I don’t get an A on the final history report, I won’t get an A in history. That means no honor roll. It’s not fair. I’ve worked hard all year long to get on the honor roll, and now, all because of this stupid assignment, I might not make it this last quarter. History, yuck! The bus lurched to a stop but couldn’t jolt Rebecca’s thoughts from her history assignment. I have only a week to write about someone who made a contribution to the United States’ growth and progress. It would be simple if Mrs.

Obedience and Family History with Coat of Arms activity

We believe … in obeying honoring, and sustaining the law (A of F 1:12). Have you ever tried to play a game with someone who doesn’t know the rules? You end up spending all your time deciding whose turn it is or what should happen next. When each person who is playing the game knows the rules and follows them, everyone can have fun. We also need...

Family History Scavenger Hunt

The purpose of this activity is for members to familiarize themselves with the New FamilySearch (nFS) web site (new.FamilySearch.org) while they explore their family tree. ...

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Family History Themed Chili Cookoff - Chiliology

Our unit has a chili cook off each year. In the past it has been an adults-only activity, but this year we decided to make it a family activity with a family history theme. It was fun! Here's how we did it: ...
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Top 10 Tips for Helping Children Become Interested in Family History

Following are some great ideas to help you get children interested in family history: ...
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Family history and temple work bless all the generations of my family

Thunder clapped and lightning flashed almost constantly outside the cabin window as Louisa Bingham Lee stood kneading a large batch of bread dough on the kitchen table. Read more »

Comb your hair

Have students comb their hair, with the stipulation that they cannot bend their elbows. This is quite a hilarious sight to see them trying to comb hair with straight arms. Its basically impossible unless the person has very long hair and can bend over very far. Then give the same comb to a neighbor and again with only straight arms, have the neighbor comb the hair. ...
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Heart of My Fathers - Play

Michelle N. shared this beautiful family history play she wrote. ...

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Heart of My Fathers - Program

Michelle N. shared this program that document to accompany the Heart of My Fathers play. ...

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Heritage Worksheet

This handout was submitted by Lindsay S. It has space for youth to write heritage they are proud of, and a heritage (or legacy) they hope to leave along with a quote from Elaine Cannon. ...

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Manual 1 Lesson 19

This cute handout was submitted by Karla S. to accompany Young Women Manual 1, Lesson 19: Personal Records. ...

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Frame - 5

This black and white image, Frame 5, was donated by the artist, Chris Gunn. ... GIF - GIF image file
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Frame - 5

This black and white image, Frame 5, was donated by the artist, Chris Gunn. ... JPG - JPEG image file
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