Family History Event

As part of the Utah Festival of Books on June 4, 2011, there will be a family history venue with presentations from 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. It will be located in 3714 HBLL, on the south side of the Harold B. Lee Library.

There will be many family history and local history presentations to choose from. The family history events are as follows:
10:00–10:45 a.m. “Research Resources” by Jim Greene, FamilySearch
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. “FamilySearch 2011 and Beyond” by Jim Greene, FamilySearch
12:00–12:45 p.m. “Chasing Provo’s History: Seldom Told Tales” by Robert Carter
1:00–1:45 p.m. “Learning to Love Our Own Ancestors” by Jayare Roberts, ­­­­­­­­­­­MLS, AG, FUGA,
2:00–2:45 p.m. “How to Write a Memoir” by Douglas Thayer, local author
3:00–3:45 p.m. “Crash Course in Family History” by Paul Larsen, author
4:00–4:45 p.m. “True Miracles with Genealogy” by Anne Bradshaw, local author
5:00–5:45 p.m. “Getting the Most Out of Ancestry” by Crista Cowan, Ancestry.com

All presentations are free and open to the public. This event is hosted by BYU Bookstore and sponsored by KSL and Read Today.

The festival also includes other family-friendly events held on BYU campus. For a complete schedule, please refer to the festival website at www.utahfestivalofbooks.com. A program will also be printed in issues of the Deseret News.

Note: We suggest you park in the Marriott Center parking lot. A shuttle will be provided for transportation to campus. There will be construction near Heritage Halls, limiting Campus Drive to one lane. The main entrance to the Wilkinson Student Center will also be closed for construction.

Jeanne Goodwin

Our sweet sister Jeanne Goodwin passed away Sunday May 15, 2011. We will sure miss her sweet and loving spirit. The family will have an open house Thursday May 19th from 6:00pm - 8:00pm at Jeanne's home (1390 E 520 S) for anyone who would like to pay their respects to the family.

Thank you so much for your prayers and thoughts for Jeanne and her family. They are much appreciated.

This is what was in the Daily Herald:
Jeanne Baird Goodwin, age 46, of Provo, passed away May 15, 2011. Friends and family may meet for Graveside Services at 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 20, 2011 at the Provo City Cemetery, 610 South State Street. Friends may call at the Family Residence, 1390 East 520 South, Provo, Thursday evening from 6 until 8. Condolences may be emailed to info@bergmortuary.com. (801) 373-1841

Hygiene Kits

Our Ward is collecting the needed items to put together hygiene kits. Please bring any of the items on this sheet to church and place in one of the baskets outside of the Chapel, Primary room, or Relief Society room. We thank you for your help!

Hygiene Kits provide disaster victims with basic items necessary for health and cleanliness.

2 unbreakable combs (no sharp handles)
4 toothbrushes (packaged)
1 tube of toothpaste (6-8 oz., no pumps)
2 bars of soap (approximately 4 to 5 oz.)
2 hand towels (new towels, approximately 15" by 25". Please do not use dish towels or washcloths. To sew towels, serge or zigzag the edges of terry cloth to make a 15" by 25" towel.)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will restore a historic site in Pennsylvania

Formerly known as the town of Harmony, the site is in Oakland Township in Pennsylvania near the present-day town of Susquehanna. This site is important to Latter-day Saints as the location where Joseph Smith received the Aaronic Priesthood at the hands of John the Baptist and, in a nearby location, received the Melchizedek Priesthood from Peter, James and John in 1829. These men appeared as angels to restore to the earth the same authority they had received from Jesus Christ. The site is also significant as the place where Joseph Smith translated much of the Book of Mormon. These events laid the foundation for the restoration of the original Church established by Christ Himself.

The announcement letter from the First Presidency invites interested Church members to make a small, one-time contribution to the restoration project by specifying “Priesthood Restoration Site” on the Tithing and Other Offerings slip that is available from bishops and branch presidents. For more information on this please visit: http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/60801/Church-to-restore-historic-site-in-Pennsylvania.html

Sister Irene Gage is in the hospital. While she and her family appreciate visitors she is still really tired and her family would ask that she have a break from visitors for now. She will be moving to the rehabilitation center hopefully soon. We will let you know when that will take place and she'll probably be up for visits then. Thank you!

"President Gordon B. Hinckley stated that “God planted within women something divine.” That something is the gift and the gifts of motherhood. Elder Matthew Cowley taught that “men have to have something given to them [in mortality] to make them saviors of men, but not mothers, not women. [They] are born with an inherent right, an inherent authority, to be the saviors of human souls … and the regenerating force in the lives of God’s children.”
As daughters of our Heavenly Father, and as daughters of Eve, we are all mothers and we have always been mothers. And we each have the responsibility to love and help lead the rising generation." - Sheri Dew, Oct. 2001 - Are We Not All Mothers?