I've sung in the Tabernacle

Hi!

What would be your reaction if of all the stakes in the world, your stake was the only one to hold its Stake Conference in the Tabernacle on Temple Square.  You would probably say WOW!
How would you react if you were in the choir for stake conference? And sang in the same seats as the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. A double WOW!

CHOIR DIRECTOR WITH ME IN TABERNACLE

One of the early decisions I faced on arrival in Utah was whether I should move my church records. The choice was to leave them in the Princeton 2nd, Ward, move them to Rick's ward, or to a missionary branch that meets in the Joseph Smith Building. I chose the latter.
It was a good choice. Besides singing in the Tabernacle, speakers at sacrament meetings have included Elder Dalen H Oaks  and a member of the first Quorum of the 70. Most of the priesthood are High Priests and many have served as Bishops, and  stake, mission, and temple presidents, and area authorities.

Hi!

It's been a  while since my first post.

In March, Rick and I and my cat Pugs drove West to Saratoga Springs, Utah where I now live. We towed a trailer which was a foot wider than my Subaru Forester and when fully packed with storage boxes, furniture,  bicycles and other baggage was higher and longer than the car. Thankfully, we arrived safely.

On April 1 (April Fools Day) I began serving in the "Family and Church History Headquarters Mission" in Salt Lake City.  It is both the largest and smallest mission in the Church. The largest because it has about 1,200 missionaries and the smallest because it covers only 3 city blocks.

Basic training started with lectures and one-on-one training. At the end of basic training, we were assigned to the US/Canada zone in the Family History Library. On arrival at the Library, we were given an inch-thick training manual. This was my challenge for the next two months. The training both formal and on-the-job was fantastic. In exchange, I get to help others and have time to work on the Thorne Family History.

If you have an opportunity, sign on to FamilySearch, Family Tree and check out the Thorne family. It starts with William Thorne arriving in America about 1635/36 from England and ending with the most recent arrival, Paislee Rae Thorne. She arrived June 22, 2016, the daughter of David and Chelsee Thorne. Check out the memories - photos, documents, and stories. Some are really cool.

FAMILY HISTORY CONFERENCES

Hi!

I'm learning more about Family History. In July and early August I attended both the BYU Family History Conference and the Foundation of  Eastern European Family History Studies conference. The BYU conference covered a bunch of general topics while the FEEFHS was directed toward Eastern Europe. Slovenia is included in that category and the conference helped define what I need to do to extend Nancy's family history.

We are making decisions on the software to use for both the Thorne and Siftar family history. At this time I am using Family Search, Family Tree and RootsMagic as the primary family history programs. In addition, I am using Ancestry, Find My Past, and other LDS partners for research. ResearchTies will be used for planning research and maintaining research logs. Evernote is my choice for recording memories.

Family History is entering the 21st century. About 45 years ago when I was teaching a Sunday School class on Family History, we kept sending family group sheets and pedigree sheets to Salt Lake and I complained about never getting anything back. Now, we need a life preserver to keep us on top of the flood of information available.

Pete

The snow blizzard started Friday evening January 22. By the time it ended on Sunday the farm had about 20" of he white stuff and drifts up to 3' deep. Some areas got about 2.5' of snow and drifts up to 5'.ith drifts up to 5'.