Elder Dale G. Renlund
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The April 2021 General Conference held messages of spiritual revival, to look to Christ for strength and confirmation of gospel principles, said members of the BYU–Hawaii ohana.
They said even if they have to wake up as early as 5:30 a.m. to watch it live, they do, and it doesn’t minimize conference’s personal impact.
Every six months, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gather for general conference. Perry Christensen, an associate professor in the Faculty of Education and Social Work, said conference is a spiritual revival because it increases his testimony that the Lord is leading His Church and watching over it.
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George Garmany, governor general of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, second from left, Brenton Simons, president and CEO of New England Historic Genealogical Society, third from left, and Steve Rockwood, president and CEO of FamilySearch International, fourth from left, discuss a collaboration to digitize records of Mayflower descendants during RootsTech at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020.
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Everyone wants to be part of a story. Isolation, pandemic-induced or otherwise, has created an incredible sense of disconnect. Individuals across the globe are starving to be interconnected with something a little bigger and little greater than themselves. In short, people around the world are longing for belonging.
RootsTech Family Discovery Day has looked very similar for years thousands of eyes on the massive stage at the Salt Palace, a beloved Church leader or leaders sharing an inspiring message, and a broadcast enabling those not in attendance physically to experience a taste of connection.
But in 2021, Family Discovery Day looked different. The in-person audience for Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s and Sister Patricia Holland’s remarks was small. But the members of that audience included those who are most important to the Hollands their own children.
The backdrop of Family Discovery Day is southern Utah, and through video, photographs, and a tour around St. George, we see places and hear memories that shaped the family.
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The annual RootsTech conference continued Saturday as Elder Jeffrey R. Holland and his wife Sister Pat Holland, took viewers on a family history tour of their hometown St. George.