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Come, Follow Me is a resource offered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is designed to be used in the home to support personal and family scripture study to build faith in Heavenly Father and His plan of salvation and in the Savior Jesus Christ and His Atonement. Come, Follow Me is self-contained and adequate, when used properly. Products and materials designed to supplement this resource, though they may be helpful in some instances, are not necessary for a successful home study program.
May 30–June 5
The Lord can work miracles when I trust in His ways.
From Come, Follow Me:
To receive the Lord’s miracles in our lives, we must trust in His ways, even when His ways seem unusual. The story of Gideon, found in Judges 6–8, is a good example of this. How did the Lord work an unlikely miracle when Gideon’s army defeated the Midianites? What do you feel the Lord is trying to teach you? How have you seen the Lord do His work in ways that seem unlikely?
The Lord can truly work miracles in your life and in your family relationships. In what ways have you seen the Lord’s hand in your life? What can you do to help strengthen your family relationships?
Elder A. Theodore Tuttle explained: “There are great promises to those who do [family history]....All who diligently search realize that help comes—often from the other side of the veil. You see, they are organized and working there at least as well as we are here!
“Elder Melvin J. Ballard testified that ‘the spirit and influence of your dead will guide those who are interested in finding those records. If there is anywhere on the earth anything concerning them, you will find it’... And Elder Widtsoe said, ‘I have the feeling … that those who give themselves with all their might and main to this work receive help from the other side, and not merely in gathering genealogies. Whoever seeks to help those on the other side receives help in return in all the affairs of life’...I testify that this is true.” (Eternal Links that Bind)
Ponder for a moment–what family history miracles have you experienced? Are there times when you have felt an influence from the other side? Have you had times when a record “just” appeared? Did things “just” come together? Count the blessings you have received and find joy in them. Share them with your family. You may want to record them in your journal, audio-record them or upload them to Memories in FamilySearch Tree.
If you need some help remembering, below are some stories of others who have experienced miracles in their family history endeavors that might jog your memory.
I Didn't Like Family History Work. but Then I Experienced Miracles
Family History Miracles Do Happen - Church News and Events
The Miracles That Helped Me Find My Family's Records in the Swiss Alps
The West Family Version of the '17 Miracles'
Miracles of Healing through Temple Ordinances
Strengthen your family by sharing positive comments about each other. Sit together as a family (extended family can join). Take turns going around saying something good about the person to your right - a characteristic, a good deed, a special talent or skill, etc. Then reverse and go to the left.
Discuss how hearing positive comments made you feel. How did it feel to share positive comments about others? How does this activity strengthen each individual? How does this strengthen you as a family?
Consider writing a note of gratitude to family members. Write about an experience with that person or a positive characteristic that has helped you. Tell them how and why they are an important part of your life.
Another idea is to audio record and preserve a tribute to a deceased loved one using the FamilySearch Audio App. See instructions in The Family History Guide here.
Select one or more of your parents, grandparents, or other relatives that you would like to cheer up and uplift. Create a memory jar for each person you select. Work on memories for just one individual at a time. This would be a great birthday gift idea. Give family members about 10 slips of paper. Have them write a short favorite memory about the selected person on each slip of paper. After all family members have written their memories, fold or roll the papers and place them in a jar. (You can Google "memory jars" if you would like some creative, decorative ideas.) Present the jar with its "good cheer" memories to your loved one.
Additional ideas:
From Come, Follow Me:
After Joshua died, the next generation of Israelites “knew not the Lord.” Talk with your family about how they know the Lord and “the works which he [has] done” for them. How will you ensure that this knowledge will be preserved for future generations?
Using family photos, stories, or other heirlooms is one way to share your knowledge of your family with others. As you share your family information, you help other family members learn more about themselves and enable them to continue to pass on this information. Discuss some ways your family can help preserve this information.
Look through some old photos and share stories or memories of the events they portray with family members. Decide which photos you would like to share on your FamilyTree and upload them. For additional help, read:
Working together as family members can be fun - even though it may take longer as you reminisce. Turn on some music, bring out the boxes, and get on with the exciting task of preservation!. Here are some helps:
Photos can help you remember events in your life or help bring a memory to life. Adding information about that photo can provide invaluable information in later years to you and future generations. FamilySearch’s tagging photos makes this process very easy.
Help preserve the memories of your photos by writing information on photos or tagging digital photos so names, places, and dates will not be forgotten. See Add/Tag Photos in The Family History Guide, how to add important details to FamilySearch photos and how to add audio to photos on FamilySearch. Make a plan to identify your photos with tags so that knowledge will be preserved for future generations.
Terms to Know
Knowing the basic terms used in genealogy will help you keep your research on track. Here’s a glossary of terms provided by FamilySearch, and here’s one provided by Ancestry.