Over the course of the past several months as a new family history consultant in my ward I have engaged in a lot of conversations with my neighbors about the state of their family history and how they feel about doing it. Almost without exception I hear “If I only knew what I was doing […]
William Ruthven Westover only lived to be 42 years old. Those of us who are older than that do not have much of a problem remembering 42 years of time. It just is not that long. But for a man who lived such a short life William sure had to learn the lessons of patience […]
It is Pioneer Day weekend here in Utah. Each year around the 24th of July Utah pioneers are featured, celebrated and remembered. We have many pioneer stories in our family history. To me one of the most compelling is the story of Grandma Sophie. Grandma Sophie was not a Westover. Her granddaughter, Mary Ann Smith, […]
We’re soon to release a new video telling the story of William and Ruth Westover. In truth, all of our other efforts have led us to this point. William and Ruth are kind of a focal point for the many modern generations of Westovers due to the Westover Ranch in Rexburg, Idaho. The ranch was […]
What a gratifying thing it was to experience the things we did in the week leading up to Mother’s Day. My thanks to all family members who could participate. We asked a lot of people and actually the response we got was better than we anticipated. I know I put many on the spot and […]