Five Reasons to Watch Family Discovery Day 2016

  • 26 January 2016

The 2016 Rootstech Family Discovery Day is February 6, 2016. Watch the live stream on ChurchofJesusChrist.org for inspirational stories and insightful tips for strengthening your family connections and discovering treasures hidden in your own family history.

What exactly is Family Discovery Day? Find out for yourself on February 6 without leaving your home.

Family Discovery Day is an event filled with inspirational stories and insightful tips for strengthening your family connections and discovering exciting treasures hidden in your own family history. The upcoming 2016 RootsTech Family Discovery Day in Salt Lake City will be streamed live on ChurchofJesusChrist.org.

Here are a five reasons why you should watch Family Discovery Day on ChurchofJesusChrist.org:

#1—Meet the Renlunds

At the opening session of Family Discovery Day starting at 1:00 p.m., Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will be joined by his wife, Ruth, and daughter, Ashley. Get an inside look into a typical Renlund family discussion as they share their own perspectives on a personal family history experience.

#2—Best friends discuss family history

Family Discovery Day will include a family history discussion between best friends Sheri L. Dew, CEO of Deseret Book, and Sister Wendy Watson Nelson, wife of President Russell M. Nelson, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Watch a candid and real interaction between friends as they each share their own experiences with family history. This session will also include video appearances from people in their lives with inspiring stories, including a message from President Nelson.

#3—Leaders share personal stories

Hear personal family stories from Church leaders. Brother Stephen Owen, Young Men general president, will share a personal and emotional family story about his daughter. Primary general president Sister Rosemary M. Wixom will also share stories about her family, as well as what she wants to do during the Millennium with her photos. Brother Owen and Sister Wixom will be the featured speakers at the family session.

#4—The Renlunds talk explosives

The Renlund family will compare the explosive nature of dynamite with the equally powerful effect of combining family history work with attending the temple. The combination is an “explosive” experience. Learn how to arm yourself and your family with personal power as you understand and participate in the dual nature of the work of salvation.

#5—Football meets family history

At the youth session starting at 4:15 p.m., football players Taysom Hill and Britain Covey will take the stage and share inspiring stories, funny memories, and faith-building experiences. Britain Covey is a University of Utah standout who recently announced via Twitter his mission call to the Chile Rancagua Mission. Taysom Hill is an accomplished and beloved Brigham Young University quarterback.

Family Discovery Day will be streamed live in English and with Spanish, French, and Portuguese translations for selected sessions. Times are in mountain standard time.

Family Discovery Day streaming schedule (English)

TIME (MST)

SESSION AND SPEAKERS

1:00 p.m.
(45 min.)     

Opening Family General Session
Elder Dale G. Renlund, Sister Ruth Renlund, and Ashley Renlund

2:00 p.m.
(45 min.)

Family History Discussion
Sister Sheri L. Dew and Sister Wendy W. Nelson

3:15 p.m.
(30 min.)

Family Session
Sister Rosemary M. Wixom and Brother Stephen W. Owen

4:15 p.m
(30 min.)

Youth and Family Session
Britain Covey and Taysom Hill

Family Discovery Day streaming schedule (French, Spanish, Portuguese)

TIME

SESSION AND SPEAKERS

1:00 p.m.
(45 min.)

Opening Family General Session
Elder Dale G. Renlund, Sister Ruth Renlund, and Ashley Renlund

2:00 p.m.
(45 min.)

Family History Discussion
Sister Sheri L. Dew and Sister Wendy W. Nelson

3:15 p.m.
(30 min.)

Family Session
Sister Rosemary M. Wixom and Brother Stephen W. Owen

Family Discovery Day on February 6 is especially designed for families and members of the Church ages eight and older. The messages and classes are designed to teach you how to find your ancestors, how to prepare names for temple ordinances, and how to teach others to do the same.

The Church hosts the one-day event held at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City during RootsTech, the largest family history conference in the world, hosted by FamilySearch International, February 3–6, 2016.

Family groups and leaders of wards and stakes interested in hosting a local family history fair or family discovery day can learn more at ChurchofJesusChrist.org/hostfair. To learn more about attending the live event, which is free, you need to register through RootsTech.org

If you can’t watch Family Discovery Day live, recorded sessions will also be archived at ChurchofJesusChrist.org/discoverfamily for later viewing in the following languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.

 

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