Participate in Family Discovery Day on February 11 to learn how to celebrate your family heritage—past, present, and future.
10 January 2017 from Church News
Are you passionate about family stories?
Do you have an interest in learning how to discover your roots?
If so, Family Discovery Day 2017 is for you and you can attend or watch live from anywhere in the world.
RootsTech Family Discovery Day is a 1-day free event designed to help LDS individuals and families discover and celebrate their family heritage—past, present, and future.
Family Discovery Day, which originates at the RootsTech family history conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, will be streamed online in English, Spanish, and Portuguese so that members of the Church around the world can participate.
Here’s what you can expect this year:
Are you passionate about family stories?
Do you have an interest in learning how to discover your roots?
If so, Family Discovery Day 2017 is for you and you can attend or watch live from anywhere in the world.
RootsTech Family Discovery Day is a 1-day free event designed to help LDS individuals and families discover and celebrate their family heritage—past, present, and future.
Family Discovery Day, which originates at the RootsTech family history conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, will be streamed online in English, Spanish, and Portuguese so that members of the Church around the world can participate.
Here’s what you can expect this year:
President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy Watson Nelson General Authority speakers
President Russell M. Nelson, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and his wife, Sister Wendy Watson Nelson, will be the featured speakers at Family Discovery Day.
President and Sister Nelson will share family stories and experiences that highlight the importance of family and offer unique perspectives for raising children and grandchildren in faith.
The Family Discovery Day general session with President and Sister Nelson will begin at 1:00 p.m. (Mountain Standard Time) on February 11, 2017, and will be streamed live on the home page of LDS.org and through Mormon Channel’s YouTube channel, streaming platforms, and mobile apps.
President Russell M. Nelson, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and his wife, Sister Wendy Watson Nelson, will be the featured speakers at Family Discovery Day.
President and Sister Nelson will share family stories and experiences that highlight the importance of family and offer unique perspectives for raising children and grandchildren in faith.
The Family Discovery Day general session with President and Sister Nelson will begin at 1:00 p.m. (Mountain Standard Time) on February 11, 2017, and will be streamed live on the home page of LDS.org and through Mormon Channel’s YouTube channel, streaming platforms, and mobile apps.
Other special guests
Family Discovery Day will also feature popular LDS speakers including former National Football League player and current television personality Vai Sikahema; Brigham Young University head football coach Kalani Sitake; and BYU professor of religion and popular public speaker, Hank Smith; and Deseret Book CEO Sheri Dew.
These sessions will be streamed live through the Mormon Channel and the Family History topics page.
Family Discovery Day will also feature popular LDS speakers including former National Football League player and current television personality Vai Sikahema; Brigham Young University head football coach Kalani Sitake; and BYU professor of religion and popular public speaker, Hank Smith; and Deseret Book CEO Sheri Dew.
These sessions will be streamed live through the Mormon Channel and the Family History topics page.
Family Discovery Day streaming schedule (English, Spanish, and Portuguese)
TIME
SESSION AND SPEAKERS
~~~~~~~~
1:00 p.m.
(60 minutes)
FAMILY DISCOVERY DAY GENERAL SESSION
President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy Watson Nelson
~~~~~~~~
2:15 PM
(60 minutes)
ONE WORK: TEMPLE AND FAMILY HISTORY BLESSINGS
Vai Sikahema, Kalani Sitake, Sheri L. Dew
~~~~~~~~
3:30 p.m.
(60 minutes)
HOME WITH HANK
Hank Smith
TIME
SESSION AND SPEAKERS
~~~~~~~~
1:00 p.m.
(60 minutes)
FAMILY DISCOVERY DAY GENERAL SESSION
President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy Watson Nelson
~~~~~~~~
2:15 PM
(60 minutes)
ONE WORK: TEMPLE AND FAMILY HISTORY BLESSINGS
Vai Sikahema, Kalani Sitake, Sheri L. Dew
~~~~~~~~
3:30 p.m.
(60 minutes)
HOME WITH HANK
Hank Smith
Available on-demand
If you can’t watch live on February 11 starting at 1:00 p.m. (MST), videos of the messages from Family Discovery Day will also be archived at lds.org/discoverfamily for later viewing in the following languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
If you can’t watch live on February 11 starting at 1:00 p.m. (MST), videos of the messages from Family Discovery Day will also be archived at lds.org/discoverfamily for later viewing in the following languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
Attending the live event
More than 15,000 adults and children attended the free event in 2016. Tickets will be limited in 2017 for this increasingly popular event. Individuals and families interested in attending the live event in Salt Lake City should register as quickly as possible online at RootsTech.org.
For those who can attend live at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, sign up for a time to meet one-on-one with a certified FamilySearch ambassador and find names of your ancestors to take to the temple. Space is limited.
If you have a family history calling, take advantage of specialized trainings in Salt Lake City built to help you learn how to organize family history efforts, work with youth consultants, and take advantage of new tools and techniques.
You’ll leave with tips and tricks to help individuals discover and connect their families.
Register to attend here.
More than 15,000 adults and children attended the free event in 2016. Tickets will be limited in 2017 for this increasingly popular event. Individuals and families interested in attending the live event in Salt Lake City should register as quickly as possible online at RootsTech.org.
For those who can attend live at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, sign up for a time to meet one-on-one with a certified FamilySearch ambassador and find names of your ancestors to take to the temple. Space is limited.
If you have a family history calling, take advantage of specialized trainings in Salt Lake City built to help you learn how to organize family history efforts, work with youth consultants, and take advantage of new tools and techniques.
You’ll leave with tips and tricks to help individuals discover and connect their families.
Register to attend here.
Local family discovery days
Family groups and leaders of wards and stakes interested in hosting a local family history fair or family discovery day can learn more at lds.org/hostfair.
Family groups and leaders of wards and stakes interested in hosting a local family history fair or family discovery day can learn more at lds.org/hostfair.