Making Buttons

One of the classes I take is CTE. CTE teaches you many skills. The CTE class I'm in is the one that focus's on technology and today we get to make buttons. I decided to base mine on family history. I'm not quite sure how to incorporate it, but I am going to try. I'm actually writing this in class right now while I wait for him to start us on making buttons. Its time now, I'll finish this later.

Okay. I made the buttons and it was awesome! I put a picture of my great-great grandmother Ruby on one button, and a picture of my great-great grandmother Ruby from the other side of the family on the other button. If I read my teachers expression correctly, he  was a little bit surprised to see black and white photos. He asked me if they were my ancestors and I said yes. I felt them there after school. They were pleased that I had chosen to put them on the only buttons I will most likely make in my life. I felt the spirit so strongly, and when I pick up the buttons, I know that they are there.

People will help you

Be ready for the shortest post in the world, but I feel it is important. I have had many experiences where I want more information. People share a snippet, but not the whole picture. I never knew what to do. That is until now. I figured out when people share sources, their email shows up. I emailed people, twice. It works wonders. I have found, two books and two great people who are just like me, looking for info. Email people and hold on tight, because there is a great miracle waiting to happen.

Where did your ancestors come from?

Where did your ancestors come from? There is an easy answer to it. Roots mapper. Roots mapper lets you see where your family came from and where they immigrated too. Roots Mapper is on Apple to. It is called Family Map. It is slightly different than the website. The URL is: https://rootsmapper.com/       Here are some screen shots of Roots Mapper:
                                                                                                                                             




This is the first screen you see, it shows a map.



This lets you choose how many generations you want to see.



In this I wanted to see five generations.





The mobile app is like this:



This is the page you see when you open it.


This is showing eight generations. Sadly, you can't choose how many generations.


Roots Mapper is awesome! It is really cool to see where your ancestors came from, two were born in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

John Atlantic Burr

John Atlantic Burr is one of my ancestors. I had to write a paper on an ancestor at school (that unit was awesome! I got an A) So I choose him. I thought I'd show you it. If you are by chance, part of the Burr family you should check out this book, that is by Wesley R. Burr and his wife Ruth J. Burr. It is called a history of the Burr pioneers.

Anyways, here is the easiest assignment ever:

John Atlantic Burr

John Atlantic Burr’s father lived in New York. He had a great life going then, Charles worked on his father’s farm as a youth. It was a very large farm, with amazing crops, animals, and orchards. When he was four a little girl, whose name was Sarah was born in Jefferson.  She was over 100 miles away from Charles, but fate brought them together. They were married December 28,1843. They had their first son on October 26,1844, his name was Charles E. W. Burr.

Not long after they were married, the Book of Mormon was introduced to them. Two years later they were pregnant again, and moving west with the Saints. They were one of the families that took the USS Brooklyn. John Atlantic Burr was born in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, hence the middle name. John’s early months were on a ship. Those months were treacherous for John. Sarah Sloat and Charles Clark Burr almost never saw their baby boy grow. The journals of people from the USS Brooklyn say that it is a miracle that he survived. With little provisions onboard  it was a miracle. It is assumed he must have also been nourished by some of the other women in the party. Sarah and Charles were very grateful for the love and kindness their baby received. When they made it to California their journey was not yet over. They stayed in California till they had enough money to move to Utah. They moved to Payson where Charles started a sawmill to make a living.

They lived in Salt Lake until 12 year old John and his father were sustained as a missionaries to settle Payson. They moved to Payson where Charles started a sawmill up Peeteneet canyon, now known as Payson canyon. It was built about a mile north of Maple Dell. While living in Payson John fell in love with a pretty girl named Angeline. Angeline and John were married on November 7,1868. Their first child was born December 14,1869. John was a nomadic person. He hated to sit still. He did many things in his life. He started the burr trail, as a cow herding trail. People now use it as a hiking trail, it takes into a beautiful wilderness. He started a ferry at Lake Powell, it lasted until 1930 then sank. It was replaced around the 1940’s as a memorial to him. He lived in many places in his life, they include: Atlantic Ocean, Salt Lake, Payson Utah, Muddy River, Glenwood, anywhere between Sevier county and Payson Utah, Burrville, Park city, Loa, Teasdale, Escalante, Salina, 4 corners, Provo, Monticello, Moab, Cortez Colorado, Fruitland, New Mexico, Burr Desert, Lake Powell, and California. I think John Atlantic Burr was a man who followed his spirit, but I would not want to be in his shoes. Moving all the time with 5 children!

   

Pictures

I am so glad they took this picture. The person may have died but the memory never did.

Extreme Genes Family History Radio

I love the Extreme Genes family history radio. I discovered it when I realized. It was March. Our youth were challenged to act like missionarys for a month. Some of the requirements were:

• No electronics for non gospel related things
• No non gospel books
• Do your own laundry
• Make a meal every week
• Random act of service everyday
• Fast on fast Sunday (that meant twice because of conference)

 

I realized the book I was listening to while I was running was not a gospel book

So I wound up listening to Extreme Genes. Sure March is over but I still listen to it. It is really interesting. Fisher, the host has a website, be sure to look it up! I love Extreme genes, it is very inspiring. 

LDS general conference, Saturday

I was out on a run for the Saturday morning session, (I'm training for a marathon) But I heard it was good. I did get some good things about genealogy during the afternoon session. Cook's talk was especially good.

At the beginning of the conference the choir sang, "I lived in Heaven". One line stuck out to me "eternal salvation for man" Family history is about eternal salvation for the dead, family history/genealogy is included in our Heavenly Fathers Plan of Salvation. Which makes family history even more important, if it is included in the plan of salvation. Matt. 16:19 says: "whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven" If we do the work on earth, it will last in heaven.

One of the speakers, I think it was Cook, basically said the mission statement of genealogy, The hearts of the fathers will be turned to the children and the children to their fathers. It is wha. t happens when the spirit of Elijah touches, each of our hearts. Mal. 4:6 says: "Turn the heart of the fathers to the children" It is basically the same thing that Cook said.

Another reason family history is important is because Heaven, is based off of families. Sealing's are so important because "whatsoever thou shalt  bind on earth shall be bound in heaven" Matt. 16:19. We want to be with our families forever. Those people in my tree aren't just names. They are real people and I want to be with them forever. I do the work so we can meet face to face. I have already met them in spirit. I can't wait till I can meet all of them. Especially the two ladies I was named after. Ruby Huish and Ruby Nielson.

Don't underestimate the influence of dead people. Cook is correct. Don't underestimate the influence. They will help you. I have felt it. They can help you break through your brick wall to discover them. They will help you in all that is good.

He also said "without our roots and branches we cannot be saved." A tree without it's roots will die, a tree with no branches produces no food. If you have your roots, but no branches, you get no fruit. You need your fruit to survive. Take the chance and find your fruit and harvest new branches.