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: taught by  “ Cherie Bush,  “ : panel discussion hosted by  Allison DePrey Singleton,  MA, MLS, Sr. Librarian, Genealogy Center, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana. The CDC estimates that 20% of people age 55 years or older experience some type of mental health concern. The most common conditions include anxiety, severe cognitive impairment, and mood disorders (such as depression or bipolar disorder) - see:  https://www.cdc.gov/aging/ pdf/mental_health.pdf.  Research has shown that loneliness and social isolation can result in long-term negative health outcomes. St...

Last week at RootsTech Connect, MyHeritage announced new technology that transforms still pictures into moving images.

‘The Book of Mormon’ turns 10 (Jeff Christensen | AP file photo) Andrew Rannells, left, and the cast of "The Book of Mormon" perform during the 65th annual Tony Awards, Sunday, June 12, 2011, in New York. Can you believe that “The Book of Mormon” musical is 10 years old? It’s true. It has been a decade since Elder Price (Andrew Rannells) first took to the Broadway stage to joyously sing about getting his own planet as his nerdy companion, Elder Cunningham (Josh Gad), lovingly lied his way to convert after convert in the jungles of Uganda. Since its March 24, 2011, premiere at the Eu...

Deseret News Share this story George Garmany, governor general of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, second from left, Brenton Simons, president and CEO of New England Historic Genealogical Society, third from left, and Steve Rockwood, president and CEO of FamilySearch International, fourth from left, discuss a collaboration to digitize records of Mayflower descendants during RootsTech at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Everyone wants to be part of a story. Isolation, pandemic-induced or otherwise, has cr...

RootsTech Family Discovery Day has looked very similar for years—thousands of eyes on the massive stage at the Salt Palace, a beloved Church leader or leaders sharing an inspiring message, and a broadcast enabling those not in attendance physically to experience a taste of connection. But in 2021, Family Discovery Day looked different. The in-person audience for Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s and Sister Patricia Holland’s remarks was small. But the members of that audience included those who are most important to the Hollands—their own children. The backdrop of Family Discovery Day is sou...