I have been so moved by the scope of the Rootstech experience. I am at over 67,000 relatives and the technology allows me to contact each of those people directly by email. It also allows me to see my relationship with them. I just learned today that one of my friends in school, Clair Jackson, is my second cousin on the Dance/Watt side of the family. I never knew all those years of elementary and secondary school.
My goal with Rootstech this year is to take action! I can’t just be moved and influenced those three days! I need to learn, explore and do FH the other 362 days of the year. I need and want to Choose Connection; Discover, Connect and Share. Therefore, my goal is to watch at least 3 of the sessions on my playlist each week and put them into action. I can’t just watch and say that is cool, I should...and then nothing happens because of the fateful word, should. I should is going to become I am!
I actually put this concept into action last night. I finally called my parents and talked to them. I asked them about which U.S. presidents were most influential. Here is my Mom’s list: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump (she asked if it was okay if she included this one, I told her that it was okay), Thomas Jefferson (because he helped write the Constitution). My Dad’s list: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses Grant, Ronald Reagan, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower and Donald Trump. We figured out that my father probably had his first opportunity to vote in a presidential election in 1956 when Dwight Eisenhower won re-election over Adlai Stevenson. That will go in their Storyworth book.
I was reading a short article on my Church of Jesus Christ home page from Sis. Eubanks about the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis. She said this:
Sister Eubank said voluntary service is not being used to its full potential. She pointed to JustServe, a free app that helps communities come together in service.
“People are the heart of the solution,” she said. “[Cooperative activities] remind us that we’re all children of the same God. Faith communities are perfectly positioned to do this because we’re very good at trying to make humanity come together and achieve a larger goal.”
Voluntary service is not being used to its full potential. I agree with Sis. Eubanks and I am feeling inspired and motivated to do more to help organize the desire and talents of people in my ward and community to serve and lift our brothers and sisters here and around the world.
