Riverton
Copperview Stake Family Heritage Festival (held Sat. May 19,
2007, from 9-noon:
The Main Emphasis this year was
on the Youth of the stake--"Turn the hearts of the children to their
fathers." The Festival was in three parts. All three parts
were held in the chapel, with 20 min. in between sessions to visit the
displays. All three sessions had an opening and closing prayer.
Displays in Cultural Hall:
Each ward did a display table.
Some of the ideas presented:
1. Ward History books (looseleaf
binders for each year--write-ups and pictures of people and activities,
each page in a plastic sheet protector).
2. Name Origins: 1/2
poster size (made by the children)--told about their surname--the
origination of the name; map of the area it came from; family shield;
etc.
3. One display told about their
YW group going to the temple to do baptisms for more than 70 or 80
people (ancestors of ward members). The man who furnished most of
the names for them to do, had met with the young women and told them
about some of the people they were doing baptisms for. It made it
more interesting for them to know the story and background of the
people.
4. One display had framed
pictures of each of the YW in a class. It appeared that they had
a lesson on Temple Marriage and then "made" wedding gowns on each of
them out of napkins or something (similar to an idea used at bridal
showers). Then they had photographed each "bride" in all of her
finery and a group picture of the 4 brides together. Each girl
was given a framed 8 x 10 collage that contained the single photograph
of herself, the group of 4 brides together, a picture of their temple
and the words to the song "I Love to See the Temple, I'm Going There
Someday."
5. Scrapbooks, antiques, family
histories, etc.
First Part: Ryan Koellicker gave an excellent and
interesting keynote presentation on new FamilySearch.
Second Part: A stake Primary chorus of about 30 children
came up both isles of the chapel and sang in lovely "surround
sound." The children had been preparing for months by learning
stories of their ancestors and sharing them first at Family Home
Evening, then at Primary, and some at Sacrament meeting. Then one
child was chosen to represent each ward, telling the lessons of faith,
honesty, integrity, perseverance, conversion and testimony that are
found in their individual family histories. Prayers were given by
the children.
Third Part:
President and Sister Day (Jordan River Temple President) spoke together
at the pulpit. They involved the children (the primary chorus was
sitting in the choir seats) by asking questions such as "how old do you
have to be to be baptized?" and "how old do you have to be to receive
the Priesthood?" and "how old do you have to be in order to
be baptized for the dead?" They also interspersed their
speaking by having the children sing certain primary songs
(impromptu). Then the children were invited to go down and sit
with their families. President and Sister Day then told several
interesting stories to do with Temples.
At the close of this session, one of the children presented Sister Day
with a beautiful floral arrangement that had been up front as
decoration for the meeting.
Link
to a printed copy of their program