Grateful Prayer

Just a short thought on prayer.

Have you ever done a prayer solely made up of what you are thankful for?

General at least in my case my prayers are heavy on the the stuff I need help with or things I want to ask for like "protection".  They are light on the things I'm grateful for.  Some have suggested to do a grateful prayer where you go on and on about all the fine things you have received in life, like health, roof over your head, employment, family, possessions, and the like.  It can seems hard at first but, in the end you really have a lot of things to be thankful for.










The Lord wants to give you more blessings and sometimes he's just waiting to hear that you are thankful for a few of the things he has provided to you.  it is like changing the way you think of things.  Moving away from the ME, ME, ME attitude and more to the attitude of gratitude.  Less selfishness and more service minded.







That is another things to tray as well.   Provide a lot of service even when your down.  Even when you are in need.  Provide some service.  Your whole mood will change.







Great place to provide service is at the Temple.  Help your ancestors that did not have the chance to receive the saving ordinances when they were alive.  You'll feel wonderful when your done.
To find a temple near you check out the list at http://www.ldschurchtemples.com


So long for now.

Buaidh - NO - Bas

Are You Related to someone Famous?

Since this blog will be about Ancestors and tidbits of Wisdom they can provide us I'd like to talk about an application that can help to identify if you are related to anyone famous.
This program was designed by some people at Brigham Young University in Provo, UTAH

 Relative Finder - Famous People and More!
<http://roots.cs.byu.edu/digroots/selfafninfo.php> 
The following options are found within the program

• U.S. Presidents and Leaders
• Kings and Queens
• Pioneers and Travelers
• Historic LDS
• Famous People

To get this program to work you have to supply an AFN (Ancestral File Number). AFN are long out of date since the LDS church has moved away from that old self reported database of Genealogy.  You can still find the information archived at
Family Search
<http://www.familysearch.org>

So I plugged in to the site the AFN for one of my Great-Grandmothers on my Mother's side of the family.  Stella May Davis 1DWF-DH.


I got some interesting results back.  I know the list is not complete and the 9th cousin twice removed stuff makes no sense to me at all.  Even stuff about 7th cousins and the like make no sense.  The part that does is when I hit the section on the  
"Travelers on the Mayflower"
 
Fuller, Edward
8th Great Grandparent

And then below that the treasure trove of "European Royalty" 
I'll list just a few here that make sense or that are interesting in their own right.

King Of ENGLAND, Edward I Longshanks
23rd Great Grandparent
King Of ENGLAND, Edward III
18th Great Grandparent
King Of Jerusalem, Charles
22nd Great Grandparent
King Of IRELAND, Brian Boroimhe
31st Great Grandparent
KING Of NORWAY, Harald I Fairhair HALFDANSSON
35th Great Grandparent
King Of SCOTLAND, Malcolm I
33rd Great Grandparent
KING Of SWEDEN, Bjorn the Old ERIKSSON
35th Great Grandparent  
King Of ITALY, Berenger II
30th Great Grandparent
King Of ENGLAND, William the Conquerer
27th Great Grandparent
Emperor Of The HOLY ROMAN, Charlemagne
38th Great Grandparent
Emperor Of The BYZANTINE , Ioannis II
26th Great Grandparent    

I know the list they provide back is a bit limited since the list would take pages on royalty alone.


It is an interesting exercise to do.   I also plugged in the AFN for Edward III King of England (AFN:8XHQ-DT).

Boy is it interesting to see how many Presidents of the U.S.A. and signers of the Declaration of Independence are descended from this one King.

Could it be that you are by chance related to Someone Famous or Regal?
If so post your relating AFN number and let us all know. 

Buaidh - NO - Bas