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Genealogy Corner… CEO Corner At FamilySearch

Issue 43.13

Dennis Brimhall is the CEO of FamilySearch. He is a great guy and he shared information at a recent meeting I attended, plus on the blog. Since it was so impressive, I’ll share it as well. Elder Brimhall said:

Here at FamilySearch.org, we’ve had a pretty big year. We’ve launched some exciting enhancements […]

Hearing & Balance Doctors of Utah Seeking Study Participants

Issue 43.13

For several months, the Doctors at Hearing & Balance Doctors of Utah have been testing the latest in cutting-edge hearing aid technology, VERSO. This technology is still new and we are looking for people to help us test and analyze it.

We rely on our study participants honest, real-world assessments of new […]

Legal Issues For The Elderly… Accounting For Gifts And Loans To Children In Your Estate Plan

Issue 43.13

No parents want their children to fight among themselves after they are gone. Sadly, conflicts often arise, especially when a parent has gifted or loaned money to one child and not others. However, a few key words in your estate plan can minimize the potential for conflict.

If you give money to one […]

Looking Back… Labels-Elderly

Issue 43.13

Don’t you hate that word ELDERLY? Every time I see or hear it, I bristle with irritation. Yet, I’m the first to admit that I’m over 70 now. I know I’m not middle aged any more. I like the term Senior Citizen better. Although, when I was 50 years old, and Sizzler restaurants […]

Personal Stories Of WWII… In The Drink

Issue 43.13

On our way home from bombing war industry at one of the northern German cities, we had flown over German occupied Denmark and were on our last leg to get home and safety. We were low, low, low position in the group or what we called tail end Charlie. A heavy bomber group […]

Corner… Family History – What Can We All Do?

Issue 42.13

1. Start Indexing.

Indexing makes records free and searchable. Virtually anyone with decent eyesight, average intelligence, and internet access can successfully accomplish indexing. To get started, go to familysearch.org and click on “Indexing”, or ask your ward’s Family History Consultant to help you. Index at least thirty minutes to one hour per […]

Have The Talk

Issue 42.13

Last month I shared information about our participation in “Have the Talk of A Lifetime”, a national effort to encourage families to have conversations about life and what matters most. Although we may know about some of the big moments in the lives of our loved ones, we may not know much about […]

Looking Back… Useful Pride

Issue 42.13

For some individuals the word pride has a negative connotation of being puffed up and putting self before others. The definition of pride by the Free Online Dictionary www.thefreedictionary.com is different. It says a sense of one’s own proper dignity or value: self respect. Sounds like two different meanings for the same word.

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Personal Stories Of WWII… Merchant Marine

Issue 42.13

At this retirement place where I now call home, sometimes I sit at the same dinner table as my friend, Ben Rishton, who was a Merchant Marine sailor during World War Two. When he was aged sixteen he begged his mother to sign for him to go into the very dangerous Merchant Marine. […]

What Are Most Seniors Thinking About In Today’s Retirement And Investing Environment?

Issue 42.13

Syria, the government shut down, the debt ceiling, Obama Care, interest rate increases with the government tapering of bonds, I am not sure that at any time in history have we had so many factors that can change or have an impact on our economy in the near future. So many clients are […]