Come, Follow Me is a resource offered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is designed to be used in the home to support personal and family scripture study to build faith in Heavenly Father and His plan of salvation and in the Savior Jesus Christ and His Atonement. Come, Follow Me is self-contained and adequate, when used properly. Products and materials designed to supplement this resource, though they may be helpful in some instances, are not necessary for a successful home study program.
Doctrine and Covenants 67-70: "God stands by His servants and the words they speak in His name."
Before the Book of Commandments was printed, several Church leaders signed a written testimony that the revelations in the book are true. To see a copy of their testimony, see "Testimony."
Church History Library home page: resources, hours and admission, services and rules, location and parking
Church History Catalog: online catalog with information and some digital images of items held in the Church History Library
Missionary database: index of individuals who served missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Pioneer database: index of individuals and companies that crossed the plains to Utah from 1847 to 1868. Also includes transcribed excerpts from trail diaries, letters, and newspaper reports.
The Historical Record: blog of the Church History Library, offering research suggestions and insights into using the resources of the library
The types of records include membership records, meeting minutes, and histories of ward, branches, stakes, and missions. The Library also collects diaries, journals, and other histories of Church leaders, and published works including biographies, directories, emigration books, Church history, local ward, branch and stake histories, Mormon Battalion histories, newspapers and obituaries, periodicals and indexes, and the Journal History of the Church. Read more here.
If you have no relatives in the database, you can enjoy searching for information on church leaders and others who lived during this time period. Write about and preserve your writings, documents, and commentary.
The above document is the mission call acceptance letter from May Catherine Rasmussen. It was located by clicking the home page link found under "Internet sites and databases" and searching for her name. The missionary database is from 1830-1940. See below. The document can be downloaded, have the citations shared, shared, or attached as a source on FamilySearch.
The Church History Library preserves records, artifacts, and other materials relating to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Consider archiving journals or other ancestral records.
The staff will respond to queries submitted through the Ask Us link found throughout the Church History Library web page, churchhistorylibrary.org. Visitors are also welcome to visit the Library. If they decide to archive your items, they will scan and give you the digital copy.
Let your immediate and extended family members know of your donation, and that you have a digital copy of the contents, and then be sure to share it with them!
Follow the path of a donated historic journal from its arrival, through cataloging and conservation work, and on to its new home in the library's secure storage. This brief film is narrated by historians, archivists, and conservation experts from the Church History Department. The Church History Library welcomes donations of materials related to the Church and its history.
President Joy D. Jones, Primary General President, taught, "[A] key to helping children become sin-resistant is to begin at very early ages to lovingly infuse them with basic gospel doctrines and principles—from the scriptures, the Articles of Faith, the For the Strength of Youth booklet, Primary songs, hymns, and our own personal testimonies—that will lead children to the Savior." A Sin-Resistant Generation
At RootsTech 2018, Elder Renlund quoted President Nelson: "We encourage everyone to get on the covenant path as soon as possible—even, especially, when they are new and tender in the gospel—and then stay focused on the blessings of the temple.” He added: "This encouragement is because the data are incontrovertible that young men who participate in temple and family history work have a higher rate of being ordained elders and going on missions. New converts who participate in temple and family history work are retained at a higher rate ... Those who are new and tender in the gospel, he said, include 12-year-old youth and new converts ... As they are focused on temple and family history work, more will remain active, more will be protected when the storms and fierce winds strike...We invite all new converts and new 12-year-olds to discover and gather their families and become active participants in the plan of salvation.
We desire to involve 11-year-old children and even younger children in family history work and encourage them to qualify for a limited-use temple recommend when they turn 12 years old ... Thus, they can and are encouraged to perform proxy baptisms in temples whenever and wherever possible ... Involvement of 12-year-olds and new converts will have a "halo effect" on all who help ... Faith in the Savior will increase."
At the same conference, Sister Joy D. Jones, who served as Primary General President and a member of the Temple and Family History Executive Council, said, "Children love to learn about their ancestors. Family stories can teach them important lessons and help them develop a foundation of strength they can draw from throughout their lives." She talked about the fact that temple and family history consultants can lead young people into the world of family history along with their parents and other family members, and how working with children might require different methods than working with adults, "but I promise you that it's worth the effort and the necessary adaptations and creativity ... Plus, it can be fun ... children can be the initiators to family history work in their families."
Making Family History Come To Life
"Parents and leaders can share stories and experiences with children in the car, at the dinner table, at bedtime, and one on one ... Acting out a meaningful family story, learning about their family culture or even family recipes, viewing pictures of their relatives as children, or talking about and recording their four generations in the My Family booklet are all simple ways to begin connecting children." Joy D. Jones, RootsTech 2018. Watch Sister Jones's full address and read the blog post here.
The Come, Follow Me Companion offers temple and family history activities correlated to each Come, Follow Me lesson. See the Activities Index and watch a brief video about the Companion here.
Here are some more of our favorite activities to try (see The Family History Guide's YouTube channel).
Fulfillment of Promises in Your Life
Note: President Nelson encouraged us to do the following for six months, but it may be a wonderful opportunity to carry this invitation through your study of the Doctrine and Covenants this year:
"As you study your scriptures during the next six months, I encourage you to make a list of all that the Lord has promised He will do for covenant Israel. I think you will be astounded! Ponder these promises. Talk about them with your family and friends. Then live and watch for these promises to be fulfilled in your own life." (President Russell M. Nelson, Let God Prevail, October 2020 General Conference)
Suggestion: Find the promises in sections 67-70. Write or audio-record about their influence in your life, and share with your family.
