ShareMy friend, John Tippets wrote an article about his father, Joseph H. Tippets, who was born in Arimo, Idaho.  Since he was an incredible Idaho Mormon, we thought it would be appropriate to publish the article here.  So, without further adieu, I give you John’s article. The Unforgettable Joe T. John M. Tippets If the roar of airplane engines gives you a lift and white contrails racing...

ShareThere has been a recent surge in the amount of people interested in doing genealogy, or finding their roots.  There are so many tools available that weren’t even around a few years back. For instance, the internet is more advanced than it used to be.  Not only are more and more people posting their family trees, there is now more interactive software that can instantly alert people...

ShareThis week, I was the victim of a terrible computer virus because I opened an e-mail that was supposedly from Southwestern Airlines.  They claimed that my e-ticket was ready and that my credit card had been charged $960.  They said the details of the transaction and the e-ticket were attached.  My first thought was that if someone had used my e-mail account to buy a ticket, they could have...

Sharegenealogy I’ve been approached about why we do genealogy and how to use the great resources offered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. We do genealogy to preserve a record of our ancestry.  Ultimately, the reason for this is to offer to them the opportunity to accept temple ordinances done in their name by proxy.  We do this because people have souls that live on...