Tuesday, July 5, 2016

FHE- It's all about the Dash!!

Here is a fun FHE lesson idea.

First share this video that talks about the Dash- this is the short line that is between someones birthday and death date.





That short line represents someones whole life. Just like your life right now it is full of Joy and sorrow,  Fun and work, and hopefully family.

Next your going to learn a fun song

To the music of "All about that bass"

All about that Dash
by the Wells family

Because you know it's all about that dash, 'bout that dash, life stories.
It's all about that dash, 'bout that dash, life stories.
It's all about that dash, 'bout that dash, life stories.
It's all about that dash, 'bout that dash.

Yeah, it's pretty clear, that my heart's turned to
Search out my ancestors, like I'm supposed to do.
Just found a new name to fill in that space.
I got all the right dates and all the right places.
I see that dash in there, and wonder 'bout their lives.
Like where did they all live, and how did they survive?
What did she like to do?
Who were her friends?
Cause everybody's story's awesome from beginning to the end.

Yeah, great grandpa he told me his stories from World War 2.
And that one time great grandma's new pony threw off its shoe.
And when grandpa met grandma and they went on their first date.
Because learning about family history is so great.

Because you know it's all about that dash, 'bout that dash, life stories.
It's all about that dash, 'bout that dash, life stories.
It's all about that dash, 'bout that dash, life stories.
It's all about that dash, 'bout that dash.

My genealogy. So many people who are sealed to me.
We'll do their temple work from A to Z.
But I'm here to tell ya,
everybody's story's awesome from the beginning to the end.
Yeah, my ancestors did lots of really amazing things.
Some were just peasants and others were queens and kings.
And their stories make me want to make my own dash the best
Because the way that we live is what makes us all truly blessed.

Because you know it's all about that dash, 'bout that dash, life stories.
It's all about that dash, 'bout that dash, life stories.
It's all about that dash, 'bout that dash, life stories.
It's all about that dash, 'bout that dash.

Have fun with that!

Then your going to play a game. Login to Family Search and find an ancestor that doesn't have very much information.  Hopefully you have a Birth, Death, Marriage and Parents,Siblings, and Children's births and deaths.  Then you want to find the world events, like wars and who was president of the Church and the country you live in. All these go on a time line of this persons "dash". You can also add important church dates in this time line such as when missionaries were first sent to Denmark and when the first vision happened.

for example



Karen Sophie Rasmussen

Was born in 1808
She was married in 1831
She died in 1850 all in Denmark

So We are looking for all the major life events in her life that would impact her joy and sorrow.

Most of her siblings on this image were born before her but I found one sibling born after her


So your timeline would be like this

1808 Birth
1811 Birth of Lars baby brother
1814 - Norway’s departure from the Union.
1820 First vision of Joseph Smith in America
1830 The first Book of Mormon published and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day saints was organized in America
1831 Marriage
1832 Baby boy Lars born
1833 Baby boy Hans born and died
1835 2nd Baby boy Hans born (same name because first baby died)
1837 Baby girl Ane born. First LDS missionaries sent to England
1838 Baby boy Johan born
1839 Baby boy Rasmus born
1840 Baby boy Jens born, Baby boy Rasmus died
1841 Baby  boy Jens died
1843 Karen's mother died
1844 Joseph Smith is martyered
1847 Karen's father died
1848 - Abolition of absolutism.
1849 - First liberal constitution, the June Constitution.
Missionaries were first sent to Denmark in 1849 and the first Danish Book of Mormon was translated. Danish Saints to be the first non-English speakers to read the Book of Mormon in their native tongue.
Doing a search on LDS.org found several articles about the church in Denmark

5 Things to Know about the Church in Denmark

Scandinavia, the Church in