Ghana members trace family trees
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ACCRA, Ghana — In anticipation of the completion of the Accra Ghana Temple, more than 170 children of the Lartebiokorshie Ghana Stake attended a family history activity June 28. The children worked on their four-generation family trees during the two-hour program, with more than 75 completing and displaying their trees. The other children were encouraged to complete their sheets in their local units or at home with their families.
During the activity, one child, 7-year-old Mavis Ghanem, with the help of her older sister Imelda, busily cut colored paper and glued it together to fashion her own family tree. Her parents had prepared her for the occasion by writing down the names and relevant dates of themselves, their parents and grandparents so that Mavis could have her own four-generation family tree.
One mother of two Primary children, Sister Lydia Anno of the Makati Hills Ward, said that because of her girls' assignment to gather the family names, interest had been generated by several family members, including some who are not members of the Church. As a result, Sister Anno's extended family was getting together for family home evening to talk more about their ancestors.
