{"id":10788,"date":"2022-04-06T11:28:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T17:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicsquaremag.org\/?p=10788"},"modified":"2022-04-06T11:28:42","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T17:28:42","slug":"can-you-name-your-four-grandparents-most-cant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/publicsquaremag.org\/bulletin\/can-you-name-your-four-grandparents-most-cant\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you name your four grandparents? Most can&#8217;t!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A study out today find that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studyfinds.org\/family-tree-name-grandparents\/\">most Americans can&#8217;t name all four of their grandparents<\/a>! Despite this 2\/3rds of respondents said they wanted to know more about their ancestors.<\/p>\n<p>This gap may provide a natural opportunity for connecting others with the gospel due to the Church&#8217;s world-class genealogical facilities.<\/p>\n<p>For those who want to better connect with their own family, a new Kickstarter may be of interest. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/familybinds\/familybinds-storybooks\">FamilyBinds Storybooks<\/a> hopes to offer personalized storybooks that you can read to your children about their ancestors.<\/p>\n<p>Since more than half of the respondents to the survey said they wanted to learn more about their ancestors&#8217; stories in particular they may be meeting an important need!<\/p>\n<p>Founder, Meeshell H\u00e9las, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ldsdaily.com\/world\/latter-day-saint-creates-start-up-to-help-us-remember-passed-loved-ones-but-needs-your-help\/\">tells LDS Daily<\/a> that the project was born out of a desire for her children to learn about their great-grandmother, even though they wouldn&#8217;t have the same chance to connect with her.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A study out today find that most Americans can&#8217;t name all four of their grandparents! 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