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True Miracles with Genealogy: Volume Two (Volume 2)

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After reading Anne Bradshaw's first book, I contacted her to tell her how much I had enjoyed it and that I had experienced many miracles in doing genealogical research.

I contributed three stories and received my copy yesterday and began reading this wonderful book. It is full of many amazing miraculous experiences, fascinating old photos, and stories that will inspire you as well as develop your interest in researching your own family. Doing this broadens your sense of who you are and enlarges the family of which you are a part. You also gain a strong family sense and feel close to those who have passed on. Sue Maxwell

I sat down with great expectations to read this Vol. 2 of "True Miracles with Genealogy". I devoured Volume 1 in one sitting and knew I was in for a treat as I explored this new volume. But I had no idea the impact one of the stories would have on me. I only got to the 4th story before being overcome with such a sense of belonging, connection, and feelings of deep emotion for the characters in the story. I read it a second time to better understand the sequence of events in the story, then I read it to my husband. I was brought to tears as I realized the TRUE MIRACLE it expressed. I found myself thinking about it as I went to bed and again as I arose the next morning. Upon researching the family described, I discovered that the characters in the story were distant cousins of mine. I then understood that feeling of being drawn to this story and of feeling connected as I initially read it. I can say the same thing of all the stories...they are intriguing and explore the miraculous influences that our ancestors have upon our lives, our research, and our emotions. Every story is powerful, easy to follow, and provides good insight into the blessings that we can claim as we learn about those in our families who have gone before us. Even as I read of the experiences of fellow genealogists in this book, my heart is drawn to my ancestors and I'm filled with love, joy, and gratitude. I can't wait for Anne to compile a third version of "True Miracles...."

BOOK NOOK REVIEW: "TRUE MIRACLES WITH GENEALOGY, Volume Two"

TRUE MIRACLES WITH GENEALOGY

Volume Two

by

Anne Bradshaw

Anne Bradshaw's second anthology of inspiring genealogical stories recently debuted, and the title aptly foreshadows the power of these tender stories.

Bradshaw has reached across oceans to collect these miraculous true-life experiences from people at all levels of genealogical experience, and the accounts she has gathered illustrate how thin the veil between mortality and the Spirit World is, how very real these post-mortal spirits are, and how badly they want to have their work done.

True Miracles With Genealogy 2 is guaranteed to touch any reader deeply. But for those who've desired to seek out their ancestors, and particularly for LDS readers, this book is a master class on Family History that will inspire, motivate, and provide dozens of new research ideas from people who've successfully applied them with marvelous results.

One of greatest gifts this book brings to readers is the way it testifies to the existence and nearness of our deceased family members. True Miracles With Genealogy opens with a remarkable story of a woman who, like many people, hits a dead end while searching for an ancestor. A curious suggestion is offered to the researcher encouraging her to reach for divine help in a way generally applied only to the living. The researcher makes a spiritual and mental leap in regards to the way she views her kindred dead. Suddenly she sees them as living spirits, not merely as names, and she applies the advice with remarkable conclusions. Ideas and concepts like these are the gems of the book. They catapult us beyond being detached descendants, expanding readers' vision of the divine purpose of this work--to save souls and bind eternal families.

True Miracles With Genealogy arrives on shelves at a perfect moment, following Elder David Bednar's October Conference talk about involving our youth in this critical, divine work. If making research personal is the key to successfully introducing youth to Family History and Genealogy, then the tender stories in Bradshaw's would provide a perfect catalyst in helping them catch the vision of who they are laboring to serve. But even in it's simplest application, the divine and tender vision of True Miracles with Genealogy will linger with readers long after the last page is turned.

Both volumes of True Miracles With Genealogy are available in your local LDS bookstores, and on Amazon in both print and Kindle formats.

Anne Bradshaw's "True Miracles with Genealogy: Volume Two" is a family history treasure. It is highly readable and motivational. Reading these inspirational accounts gets the genealogical juices flowing, prompting one to get back to researching one's own ancestors. It is also entertaining and should be in every Family History Center to give researchers the boost they need when they run up against a brick wall in their own research. Anne has done a great service to us all in compiling these fifty-eight true accounts of modern miracles.

Tom Roulstone

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