We know how important it is to not only find out about our family history, but to also record our own,
"Growth was never intended to be just your own."
In our family this year we our going to do the 52 questionnaire project. We will be slowly adding to this post throughout the year. So stay tuned for updates.This project was first started by a man named Steve Anderson. He did it with his own family and then it took off. You can find it through family search blog here https://familysearch.org/blog/
Pres. Eyering has said about your families who have gone before, " Their hearts are bound to you, their hope is in you." This is not only true to those who have gone before, but who will follow after. We dedicate this to our future family, so they can know of their legacy, so they can know of their roots and have strength to grow....
"Growth was never intended to be just your own."
In our family this year we our going to do the 52 questionnaire project. We will be slowly adding to this post throughout the year. So stay tuned for updates.This project was first started by a man named Steve Anderson. He did it with his own family and then it took off. You can find it through family search blog here https://familysearch.org/blog/
Pres. Eyering has said about your families who have gone before, " Their hearts are bound to you, their hope is in you." This is not only true to those who have gone before, but who will follow after. We dedicate this to our future family, so they can know of their legacy, so they can know of their roots and have strength to grow....
- What is your full name? Why did your parents give you that name?
- Jessica Swain Spieth (Mother)- Well its kind of a funny story. My parents never found out the gender for any of their children. I guess they just liked the 'surprise' (and boy did they get it). They just 'knew' that they were going to have a boy and then when the nurse said that it was a girl they were stunned. See I was supposed to be named Jacob (which is the brother after me) so they weren't prepared. But it didn't take too long for them to decide the name. The nurse said ," I like the name jessica." They said they liked it and that is the end of the story. I know funny, I still give them a hard time but I've grown into it:)
- Maylea Hope Spieth(Daughter)- This story is pretty tender to us. Our first pregnancy we were pregnant with a little girl that was due in May so we always called her "May girl" not really knowing her name yet. But then we lost the baby at 7 months. We both received the revelation that Maylee's body just wasn't working and so it died and she would come later. So when we found out during our second pregnancy we were having a girl we were quite relieved. We knew it was her. She then came at 30 weeks and we knew we wanted to use the name May. So we found the name online Maylea which is Hawaiian. It means 'wildflower' which I think is quite appropriate since wildflowers bloom no matter where they are planted. We felt Maylee was a little wildflower herself. Then we decided on the middle name Hope because she was our hope for so long.
- Stuart Rex Spieth(Father)- The name Stuart comes from my ancestor Jane Anne Stuart....what? Jane? isn't that.....yes....a girl. Yes, I admit it, I'm named after a woman. But she's a woman of such fierce courage, conviction, and gritt that I'm so very honored to even be associated with her let alone bear her name. I actually feel more manly because of it. First, let me tell how I'm related to Jane, and then I'll tell you why she's so cool, and then how the name was given. Here's my quick (maternal) family line with the women named by their maiden names: Me - my Mom, Cammille Hansen - Charlene Hynman - Weltha Eliza Hartley - Weltha Ann Hatch - Jane Anne Stuart. So Jane Anne is my 3-greats grandmother. Ok....why is she so cool? Jane first heard the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ in Scotland and was shortly thereafter baptized at age 17. Upon returning home from her baptism she found her belongings packed and set on her doorstep in front of a closed door...a cold signal from her family that she was disowned because of her decision. Willing to forsake homes and lands to follow her Savior, she didn't despair. Jane left with her conviction and determination to do what was right. She traveled to Liverpool England and joined a group of newly baptized mormons who sailed to the US. She eventually gathered with the saints, pioneered across the country, and settled in Utah. She married Ira Stearns Hatch and had three children. She was AWESOME. naming me: my parents decided to take turns naming the children. When I was born it was my mother's turn. She new the history of her awesome mothers and decided to send on the legendary Stuart name with me. Rex comes from my mother's uncle who died at age 3 sometime in the 1920s. My mother's brother also carries the middle name Rex, but goes by the name.
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