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RootsTech 2026 presenter discussed how BYU–Pathway offers affordable, flexible education in family history research to both amateur and career-driven enthusiasts.

Millions gathered from nearly 200 countries over three days to share experiences and best practices in connecting families together on both sides of the veil.

A class focused on searching early pioneer records while another honored women pioneers.

FamilySearch and other family history companies shared at RootsTech's tech forums about new AI-backed tools that surge genealogy research output.

Experts at RootsTech 2026 share ways to get involved in family history with indexing, family photos and artificial intelligence.

Experts at the 2026 RootsTech Conference shared several resources and practical tips for Latter-day Saints in their family history efforts.

In a class at RootsTech 2026, Shaun Stahle spoke on how the Salt Lake Temple has brought and will bring people together in the past, present and future.

Speakers at RootsTech 2026 say youth can make a difference in family history and shared some things that have worked for them.

In his keynote session at RootsTech, former NFL and BYU quarterback Steve Young encouraged people to "go through" hard things, be accountable and love others.

At RootsTech Family Discovery Day, Elder and Sister Rasband told inspiring stories of pioneer ancestors and invited members to engage in spiritually connecting families through temple service.

At RootsTech 2026, members of the Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogy provided five principles for using artificial intelligence technology responsibly.

Matthew and Michael Gardiner, world renowned Irish dancers, took viewers on a journey through their family history during their virtual keynote address during RootsTech 2026.

The National Geographic explorer, who dives for sunken slave ships, believes “profound healing” can occur through connection.

In a RootsTech interview with the Church News, Elder Mark A. Bragg encouraged members to feel good about their efforts, offered three key principles and testified the “Lord’s hand is involved.”

“Stories bind us,” said Jessica Soho, a journalist from the Philippines, during a RootsTech 2026 virtual keynote address.

During his RootsTech 2026 virtual keynote address, Zico shares how his upbringing shaped his character.

Marlee Matlin, Academy Award-winning actress, who is deaf, said at RootsTech 2026 that inclusion is a “historical responsibility.”

Elder Patrick Kearon of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and Elder Mark A. Bragg, a General Authority Seventy, spoke during the 2026 Temple and Family History Instruction. It is now available for on-demand streaming.

Jonathan Wing describes how he’s motivated by the promise of eternal families, plus behind the scenes of RootsTech 2026.

José Hernández reflects on being rejected from NASA and putting family first during RootsTech virtual keynote