Generations Project Season 1 online

My episode is now online to watch at your will. I am pleased with it for the most part, however I wanted singing to be a big part of it. My great grandmother Francesca loved to sing and my Nana (grandmother) was a singer and voice teacher. A large part of the episode was supposed to include how this singing talent had been passed down through the generations. They filmed me singing in a nursing home in St. Louis, however they cut this scene because they didn't feel that it "fit". That made me sad.

One of the scenes also included me learning to play Bocce Ball from some old Sicilian men at the Italian club. It was so fun! However, the directors forgot to get them to sign a waiver allowing them to be in the "film" so they had to cut that too :(

The hostess for the show was a little over the top. Though, as a person I liked her very much and enjoyed her personality; it was just a little much on camera. Because they cut 2 of my scenes I felt they used too much studio time with the hostess adding "fillers" that were redundant.

Having said all of that, I did thoroughly enjoy filming the episode (besides the morning sickness) and going to St. Louis and learning so much about my family history. It was a memorable experience and I'm so grateful that I was chosen for this show.

Gratitude

Like you, I have a lot of what I consider to be righteous desires. Here are two of them.

I have always had the desire to have some part of my life on film. Maybe not so much for others but, for my family, for my posterity. I think a "movie" of some sort lets you see a dimension of people that you can't understand just by reading their journal or having someone tell you about them.

Unfortunately none of my ancestors kept journals, at least not that I know of, or have ever seen. I have always wished to read about their lives, their thoughts. I've always been intrigued to hear stories about my ancestors. I wondered if they had been like me at all. I wondered what qualities of theirs had been passed down to me.

A little over a month ago, I found out through one of my good friends, Jamie, that her husband, who works for BYU TV, was looking for people to be on a TV series highlighting family history, called the Generations Project. Through some email correspondence and phone calls regarding my ancestors, I found out that I have been selected to be on the show!

My first feelings were those of gratitude. I can't stop bearing testimony that the Lord gives us the righteous desires of our hearts when we are faithful and obedient! I now have the opportunity to find out about the lives of my maternal great grandparents. The directors of the show will be working with professional genealogists. They are also flying me out to St. Louis (where my great grandparents died) and to California to interview my Nana. So, part of my family history will be on film, along with me. And my posterity can watch it and know what qualities their ancestors had, and what qualities I have.

I think they are still looking for people, so if you live outside the UT area (they want non-Utahns) then check out their website and apply!

We plan on filming in June and I will keep you posted as I'm on the set. The show will air on BYU TV in the Fall.