By Alan on May 04 in Blog tagged alan, Donny, George, Jay, jimmy, Marie, Merrill, Olive, Osmond, Osmond Brothers, Osmonds, Tom, Virl, Wayne | Comments Off

Happy Birthday Mother.

We long for us all to be together.

Because you and Father married for time and for all eternity

we,  your children, were sealed to you forever.

When this world fulfills its purpose and glory

and Jesus returns to us once again.

We will all be back together as a family.

It’s how everyone’s story should end.

We Love You
and remember you this day.

The Osmond Family
For The Family

By Alan on Apr 13 in Blog tagged alan, DAVIS, DNA, Donny, England, Family History, genealogy, George, Jay, jimmy, Marie, Merrill, More, Olive, Osmond, Osmond Brothers, Osmond Girls, Osmonds, Second Generation, Tom, Virl, wales, Wayne | 2 Comments

The Osmond Family Has Moved!!!

Well, at least The Osmond Family’s website for Family History has moved!  
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We moved The Osmond Family’s website for Family History to:

www.osmondfamily.org, and is now up and running!  It contains more up-to-date information about their Osmond and Davis family history than any other site or source online.   We hope that you all will take a moment to inform family, friends and others–through your various social media and website links as well as by  word of mouth around the world so they can learn more about the Osmond and Davis family heritage.

How are you related?  Find out!

We are all God’s kids!

Osmond Family Organization www.osmondfamily.org

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Welcome      The Osmond Family Organization (OFO) is an ancestral family organization. It was organized in 1954 by George Virl Osmond (1917-2007) and Olive May Davis (1925-2004)–the parents of the famous Osmond Singers of Utah. Today, the OFO conducts genealogical research and publicizes historical information about the ancestors and relatives of George Virl Osmond and Olive May Davis, and places such information freely online for its worldwide audience at: www.osmondfamily.org.      Currently, the genealogical and historical research efforts of the OFO are supported by the children of George and Olive Osmond, who are: George Virl Osmond Jr., Thomas Rulon Osmond, Alan Ralph Osmond, Melvin Wayne Osmond, Merrill Davis Osmond, Jay Wesley Osmond, Donald (Donny) Clark Osmond, Olive Marie Osmond, and James (Jim) Arthur Osmond. In addition, the OFO is listed inFamilySearch and Wikipedia.      The main purpose of this website is to publicize the genealogies and family histories of the deceased ancestors and relatives of George and Olive Osmond. Also, the OFO provides information on the family history efforts and selected activities of the children and grandchildren of George and Olive Osmond. Click here for Osmond Family History & Pictures Click here for Davis Family History & Pictures You can contact the OFO through its email address at: officer@osmondfamily.org

OFO Email: officer@osmondfamily.org

Love,

Clayton and Ethel Brough
Family History Specialists
(And also family relatives!)

For The Family

By Alan on Sep 19 in Blog tagged alan, Donny, Jay, jimmy, Marie, Merrill, New CD, Osmonds, Tom, Virl, Wayne | 3 Comments

Osmonds release new CD with original music

Jimmy Osmond intended the newest Osmond CD to be a solo album, but once he started into it, it made more sense to recruit his brothers Merrill and Jay to help create the Osmond sound on a couple of the cuts.

Then Alan and Wayne Osmond wanted in, followed by Donny Osmond, who said he’d like to be part of the music, too.

Followed by the boys was Marie Osmond — she wanted to be included and sings “Breakable” on the album.

What started as a solo project became yet another Osmond album, capping more than 50 years of the family working together and succeeding in an industry where it’s difficult to stay together.

“We’ve made money. We’ve lost money. We’ve all had our day,” Jimmy Osmond said. “A researcher in England told me we are the longest running group in musical history that’s been together without disbanding. I told her, ‘You can’t disband a family.’ Plus, we really like each other.”

Osmond said their success comes from having parents who made sure every child got his or her chance to do what they love.

“You can’t fake it for this many years,” he said. “You’re just a part of something cool. It’s about people remembering the brand.”

The “brand” includes the Osmond Brothers on world tours, Donny & Marie as a duo working a signature show in Las Vegas and Jimmy on his own in Europe and Japan and managing a whole raft of Osmond projects, including the 50th Anniversary show that apparently reignited interest in Osmond magic.

The result of the latest collaboration is a new “family” album that’s already selling big in Europe. Owning the No. 2 spot on Tesco store’s best-selling list, the play list includes a cover song, “I Need You,” written by Gerry Beckley and previously recorded by a number of artists.

The other cuts are original material created by a number of songwriters including Michael Bolton. Two songs were created by the brothers, “Getcha Goin’ My Way” and “Remember Me.”

“We wanted to have some new music for our fans in Europe,” Jimmy Osmond said. “Part of our talent is our ability to adapt and change, show our range.”

The album is being released Sept. 18 in the United States. The three main singers — Jimmy, Jay and Merrill — will be making a personal appearance on Sept. 22 in Utah.

A percentage of the profits from the sale of the new album will go to the Children’s Miracle Network charity started by the Osmonds’ mother, Olive.

If you go:

What: Jimmy, Merrill and Jay Osmond personal appearance, CD release

Where: Walmart, 745 W. Hill Field Road, Layton, Utah 84041

When: Saturday, Sept. 22, noon-2 p.m.

Website: www.osmond.com

For The Family

By Alan on May 12 in Blog tagged alan, Donny, George, Jay, jimmy, Marie, Merrill, Mother's Day, Olive May Davis Osmond, our Mother, The Family, theFamily, Tom, Vera Ann Davis, Virl, Wayne | 3 Comments

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The last picture is of

Olive with her Mother, Vera Ann Davis and a new grandchild, unidentified.

Mother and Grandmother Olive … went to the Spirit World on Mother’s Day, May 9th, 2004.

“For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.” Matt. 12: 50

Virl Osmond

For The Family

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By Alan on Apr 30 in Blog tagged alan, concert, Donny, eternal life, eternity, fans, friends, God, Holy Ghost, hope, I believe, Jay, Jesus Christ, jimmy, LDS, mansions, Marie, Merrill, Mormon, music, Osmond, osmonds second generation, spirit, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Osmond Brothers, The Osmonds, The Plan of Life, The Plan of Salvation, Tom, tour, U.K. Final Tour, Virl, Wayne | 28 Comments

The Osmond Brothers Final Bow And Testimony

The U.K. Tour

On this, Merrill Osmond’s Birthday, The Osmond Brothers take their final Bow and share their Testimony to their dear fans and friends in their United Kingdom’s Final Tour.

I know that Wayne and I so wish that we could have been there to perform and say thank you to the most wonderful fans and friends any musical artiist could ever wish to have.

I, Alan Osmond, was the oldest of the group and had to leave the group a few years ago due to having Multiiiple Sclerosis.  Wayne Osmond, the second oldest of the group just recently had to leave the group due to health conditions.

We always said a word of prayer before each and every performance we did asking for the Lord’s blessings and for the Holy Spirit to touch those among the audience that they might feel our love and testimony through our music that we have for life, for family, and for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

We know that Jesus Christ is The Way to everlasting happiness and that He has restored His Gospel here upon the earth with all the power and authority to bless us with everlasting life in the world and heavens to come.

We usually always end our shows with a musical testimony via a song that we love so much; a song we wrote for The Plan Album called, “Are You Up There”, and ending it with the classic song, “I Believe”.  These shows that we have done for about 55+ years have always started with a word of prayer backstage and usually ended with a song of gratitude and belief on stage.

In behalf of all of my brothers and sister Marie, myself and all of the Osmond families, may we say thank you for accepting us and our music, and especially for all of those tender words, hugs, kisses and eternal friendships that will never go away.  We love our fans and call them friends knowing that there is purpose in life.

We Osmonds are all members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and are not ashamed of the fullness of His gospel.  We sing His name, we take upon ourselves His Name, and always remember Him and strive to keep His Commandments.

If you have felt that ‘Spirit’ and love in our concerts, our music, our TV and media moments, or wonder why we are the way we are . . . then we invite you to click this link and ask of those who respond to share with you “what it is that you felt” and then ask them any questions.  Ask them to explain and to give you answers to “the reason for the hope that is within us” Osmonds.  Or, if you see us, just ask us personally and we will share with you the glad message of Jesus Christ and His Plan of Life that includes The Way to return back to our Heavenly Parents and what is needed to be able to live in the highest mansions of Heaven with them for all eternity.

Sincerely with love,

Alan Osmond
For The Family

Merrill, Virl, Tom, Wayne
Alan, Olive, Marie, George, Jay
Donny, Jimmy 

 

 

 

By Alan on Mar 13 in Blog tagged "Remember Me", alan, Donny, final U.K. Tour, Jay, jimmy, Marie, Merrill, Osmond Brothers, Tom, Virl, Wayne | 2 Comments

 My Brothers Final Tour In The U.K.

My thoughts and prayers are with my brothers as they perform their final tour of the United Kingdom.

As you know, we started out as five brothers called the Osmond Brothers.

Myself: Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay, and Donny.

Then our youngest brother, Jimmy joined us!

We then we canged our name to The Osmonds because Marie, our only sister,  joined us!

Merrill sent to me last night of them singing their closing song, “Remember Me”.  I wish I could show you.  You will be seeing it soon!

There are only three brothers performing now due to health challenges.

In behalf of Wayne and myself, we say to all of our wonderful fans . . .

“REMEMBER ME!”

By Alan on Feb 27 in Blog tagged a to z, alan, Alan Osmond, are we related, Clayton and Ethel Brough, cousins, Donny, Donny Osmond, Family History, focus, genealogy, George and Olive Osmond, George Osmond Sr., Hi Cousin!, http://osmond.com, Jay, jimmy, Jimmy Osmond, LDS Tabernacle Choir, Marie, Merrill, moments, Mormons, Osmond Family, Osmond family history representatives, Osmond Research and Extraction OProject, surname, temple work, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Family, The Osmond Family, Tom, Virl, Wayne | Comments Off

Family history moments: Family’s focus

….Strengthening The Family

By Alan on Feb 14 in Blog tagged a to z listing, alan, Alan Osmond, Clayton and Ethel Brough, computer programs, deceased ancestors, distant cousins, Donny, Donny Osmond, Family History, family history moments, genealogy work, George and Olive Osmond, Hi Cousin!, how are we related, http://osmond.com, invite to see if we are related, Jay, jimmy, LDS Conference Center, Marie, Merrill, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Mormons, Olive Osmond, oru website, Osmond Family, Osmond Family's focus, relatives, temple work, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Family, The Osmonds, Tom, Virl, Wayne | Comments Off

Family History Moments: Osmond Family’s Focus

For decades the Osmonds have sung and performed for people around the world. In July 2008, all nine siblings of the famous Osmond family — Virl, Tom, Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay, Donny, Marie and Jimmy — performed together with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir during two evenings of Pioneer Day celebrations in the LDS Conference Center. However, even when performing in different parts of the world, this large family has always taken time to focus on families, including trying to locate distant cousins and performing temple work for their deceased ancestors and relatives. 

The Osmonds’ love of family history and temple work was instilled in them when they were young. Their parents, George and Olive Osmond, contributed countless hours toward genealogy and temple work, and involved their children in this “eternal work” as much as possible. As the mother of the world-famous singing family, Olive Osmond was constantly on the go. Yet, wherever she went she was continually answering and sending family history letters, compiling and directing genealogical research work, devising and suggesting new ways to enter family data into computer programs, and constantly encouraging relatives and her worldwide audience to become more involved in genealogy and family history.

As Alan Osmond has said, “My mother taught her children how to do family research, and we published our family history in several magazines and on various websites.” In 2008 the Osmonds traveled around the world on their 50th Anniversary World Tour, and according to Alan, “We would greet the audiences from the stage as,

‘Hi, Cousin! How Are We Related?’”

Alan invites you to see if you’re related!

Our website is http://www.osmond.org.

If one of these top 30 SURNAMES is in your family history, Click it!

11. Osman (29) 12. Richins (29) 13. Mellor (27) 14. Tetlow (27) 15. Canham (25) 16. Osmund (25) 17. Morby (24) 18. Stones (24) 19. Wilcock (24) 20. Dawson (19) 21. Williams (19) 22. Thornton (17) 23. Vail (17) 24. Nichol (16) 25. Allen (15) 26. Boydell (15) 27. Evans (15) 28. Turpin (15) 29. Birrell (14) 30. Grey (14) Show top  ordered by occurrence

If not, click the first letter of your SURNAME!

Show surnames starting with [no surname] A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y

(Remember, we still may be related. These names are all that we have found so far!)

Donny Osmond has likewise stated, “I inherited the love of genealogy from my mother and have fond memories of doing research with her and sharing our ‘finds’ together. I know that my mother has now been united with those ancestors she became familiar with while doing her genealogy work.”

We wish to give special thanks to Clayton and Ethel Brough who are not only related, but are our family history genealogists and experts! They have spent endless hours in helping us achieve what you see at our website!

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If you think you are or might be related, send me an email and your contact information and a brief description on how we might be related to:

alan@thefamily.com

Thanks cousins!

Alan Osmond
For The Family

By Alan on Aug 23 in Blog tagged alan, being an Osmond, Celestial Kingdom, deny yourselves, Donny, forever, good times, hard times, humble, Jay, jimmy, Life is T.U.F.F., M.S., Marie, Merrill, stronger, together, Wayne, Weakness | 10 Comments

Being an Osmond

An exclusive video was made of us brothers, The Osmond Brothers, just talking and remembering the past and what it was like by “Being An Osmond.”

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Since this video, my brothers and I have really have become much closer and have come to deal with past ventures that our so called, people we trusted, made for us. We don’t have any malice because we know we don’t take any “stuff” with us after we die anyway!  What we will take with us though is an eternal love and respect for each other with great experiences and many friends plus a common conviction that Jesus is the Christ.   Because of so many of those truths that we believed in and have lived, and still do, the hard work and great memories will bring us all together again one day in the eternal heavens of the celestial kingdom with each other and our families with our Eternal parents once again.

Regarding my M.S., I decided that “Life is T.UF.F.”

I “T”, Targeted this thing called M.S., I “U”, worked hard to learn and understand all I could about it.  I “F”, focused on the problem and didn’t shotgun but, rifled in on the issue, and then I “F” had fight.  I was NOT going to take this sitting down.  I “fought” to walk, to breathe and to eat proper foods.  My wife, Suzanne, saved my life with care giving and nutrition and all natural products she gave me.  I am still around today and enjoying our twenty (20) grandchildren.

I know that the Lord gave me weakness to make me humble and even stronger in other ways as in says in Ether 12: 27.  The Lord tells us that we can learn from our suffering and I did. Well, I am doing better and I can honestly say that I enjoy life now more than ever before;  And, I will continue to say that I may have M.S., but M.S. does NOT HAVE ME!

As my family and I continue forward with life we try to remember that we all have choices and the freedom to choose.  May we be wise and do as the scriptures says, “Yea, come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny yourselves of all ungodliness; and if ye shall deny yourselves of all ungodliness, and love God with all your might, mind and strength, then is his grace sufficient for you, that by his grace ye may be perfect in Christ; and if by the grace of God ye are perfect in Christ, ye can in nowise deny the power of God.”  Moro. 10: 32

Jesus is The Way!

“And if thou shouldst be cast into the pit, or into the hands of murderers, and the sentence of death passed upon thee; if thou be cast into the deep; if the billowing surge conspire against thee; if fierce winds become thine enemy; if the heavens gather blackness, and all the elements combine to hedge up the way; and above all, if the very jaws of hell shall gape open the mouth wide after thee, know thou, my son, that all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good.” D&C 122:7

Alan Osmond
For The Family

By Alan on Feb 11 in Blog tagged Billion, foundation, Hearing, heart, Justin, Lord, Mary, Merrill, miracle, Network, Osmond, Perpetual, Starkey, strong, test, testimony, weak | Comments Off

This is the name of a new book written by Justin Osmond.

Justin Alan Osmond, is the son of Merrill and Mary Osmond.  When Justin was born, he also took on a “TEST”, that his two uncles, Virl and Tom Osmond had in being hearing impaired, or deaf.

Justin’s Grandmother, Olive Osmond, had worked very hard with her two oldest sons and had a school room built in the attick of her home so that she could work with them daily and help them learn to communicate in a “hearing world” even though they were deaf! Yes, they knew sign language but were encouraged to “lip read” and to be mainstreamed in the world as much as possible.

Olive started The Osmond Foundation to help hearing impaired children which later became better known as The Children’s Miracle Network. It has raised over 4 Billion dollars for all sick children in children’s hospitals.

Justin says, “My family is my pride and joy and I would be nothing without them. I’m very grateful for my parents and all they’ve done for me. I would not be who I am today had it not been for their unconditional love. My mother would wake me up every morning at 6:00 am and work with me for countless hours on my speech therapy. There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t thank my mother for all she’s done for me. She reminds me of a quote by Strickland Gillian, “You may have tangible wealth untold, caskets of jewels, and coffins of gold, but richer than I you can never be… I had a mother who read to me.”

I’m also truly grateful for my dad despite his worldly fame and success; he remains a man of humility. I’ll be forever grateful for his example of integrity, love, and inspiration for us all.   The same is true with Justin as his father Merrill Osmond and his mother Mary did not favor his handicap but encouraged Justin to seek higher learning and to “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”  Prov. 3: 5

Justin is now a very accomplished businessman and travels around the world helping others who are deaf and  hearing impaired!  He has worked with Bill Austin and “Starkey Hearing Foundation” for several years and has now launched his on company to benefit “The Olive Osmond Perpetual Hearing Fund” dedicated to continuing the work for the deaf that his Grandmother started.

Justin’s slogan is:

“I love how life is simply wonderful, yet wonderfully simple.  Despite the challenges that come our way.
I’ve learned to enjoy the simplicity and happiness
that life has to offer.”

Justin has learned to “listen” with his Heart!

Scriptures has taught him, “And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them.  Ether 12:27

Isaiah 42:18 teaches: “Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.”  How can Justin hear with his heart?  The Lord has said, “Hearken, O ye people, and open yur hearts and give ear from afar, and listen you that call yourselves the people of the Lord, and hear the word of the Lord and his will concerning you.

How can Justin hear with his heart?  The Lord has said, Hearken, O ye people, and open your hearts and give ear from afar, and listen, you that call yourselves the people of the Lord, and hear the word of the Lord and his will concerning you. D&C 63:1

Justin heard the word and left home and served as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England for two years!   This scripture also reminded him to, “Hearken, O ye people of my church, and ye elders listen together, and hear my voice while it is called today, and harden not your hearts; D&C 45:6

Justin learned to, “Listen to the voice of Jesus Christ, your Lord, your God, and your Redeemer, whose word is quick and powerful. D&C 27:1

Mark 7:37 taught Justin about miracles, “…He hath done all things well; he maketh bothe the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.” even if it is “through his heart!”

Justin’s “TEST” has NOW become his “TESTimony!”

Please go to Justins’s website,
http://justinosmond.com
and be one of his “Hearing Angels”.

Please Buy his New Book,
“Hearing With My Heart”.

A percentage of the proceeds will be going to help deaf children in Ethiopia with the Gift of Better Hearing.

Justin loves to give.  He hopes you do, too!

His philosophy is, “By giving our time, efforts, and even our money we not only build up our own individual lives, but the lives of others.”

REMEMBER,

“I May Have A Hearing Loss, But

That Hearing Loss Does NOT Have Me!”

www.justinosmond.com