Mat and Savanna Shaw had a “whirlwind” 24 hours before performing Thursday, March 6, during the opening keynote session of RootsTech 2025.

Sharing music “has created so many opportunities for our family to be together through that process,” Mat Shaw said. “Our whole family is involved in the music.”

They were preceded by Steve Rockwood, president and CEO of FamilySearch International, and Crista Cowan, corporate genealogist at Ancestry. Rachel Platten also briefly joined the proceedings via live video.

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