Youth Family History Consultants are Amazing!

Two Youth Family History Consultants in the Mesa Central Stake/ Harris 1st Ward are an inspiration! Not only do they display enthusiasm for the Work of Salvation, but have experiences that exemplify that Youth Consultants are in the know and a great asset to the Work.   Elder Quentin L. Cook's talk and video about Youth Consultants is exemplified in our own Mesa Area with youth from one of our own Stakes. 
To view the videos of the Youth Consultants, Maia and Makenna:  CLICK HERE

FamilySearch Apps---New Features are here! 

 FamilySearch Family Tree and FamilySearch Memories just got better!

The Memories App now features a new "Landing Page" where you can easily navigate to upload Photos, Stories, Documents and Audio.  You can also view your memories in the grid view OR the list view.

Download the Apps and give them a try!

Also when making a Audio Recording you can use suggested questions provided by FamilySearch to help, such as:

What do you remember about the place you grew up? 

What would you tell your family who might hear this in the future?

FamilySearch Family Tree App can Now Search Historical Records

 Just like you do from your computer, you can now do searches from your phone or tablet. Note the new option that now appears:

When you search from the person page, the app will give you the option to search FamilySearch or Ancestry.

You can also add  or edit notes in the app under a person's detail page:

Another new feature allows you to add photos, stories or audio the the Family Tree app:

To read about other new features, view the complete blog HERE

 Family History Conference to be held October 29th 

at ASU Institute

ANNOUNCING the 2016 Family History Conference sponsored by the Mesa AZ FamilySearch Library on Saturday, October 29, 2016.    The conference is FREE and will be held at the Tempe Institute of Religion on the ASU Campus, 1000 South McAllister Avenue in Tempe, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:10 p.m.  Attendees can select from the 50+ classes available and register for as many as five classes.  They may also purchase lunch provided by Jason’s Deli.   Come join us as we learn about “Putting It All Together.” Registration opens on Wednesday, September 14, at www.mesafsl.org.

Training Resuming

Family History Consultant/Priesthood Leader classes are resuming on Tuesday, 6 September.  Classes will be for the first 4 Tuesdays of each month from 7 pm to 8:30 pm.  Don't miss this opportunity to get a boost in your calling.

Need Help?-Visit the Training Center

464 E. 1st Ave.  Mesa, AZ
Hours:  Monday: 9 am - 5 pm
                Tues thru Fri: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Local FamilySearch User's Group to meet each month at Training Center

The monthly webinar for the FamilySearch User Group will now be presented the last Thursday of each month at the Mesa FamilySearch Library Training Center.  If you are interested come and join them.

September 29

Time:  7 pm

Place:  464 E. 1st Ave., Mesa

Indexing is still important

Have you indexed this month?  The lastest FamilySearch Indexing project is marriage records.

This project is really valuable because these records most often include women! In most cases, there is information about the wife, including her maiden name and parent’s names.  And what is fun, you can pick your favorite State to index!  Maybe you will find someone one your line that you have been looking for!

FamilySearch Blogs---Stay posted

Doing research in Mexico? This blog will help you--click here!

Principles to Help People Love their Ancestors and Family History click here

Five Steps to Identify Old Photos:  click here