The Spiritual Aspects of Indexing and Abitrating
Natalia Lopes of the Mesa South Stake indexes and arbitrates records in Portuguese. She relates experiences of guidance through the Spirit and bears testimony to trust in the Lord and not be afraid when coming to hard to read records. Her beautiful story and testimony is a great example.
Sister Natalia Lopes tells how she got started arbitrating: Click Here
Sister Natalia Lopes Testimony about indexing: Click Here =>
Natalia Lopes
Becoming an Abritrator
Things to do:
1. Study every Project Instruction Page BEFORE working on a batch.
2. Look closely at every Field Help example and explanation in the project.
3. Index several batches BEFORE starting to arbitrate in a new project.
4. Focus your efforts in a limited number of projects that you have studied thoroughly. This creates the greatest success for arbitration.
The goal is to publish accurate records.
Examples of Accurate Arbitration:
Key B is correct. Basic Indexing Guidelines teaches: "Maiden names are indexed before married names in the Surname field." We know "Fisher" is a maiden name for Nancy because the surname of her father is "Fisher". Arbitrators must be alert to potential maiden names and accurately record them in the surname field.
If you would like more training in Arbitration, check out the link on the sidebar under training or contact Wallace or Edith Haws; note contact information below the header.
Family History Conference to be held October 29th
at ASU Institute
ANNOUNCING the 2016 Family History Conference, Putting the Puzzle Together,
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 4:20 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. Registration is still open, but get registered soon because classes fill up fast. Click Here
Other Events Approaching
Jan 14, 2014 - Large Community Family Discovery Day at the Interstake Center, sponsored by Mesa South Stake--more information is coming.
Feb 8-11, 2017 - Roots Tech in Salt Lake City. Register now! Click Here
Wooden Village - Apps to help find information @ familysearch.org
Debbie
Holtzendorff, a Church Service Missionary for FamilySearch recently conducted a webinar to the Arizona FamilySearch Users Group to describe a webpage that she has helped to develop with links to apps that assist and expand searches in FamilySearch.org/familytree. Check out this great webpage at woodenvillage.org: click here. Anyone interested in attending the meetings of the AZ Users Group is welcome. Meetings are held on the 4th Thursday of the month at the Mesa FamilySearch Library, 464 E. 1st Ave, Mesa, AZ. The next meeting will be held October 27th at 7 pm and will discuss changes to the Research Wiki.
New Features in FamilySearch
1. Attaching sources in FamilySearch from My Heritage is now
easier with a new link. With one click a source is saved. Find out
more here
2. New Partner: "Geneanet is the first site dedicated to genealogy in France,
Belgium, Sweden, Germany, and the Netherlands. With this account, you will be
able to search their Genealogy Library of more than 3.5 million old newspapers,
books, magazines, and partner indexes." Click Here
3. Many noteworthy Partners of FamilySearch click here
Have You Added Family History to your Sabbath Day?
Perhaps you’ve heard the promises associated with family history work. Elder Richard G. Scott promised: “Do you young people want a sure way to eliminate the influence of the adversary in your life? Immerse yourself in searching for your ancestors [and] prepare their names for the sacred vicarious ordinances available in the temple…. I can think of no greater protection from the influence of the adversary in your life.” Elder David A. Bednar has declared: “Your testimony of and conversion to the Savior will become deep and abiding. And I promise you will be protected against the intensifying influence of the adversary.”
And what about the promises associated with keeping the Sabbath day holy? President Russell M. Nelson encouraged: “The Sabbath provides a wonderful opportunity to strengthen family ties.” And in a worldwide training on Sabbath day observance, President Nelson promised: “As we learn better how to hallow the Sabbath day, faith will increase across the world.”
Remember that you now have the ability to print your own Family Ordinance Cards from home. To review the process, click here.
