Thursday, May 5, 2016
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Treasure Hunt at Home Fuels the Find!
So why is indexing so important?
Finding a name to
take to the Temple is an exciting discovery.
Many have been able to do just that. The indexing effort has a direct relationship
to discovery. The chart below shows just how many records
have been indexed at the time this article was written (1,305,948,057). These indexed records are placed in the Family
Search database and become searchable.
They also are matched to individuals as record hints, which in turn make
it possible to discover new cousins and ancestors.
Unfortunately not all
languages are equal in the amount of records indexed. The majority of current records indexed are in
English. There is now a Call to Arms going out to those who speak a foreign
language or those willing to learn to index in a foreign language. A special focus for French,
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish speakers is being made. New training guides and videos and other
resources are available to help willing volunteers to learn how to index
certain types of records in these languages.
Visit FamilySearch.org/indexing for more details on these new materials
and training sessions.
The videos and training can also
be accessed within the indexing program.
Go to Help, and then to Resource Guide, then Indexer, and then Language and
Handwriting Helps. Be sure to
enter the language in which you want to volunteer. Here you can find Quickstart Guides and
videos and other resources. Now the
treasure hunt begins! Click Here to view Quickstarts
Have a Little Fun While you are Indexing!
The Indexing Song Click Here
Inspector General Click Here
Liahona 1st Ward, Mesa South Stake
We are pleased to highlight the Young Women of the Liahona 1st Ward and Sister Berta Lujan, the Ward Indexing Director.
We give our special thanks to Shannon Lista, Nadia Morello and Shelem Romero, the adult Young Women Leaders who made this happen and for the constant help and testimony of Berta Lujan.
The Liahona 1 Young Women are participating in Family History by working on indexing in spite of the difficulties many have because they do not have computers in their home.
We give our special thanks to Shannon Lista, Nadia Morello and Shelem Romero, the adult Young Women Leaders who made this happen and for the constant help and testimony of Berta Lujan.
The Liahona 1 Young Women are participating in Family History by working on indexing in spite of the difficulties many have because they do not have computers in their home.
Do You Need Help?
Whether you need help with Indexing or Family History research, there are several places you can get help. Does your Stake have a Stake Indexing Director? Do you know who your Ward Family History Consultants are? You can check out the Get Help at FamilySearch.org. Local help is also available at the Mesa FamilySearch Library Training Center. Starting May 2nd the Library has new extended hours.
Location: 464 East 1st Ave., Mesa, Arizona
Times: Monday: 9 am to 5 pm
Tuesday - Friday 10 am to 6 pm
Consultant and Priesthood class: Tuesdays 7 pm to 8:30 pm
During the month of July the Library will be close for some electrical work.
New Information:
Family History Priesthood Leadership Session 2016 from Roots Tech is now online Click Here to view
Leader Resource Page Click Here
Sunday, April 3, 2016
Temple Reservation List
Why Your Temple Reservation List May Change
Perhaps you have seen changes to the names you have reserved for Temple Work. Recently as I was preparing to do sealings I double checked the names in my list to make sure it agreed with the cards I had printed about four months ago. I noticed that one of the cards no longer showed an endowment that my printed card showed as needing to be performed, but the sealing work still needed to be performed. I always check for duplicates and wondered how this ordinance had been completed.
On occasion a duplicate record is found by someone else or added by familysearch from the new.familysearch program that is being phased out. It appears that this is what happened to me. I'm glad that the system will automatically change the reservation list if a double record is added to the system and the records are merged. Another reason for changes have to do with the Two Year Reservation policy which the following article addresses:
Family History Consultant and Priesthood Leader Class Starts April 5th
Family History Consultant and Priesthood Leader training is scheduled for the first four Tuesdays in April, starting April 5th.
Where: 464 E. 1st Ave.
Time: 7 to 8:30 pm.
Questions: 480-964-1200
Walk-ins are welcome!
New Sunday Lesson Resource Brochures
A
new Sunday lesson is now available at lds.org >serve and teach>all
callings>family history> Sunday Lesson: Family History Stories. Three
brochures that can be used in the lesson on how to find a name to take to the
Temple and can be viewed and ordered at
Click here: LINK TO BYU PRINT SHOP
There is also a PDF that can be downloaded free for the brochure called “Find Your Family Names: a First- Time Guide”.
Click here: LINK TO BYU PRINT SHOP
There is also a PDF that can be downloaded free for the brochure called “Find Your Family Names: a First- Time Guide”.
BYU Family History Library- A Good Source of Information
Are you ready to learn a little more about researching your ancestors? Or perhaps you need a resource to help someone or teach a class. The BYU Family History Library offers webinars. Go to:
Click the link below if you missed or wanted to review again the following helps:
Saturday, March 26, 2016
Descendancy Research
This post will teach how to do descendancy research. It is hoped you are able to find the names you need to be Temple self-sufficient. This is just one way to find names.
We encourage you to always check for duplicates before reserving names for the Temple.
Click here to get a PDF file with instructions
Click here to watch a video showing the process
We encourage you to always check for duplicates before reserving names for the Temple.
Click here to get a PDF file with instructions
Click here to watch a video showing the process
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Harris 1st Ward, Mesa Central Stake
With the permission of President Hiatt, Bishop Crites and the others shown on this highlight, the highlight for
this blog post is the Harris 1st Ward, Mesa Central Stake.
The Harris 1st Ward experienced an increase in
their Family History Key Indicators from 8% in October, 2015 to 42% in January
2016. This represents a 34% increase in
submitter rate in a 2 month period.
The
way they accomplished this remarkable increase is instructive. Bishop Crites holds the keys of and directs Temple and Family
History work in his ward and empowered the High Priest Group leader to come up
with a plan to present to the Ward Council.
The Ward council supported wholeheartedly the plan and the high priest group leader coordinated the plan successfully.
Listen to Bishop Crites’ testimony below. He attributes the success of the ward to the
inspiration of his high priest group leader and family history consultants.
Click => Bishop Crites
The ward High Priest Group Leader, brother Hathcock, took
the challenge received from Elder Tilleman, our Area Seventy, and made it a
matter of prayer. He developed a family
history plan that was approved by Bishop Crites. Listen to his testimony.
Click => High Priest Group Leader Testimony
Listen to the inspiring testimony of the Ward Family
History Consultants, Sister Ash and Sister
Hathcock.
Click here => Ward Family History Consultants Testimony
Brother Hathcock prepared the following sheet to explain the spiritual keys to their success.
We also invite you to review the training information below which focuses on the admonition we received from Elder Tilleman. It might just help you in your stake and ward!
Monday, March 14, 2016
Priesthood Leaders
Training Materials for Leaders:
The Great Latter-day Work of Temples & Hastening the Work on Both Sides of the Veil
LDS.org: Leader Resources for Family History
LDS.org: Leader Resources for Family History
Explanation of Family History Activity Report (New Form started January 2017)
Temple Policy for Name Reservation:
Friday, March 4, 2016
New Sunday Lesson and Resources are now Available!
New Lesson and Resource Cards
There is good news this month. A new Sunday lesson and other resource lessons are now available at lds.org. Click here for a link. There are also three new brochures on how to find a name to take to the Temple. These three brochures were introduced at Roots Tech . All brochures can be viewed and ordered at https://familysearch.org/firsttimeguide. The names on the brochures have changed since RootsTech, but the information is the same. There is also a PDF that can be downloaded.
WHAT'S NEW AT FAMILY SEARCH
During the month of February there were several changes that occurred in the Family Search Family Tree. If you are unfamiliar with the new Memories Gallery and what you can do, you will want to review the blog article by Steve Andersen. Other changes have to do with feature changes in the Descendany View and the Person page. You can read about those changes here.
MESA FAMILY SEARCH LIBRARY SPONSORS FREE CONFERENCE IN PEORIA
Saturday, March 12th
VIDEO ARCHIVE FROM ROOTS TECH
If you missed attending Roots Tech in Salt Lake City this year, you can still view some of the presentations that were made there. Just visit this link.
THE MAGIC of the BLUE and ORANGE ICON
In the following video Brother Haws will demonstrate how you can use the Blue and the Orange icons in Descendancy view to find names for the Temple where there is no Green temple icon showing.
The last part of the video shows Samantha, a youth in the Mesa North Stake, as she shares her testimony about the Temple. YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS IT!!!
THE MAGIC of the BLUE and ORANGE ICON
In the following video Brother Haws will demonstrate how you can use the Blue and the Orange icons in Descendancy view to find names for the Temple where there is no Green temple icon showing.
The last part of the video shows Samantha, a youth in the Mesa North Stake, as she shares her testimony about the Temple. YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS IT!!!
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