Family History
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Family History
Lesson 1
Family History
• Introductions• Share level of Family History knowledge• What is Family History?• Why do we do Family History?• Homework
Introductions
• Name• Church Calling• Any interesting Family History (famous events
or ancestor)
What is your level of Family History Experience?
• Do you have a LDS.org account? • Do you have a computer?• How long have you use the Family History
website, when was the last time you used it?• Do you have records on ancestors- Pictures,
Birth certificates, death certificates?
What is Family History?
What Is Family History?• Gather information to identify your ancestors.• Record information about your ancestors to
link them into families.• Perform temple ordinances for your ancestors
who have not yet received them.
Setting up a LDS.ORG account
Setting up a LDS.ORG account
• Obtain your membership record # from the Ward Clerk, and old Tithing settlement statement or your Temple Recommend.
• Go to LDS.org and click the “signin/tools” link on the top.
Enter in your Membership Record number and answer the questions to create your user name and password.
Homework• Setting up LDS.org Account• Gathering up all Family History
Documents together in a box. • Read Elder Richard G. Scott’s Oct 2012
Conference talk on “The Joy of redeeming the Dead”