Help! A Whole line of my family tree is missing....

Has this happened to you?  Did Aliens abduct your Family Tree...or part of it?

You log in expecting your last changes...and you see that Grandpa Everet is gone along with his parents, grandparents and the whole faction up line.  All your work gone in a click.  Frustrating, right?

Here is a video - yes - I actually did the voice over this time.  I hope it helps you.  It's a sad thing when you have to start over.  I did in 2015 because trusted too much and didn't understand what a Wiki tree was.  Well, now I do.  It is a collaborative effort and people can change things.  I don't think anyone does this mischievously, or to be evil.  They just think their data is better.  Maybe they are young, or new to research.  Maybe we need to forgive them and learn how to back up our data better!

An ounce of Prevention is worth a pound of Cure...  Ben Franklin coined that phrase in 1736 and it couldn't be truer today!

an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

phrase of prevention

1. PROVERB

   it's easier to stop something from happening in the first place than to repair the damage after it has happened.

Help me find and save my family tree!

What is Partner Access?

I built my tree in Ancestry - - - now what?

New from RootsTech 2020

Rubies from RootsTech Love to share these jewels with you.  The more knowledge you have the easier Family History research and documentation will be for you.   Memories for Ruby This year, I lost a special friend.  I had only known her for 12 years.  She had been on this earth for 98 years.  Before her wonderful, caring husband Ken passed on,  they would come over to our home, sit on the couch and we would put their tree up on the big screen and hunt for names.  It was a lot of fun.  Her favorite color was red.  I got her a red had with rhinestones and she wore it everywhere, even in bed.  I remember when someone asked me to create a birthday card for her  95th birthday.  I can't tell you what a joy it was to do that.  Now you know, someone who has lived from before radio to the most iPhones will have lots of memories to share with her four daughters, 16 grandchildren, and 35 great-grandchildren.   That means her name is in the Family Search System 55 times.  She asked me every time I visited her why she had to wait to be dead to upload  her stories.  "...and what I have in there, my grandchildren cannot see!"  I agreed with her.  I prayed that they would fix it before she passed away but that just didn't happen.  So now, with great care, all 55 names must be merged into one.   they must be very careful not to merge the wrong way as to preserve the ordinances.     This is a common problem that I heard recently from Ron Tanner will be fixed. It's in the pipeline, Ruby!   Soon, you will be able to not only see your living relatives  but you will be able to create Family Projects together and let the whole family enjoy them.  You will be able to upload your stories, your pictures and your grandchildren will not have to wait until you pass away to appreciate your legacy.  Now people will really be able to collaborate not only on their dead but on their living .   Now, this video is from 2016 but Ron said that it is getting closer and we will let  you know when that is going to happen - just know Family  Search is ON it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adx0pET1IMQ&fbclid=IwAR0PpxHm4RqJXDa_3u-tgSL_9AxXqEM3BDFoCWXx8zX5zpIMNg6CUycVkUk NEWS FLASH - SEE BOTTOM OF PAGE - RUBY'S DREAM IS HAPPENING!  YOU CAN NOW SHARE LIVE ALBUMS ON SOCIAL MEDIA -  Read More about Duplicate Files   ROOTSTECH UPDATE - Ruby's Dream has become a reality!  It's here!  You can  now share your albums on Social Media. February 20, 2020 Update—Sharing and Liking Albums,  Album Slideshows on Memories Albums on Memories can now be shared easily to Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest via  the Share menu in an album. FamilySearch users can also now “Like” an album. Liking an album is a way to bookmark an album that belongs to another user. To like an album, click the blue  heart Like icon located below the album title. All liked albums to display in the user’s My Likes list in the gallery. Additionally, you can view your album’s photos in a slideshow. To play a slideshow  click on the Slideshow icon below the album title. A window will pop up and give  you the options to loop the slideshow or include audio (if the images have audio). It's simple to get started ON FAMILY SEARCH - HELP A neighbor or friend! Create your free account. Start your family tree. Connect your tree to the Family Tree. Get started   We always knew that FIND MY PAST had the largest   Irish/Scottish/UK records online, but did you know this?  We just found out that they now have the largest amount of files for UK Parishes in existence!  Find out How Findmypast's parish records can transform your family history.  You have a free account with them!  Click the Find my Past logo to find out more! Keep Reading Leadership Meeting attendance larger than ever! Thank you so much to those in our Stakes to get the word out to their  leaders in their Wards to watch the Broadcast.  The Leadership Meeting streamed annually is the single most important meeting you should be attending.  I want you to know that being in that room was awe-inspiring  and I only hope you get the same feeling from watching it, too. It gives  you the basis for a Ward Plan and how to exercise it.  Of course, your  personal revelation for the needs of your Wards is the magic ingredient. OUR MESSAGE TO YOU Family History keeps teens out of trouble, it keeps us from doing things  we shouldn't, it is a cure for depression and anxiety, it draws you closer  to your Father in Heaven, it creates an unbreakable emotional bond with  your family beyond the veil.  Our personal message to you this month is  to go back and watch the 2019 and 2020 Leadership meetings and see  what magic you can create in your ward.   PLEASE iNVITE US TO SHOW YOU A PRESENTATION OF  HOW YOU CAN DO ONE WORK - MISSIONARY AND FAMILY HISTORY AND WORK MIRACLES IN YOUR WARD.  LEADERSHIP BROADCASTS 2020 2019 2018 Our best wishes to you and your families! Ted and Karen Meyer, Multi-Stake Temple and Family History Consultants, Arizona Scottsdale Coordinating Council.

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NEW FOR WARD CLERKS - HELP FAMILY HISTORY CALLINGS GET MESSAGES FROM SLC

If you are a Ward Clerk, we are grateful for your service.  We would ask you to please help them with these changes in the system.

Have a look inside the new handbook - combined 1 and 2 online

https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/new-general-handbook
For Original article in its entirety click above...

19 February 2020 - Salt Lake City 

News Release

A Look Inside the New General Handbook for Church Leaders and Members

Congregations of all shapes and sizes can adapt the book’s principles to their needs

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The new handbook for leaders and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (first announced in January) is now available in English online and in the Gospel Library app. Nine of the 38 chapters have been completely rewritten, and one section of another chapter has been updated. See the summary of the changes below. Also see a list of frequently asked questions.

Titled General Handbook: Serving in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this book replaces both Handbook 1 (for stake presidents and bishops) and Handbook 2 (for all other leaders). The new book (digital only, with a few exceptions for some areas) is accessible to anyone and will be updated regularly to give it requisite flexibility to help thousands of leaders around the world adapt the Church’s various programs, policies and procedures to their circumstances with loving, pastoral care.

            

Downloadable video sound bites for journalists

In the version released today, nearly 80% of the content has been transferred from the old handbooks and reordered in a new organizing structure. Why have only nine chapters been rewritten? With changes to several important chapters completed in 2019 (see, for example, here and here), Church leaders decided to expedite the production of a new consolidated handbook instead of updating old resources.

[A digital handbook] allows us to update it as new revelation is received as the Church goes in new directions as part of its worldwide growth. —Elder Perkins

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“Our original plan was to completely rewrite the handbook and then translate that. That gave us a delivery date of probably 2022,” said Elder Anthony D. Perkins, executive director of the Church’s Correlation Department, which oversees the creation of the handbook. “But as those first chapters came out, the First Presidency and [Quorum of the] Twelve felt that the updates were important enough to release as soon as possible.” See a letter from the First Presidency about the new handbook.

Something just changed! Was it your title? Ours did! Make sure your aligned!

Each consultant, no matter what level should always make sure that their title in LDS tools aligns with the titles that have been decided by SLC.  It doesn't matter if your Ward Clerk gave you a really cool, unique title.  What matters is that you are not the last to know...when you should be in the know!

This was just released one hour ago - so look in LDS tools and speak with your Clerk and Bishop to make sure you have the title that not only they intended for you to have, but that it is one that is guaranteed to receive the important messages.  You don't want to miss any - not after I saw the General Conference trailer today - It was so intriguing, it brought tears to my eyes.

Next week starts with Roots Tech - This is the most important time for a Ward, Stake or Area or now, Multi-Stake Consultants to receive the information that will help your people the most.

We will be taking notes and attending classes.  If there is anything you want more information on, shoot us an email and we will try to get to that class and take notes.  We will be posting our notes here so keep watching...



Here are the appropriate titles which must align with SLC for you to get this important information and send it to your Ward patrons.

This just in. Make sure with your Ward and Stake Clerks that your title aligns with one of these do you will continue to get the important messages that are about to come down from SLC
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Lance McIntosh, North America Manager for Family Search
an hour ago

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Area level: Multi-Stake Temple and Family History Consultant, Multi-Stake Temple and Family History Consultant--Family History Center (These are the consultants who are called to oversee the large FS Libraries and FS Centers.)

Stake level: Stake Temple and Family History Consultant, Stake Temple and Family History Consultant--Family History Center (These are the consultants who are called to oversee FHCs.)

Ward level: Ward Temple and Family History Leader, Ward Temple and Family History Consultant, Indexing Worker

How to use the Ward Family History Template

When this video - which has no sound on purpose - it's just instructional so you can stop it and do what it says and then restart it - gets to the part about converting the file from OCS to Excel - you can pretty much ignore that.  Some of the old software, yes, it has to be converted, but a Teckie Clerk who knows his way around the keyboard will know exactly how to quickly download 3 columns of the ward directory.


For those who may be interested, Here is the link to this video on our youtube site

https://youtu.be/IoajwKwoDRM


Here is the link to the excel workbook that you put onto a ward one drive so that the consultants can make calls to ward members, schedule one on one appointments and gather information about how best to help them.

Leaders have the most trouble with this aspect when consultants move out or released.

They aren't sure where to pick up the slack with that family.  Now, everything is documented.  They might need to learn how to merge.  They might need to learn how to properly source a document.  The leader, upon a consultant being released, has only to look at the documentation saved on the one drive to pick up and keep going with lessons for that family.

I hope you enjoy this.  We have seen it truly make a difference in the lives of the leaders and also the Consultants.  

Consultants have in their mind,
the idea that a Consultant is a person who knows everything.  Therefore, they can consult with people and give them good advice.   When a new consultant takes this calling, sometimes they are just so overwhelmed with their interpretation of what that calling entails, they have fears and anxiety about calling people to offer their services.  

First of all, God would not have directed the Bishop to call you as a Consultant if he didn't think you could do it.  We are all learning something new every day.  Don't think that you have to know everything perfectly.  However, if you want to learn tips that will help you stay on top of this calling and look professional, "like" our blog and our http://www.facebook.com/NaswFamilyHistory page so that you are always in the know.  

Seek to find that which you desire and the Lord will meet you more than halfway!  

The excel workbook that helps the Leaders to stay on top of their Ward needs is found here.

Please download it to your desktop, then name it your own ward family history template, then the system won't be as likely to save it on our onedrive or overwrite our original.

https://1drv.ms/x/s!AjS2RGb0p-4PoV1n3j09gHxq1xbH?e=byQ71a

WARD FAMILY HISTORY ANNUALPLANNER

Now, let's say you are struggling and wondering how to set up a Ward Family History Plan.  We just may have the ticket!  Check this out...

Here is our link to our Ward Family History Annual Planner for 2020

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AjS2RGb0p-4PlCYlR4Tenr3fcC2V?e=OU29BF

Let us know how you like this.  We are getting ready to go to Salt Lake for Roots Tech and are excited to learn more about DNA and other technological advances.  We will bring home more data and will fill this blog with as many ways to keep you as sharp as possible.


To contact us, please email us at:  naswfamilyhistory@gmail.com