Saturday, October 28, 2006, from 9-noon, members of the Hunter Stake joined together in the Cultural Hall to see wonderful displays prepared by each of the wards and learn more about family history work.  Brad and Gail Ottley, Directors of the FHC, did a great job organizing the affair.   Brother Robert Bryan, High Council Adviser, conducted and shared a few remarks after the opening song of "God Be With You Till We Meet Again," and the opening prayer.

Great Idea:  The Stake Extraction Director, Sister Trudy Roos, had a display on the new FamilySearch Indexing.  She had a laptop computer with internet access set up, so people could actually try indexing and see what it is like.  If they desired, she also signed them up with username and password so they could try indexing at home and told them she would come to their home to instruct them and get them started.  Try to get participants to commit to doing at least 3 batches, so they will have a chance to get comfortable with indexing and not give up too quickly.

Another good idea:   In a previous newsletter, we shared the idea of using Tithing Settlement as a good time to give members their membership number, confirmation date, and instructions for registering on familysearch.org.  Brother Ottley had taken a screen shot of the actual registration page and printed copies.  This screen shot could be printed on the back side of the registration instructions and given to members.  They can see, ahead of time, exactly what information they will need to give and will notice the optional part of the registration on the bottom of the form.  Many people don't notice or don't fill out this part of the registration.  It is necessary to fill out this portion and register as members of the Church, with membership number and corresponding confirmation date, in order to see the ordinance dates of ancestors.

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