Tyler Graf

FamilySearch.org

1. Proclaim the gospel.

2. Perfect the Saints.
3. Redeem the dead.

Mission of the Church

6 Promises

As you respond in faith to this invitation, your hearts shall turn to the fathers. The promises made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob will be implanted in your hearts. Your patriarchal blessing, with its declaration of lineage, will link you to these fathers and be more meaningful to you. Your love and gratitude for your ancestors will increase. 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. As you participate in and love this holy work, you will be safeguarded in your youth and throughout your lives.

- Elder Bednar

Asael Smith

• Joseph Smith's grandfather
• My great   grandfather

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New Features on FamilySearch.org

Tips

• In-context help
• videos

  Descendancy View

• View whole families
• Best way to find names for temple

  FamilySearch Messaging

• Communicate with other patrons through FamilySearch.org

  3rd Party App Gallery

• Useful tools
• Uses FamilySearch Data (APIs)

  Discovery Campaign

• Easy "ins" for new users

  View My Relationship

• Helps patrons gain context in the tree

Ancestor Patriarchal Blessings

• Get closer to ancestors

Coming Soon

Indexing on FamilySearch.org

• Patrons won't have to download an application to index
• Indexing on iPad/Tablets/Laptop
• Lots of new features
• Currently in beta

• View everything at once
• Great organization

Memories Gallery

Maybe... a new family tree

Much, much more!

How to get people excited

Make it easy

• 4 week intro program
• Each week showed how to accomplish each task
• Easy homework each week
  • Get copy of fanchart
  • Upload photo and tag it
  • Write story and share it
  • Try to find a new person
• Each week had a handout

Make it a party!

• Ancestor Photo scanning/capturing party
• Include the youth since they're good at technology
• Have multiple stations set up with a youth helper
• Easy in to connect with Ancestors
• Chips and Salsa!!!

Make it a Game

• Genealogy is a hard concept
• Learn how it works through a game
• The Colt Game
  • Searching records
  • Record Types
  • Help Center to find answers
  • Familysearch Wiki
  • Create a fake family tree
• Chips and Salsa!

Keep it Simple

• Choose an ancestor each Sunday
• Share a story about them (find a photo if you can)
• Share it on Facebook, etc.
• Invite family to share stories about them

Record Grandparents

• Audio (uploadable to FamilySearch.org)
• Video (hopefully coming soon)

Don't Scare People Away