Bits and Pieces

1. Did you get the Consultant Newsletter for that was sent out on 2 June by FamilySearch? If you didn’t then you need to go to http://consultant.familysearch.org to register. I thought there were some interesting items – and it wasn’t too long! We went for a long time with no news from FamilySearch so we are pleased to see it resume. Would you join us in sending FamilySearch some encouraging feedback so the news continues? Send an email to support@familysearch.org and tell them what you think.
2. Here are the results of the poll on the use of this website. If you have a poll then I guess you need to report the results! The question was “How often do you think articles should be posted to Peter’s FH blog?” There were 54 people who voted. 37% (20 votes) said “Every few days – anytime you feel like writing something.” 35% (19 votes) said “Once a week.” 17% (9 votes) said “Once every 2 weeks.” 11% (6 votes) said “Once a month.” There were no votes for once every 3 months nor for closing the blog down. Thank you for participating. We will continue to write once a week unless something really important occurs. We will try to keep the articles as short as possible. Please use the Comments link at the bottom of this article to suggest topics or to volunteer an article or email us at padarby@gmail.com. Learning to make and run a poll was a good learning experience. Perhaps we will have another poll in the future? We now have over 100 people who have subscribed to receive these articles through email – the easiest way to get these articles.
3. Stake Quarterly FH Reports were sent out this week.
4. An article entitled “Sharing the Joy” was published in Church News on 1 May 2010. http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/print/59275/Sharing-the-joy.html This article reported the FH Consultant Training session held as part of conference week in SLC recently. As we travel around we have met people who were fortunate enough to have been able to attend. They reported good things! The article ends with the follow comment and quote from Jim Greene talking about people who do not do family history work. “What we found was that there was a wall of fear that had been erected piece by piece, brick by brick.”
“Many people are frightened by the word “research,” he said. “We have to be wise and prudent, and the way to do that is for us to become familiar with the tools and then figure out a way to teach them how to do this in a way that is non-threatening to them.”
5. Thank you for all that you to encourage Temple and Family History work and for your kindness and sensitivity as you teach others. Your efforts are making a difference
Best wishes

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