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FamilySearch

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research    I was doing some research last week and came upon this in the Wikipedia.  I thought, "genius, this should be incorporated by Family Search."  Wouldn't it be wonderful if "Unsourced material"   could easily "be challenged and removed." Yesterday, I was on FamilySearch.  Yep, I found a mess.  Please, please, PLEASE make sure you know what you are doing BEFORE you go in and start adding, changing, and combing information.  Hugh's (1) parents have been combined with another family.  This information is very wrong.  I will be working with my dad to unscramble this mess and to add the correct parents of Hugh.  P.S. If you have added Hugh's parents and believe that they are correct on FamilySearch I beg you PLEASE send me the sources.  Please send me your information and documents.  I have tried to contact submitters by email, but no one has responded. 

A Call from Conference

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"Many of you may think family history work is to be performed primarily by older people.  But I know of no age limit described in the scriptures or guidelines announced by Church leaders restricting this important service to mature adults.  You are sons and daughters of God, children of the covenant, and builders of the kingdom.  You need not wait until you reach an arbitrary age to fulfill your responsibility to assist in the work of salvation for the human family." "The Lord has made available in our day remarkable resources that enable you to learn about and love this work that is sparked by the Spirit of Elijah." "It is no coincidence that FamilySearch and other tools have come forth at a time when young people are so familiar with a wide range of information and communication technologies.  Your fingers have been trained to text and tweet to accelerate and advance the work of the Lord--not just communicate quickly with your friends.  The skills and apt...