Thoughts and stories, by Pal

TODAY, TOMORROW, AND SUNDAY WE ARE HAVING A WORLD-WIDE INDEXING PROJECT.  LET'S ALL GET ON THE BAND-WAGON, AND HELP ! FamilySearch Recruits 100,000 to Save the World’s Records by Family Search. org SALT LAKE CITY (July 15, 2016) —On July 15, FamilySearch International will launch the world’s largest indexing event with a goal of bringing more than 100,000 people from around the globe together online during a 72-hour period to save the world’s records by making them searchable to the public. “FamilySearch believes everyone deserves to be remembered,” says Shipley Munson, FamilySearch International’s Senior Vice President of Marketing. “All should have the opportunity to find their ancestors, and we provide a simple way for people to make those family connections.” During the 72-hour indexing period, volunteers can participate by downloading the FamilySearch software, a program that stores scanned copies of a variety of old records. Volunteers can the...

Our nephew who is a bishop asked us to write up the story of how much indexing Wayne has done, and the reasons behind it.  He plans to give it as the 5th Sunday lesson to the Priesthood and Relief Society this coming Sunday.  You can have a preview, with pictures!  And the update on his cancer is that the cancer is not gone!  We wrote last week that the tumor was gone, but the results of the biopsies came in showing there is still cancer there.  He has decided to not do chemo at his age, 85, and hope he feels good for quite a while in the days to come.  He still has trouble swallowing, and his throat and esophagus are sore, from the radiation.  But he is a trooper! On the right you can see our wedding picture, and on the left some pencil drawings by our grandson, Sam Lieske.  Also in the mirror is reflecting some of the mural of Hawaii on our bedroom wall I made a few years ago. ----------------------------------------------------------...

I love this article I read yesterday!  And as soon as I post it, I'll be doing "Italian Indexing"!  Our stake was given the challenge to learn to do Italian Indexing a couple of years ago.  We were then Stake Indexing Coordinators, and I put together several pages with instructions on how to learn to do it.  I don't speak Italian, but I have learned just enough to do indexing (such as names of months, numbers up to 31 for months, etc. )and love to do indexing, helping to get names ready when the Rome Temple is completed.   An internet site with an Italian phone book is especially helpful to check surnames.  Please e mail me if you want the instruction pages sent to you.  Anyone can do it! New post on  Brian Mickelson.... Why “I’ll Do Family History When I’m Retired” Doesn’t Cut It Anymore… by  BJM For years I've heard people say "No, I haven't really done any family history. I always figured ...