In February the Pacific Area Presidency invited everyone in the area to enter their 15 family names into familysearch.org and perform the temple ordinances in 2015.
The goal is to help members and friends to record 15 family names of direct ancestors in 2015. The challenge was given for all those in leadership positions in the stakes and districts throughout the Pacific Area to complete their 15 in 15. Once it was completed we were asked to share it on the My Family 15 in 15 FaceBook page. What is my 15 you might ask? That would be yourself, your parents, your grandparents, and your great grandparents. That might seem like a simple task to some. There are some challenges to many people on the various island of the pacific as the information has not been written down. The family history in some cultures has always been shared just verbally.
We have been told that can we increase our faith in Jesus Christ and love for our family through submitting and performing temple ordinances for our family members who have passed on. Not only will we have the eternal gratitude of our love ones, we will be bound together as families for the eternities to come.
Since coming to New Zealand we have worked on our family history. In reviewing our records, it was discovered that we had made a mistake and overlooked one of Gary's grandfathers sisters. We had the wrong person linked to his family. Recently we were able to do her temple work and can testify to you that she was happy to be found.
We have also learned about different websites and apps to help in recording family information. Our latest find was an app call Family Search Memories. Here you are able to add photos, write stories and even record yourself or family members telling their memories and stories verbally. Thus also preserving a recording of their voice for future generations. We feel this is important. As an example, our children were quite young when their grandparents died and so they don't have the memories that we have of our parents and grandparents. We have decided to start writing and recording some of the memories we have of our parents and grandparents for our children and grandchildren.
Did you know that family history is a popular world-wide hobby. It is reported as the number 2 hobby after gardening? How are you doing on your family history?
"I believe that the Lord, through His servants..... is preparing many spirits to receive the gospel. Our job is to search out our dead and then go to the temple and perform the sacred ordinances that will bring to those beyond the veil the same opportunities we have." Hastening the Work, Thomas S. Monson, Ensign June 2014
You might enjoy this youtube video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDDTDxakm0w&feature=youtu.be
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