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The Church also teaches that remembering those who have gone before is vital to our salvation. Malachi 4:5-6 teaches, “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with as curse.” This turning of the hearts is family history work and the subsequent work done in temples that unites families across generations.
How the Family History Program Works
The LDS Church gathers genealogical information in two ways; through people who submit names of members of their own families, and from public records (as governments allow). These two ways of gathering information are called submitting names and extracting names. The work in both of these areas has become much easier because of computers and computer programs. People submitting names used to have to fill out by hand long pedigree charts. This can now all be done on the computer. Members of the Church are strongly encouraged to only perform ordinances for people from their own ancestry.
The Church also sends volunteers all over the world to find local history records like parish records, vital records (tax and census), military records, and immigrations records. These volunteers take pictures of the records so that they can be put on microfilm or turned into digital copies and stored. The originals stay where they were found, the master copy goes to the genealogical library in Salt Lake City, Utah and other copies are sent to libraries and individuals all over the world.
Getting Started
Many people outside of the Church are now becoming interested in doing their own family history. So how do you get started? The best way to start is by writing down what you know, then to talk with parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, or anyone else that would be able to give you information you are missing. After doing this you can visit one of the 3,700 family history centers that the Church provides. You can call any LDS Church in your area to find out when the center is open. There are volunteers that work at the family history center that can help you learn how to use the software and equipment. You can also look for information on the Internet through Family Search[1]. Most of the information stored in the Family History Library can also be found here. You can also begin just by writing your own personal history or histories of close relatives. Doing this is just as important as finding your ancestors.
See also Family Search and Family History Library
