Family History - Smallish Blog Post 2/9/12

The articles we were encouraged to read for class today focused on family history, and how technological advances have accelerated and improved family history research.

• Haight, "Linking the Family of Man" (Ensign, May 1991)
• Nelson, "A New Harvest Time" (Ensign, May 1998)
• Mann and Zautcke, "Family History via the Internet" (Ensign, July 2000)
• Olaveson, "Updated FamilySearch.org to Bring New Features Under One Roof" (Church News, July 16, 2010)
• Packard, "Future of FamilySearch.org Explained at Seminar" (Ensign, December 2010)

It's pretty incredible how the miracle of computer software is assisting in the Lord's work to extend the blessings of salvation to all of His children. Due to easy access and superior organizational tools, genealogical records are quickly expanding and becoming more accurate. I love the temple and the blessings that can be found there, and I'm thankful to live at this time where I have the privilege of extending those blessings to those who have already passed on. Perhaps with the skills that I've learned in the Computer Science program at BYU, I can somehow make a small contribution in this area that will further improve the wonderful work that is taking place.