Ward Announcements September 13, 2020

Returning to Weekly Church

• We will be returning to weekly church in the near future.  More information will be sent out in the next couple of days.

Come Follow Me

• 3 Nephi 8 - 11 for the week of September 14 - 20.

Park West Ward Temple & Family History Scavenger Hunt

See how many of these activities you can get done in the next 30 days:

1. Go to www.familysearch.org/discovery and try three of the family

history activities there. You can find out which of your relatives looks

the most like you, see maps of where your ancestors came from, and many

other fun and interesting ways to explore your family.

2. Write a list of questions your descendants would want to ask you

about your 2020 experiences. Write down your answers to those questions.

3. Search the scriptures under "Genealogy and Temple Work" in the

Topical Guide. How do these doctrines apply to you?

4. Choose a deceased relative that you knew personally. Write an account

of something you remember about that person: a story from their life, or

maybe something you did together. Talk about what they did and said, and

how you felt. Then upload it as a Memory for that person on FamilySearch.

5. Find two deceased relatives on the FamilySearch Family Tree. Read

through the dates and places that have been recorded for their life. Is

anything missing? Check which pieces of information have sources

attached. Read through those sources. Do they verify the information?

Correct any mistakes you find. Try to fill in what's missing and find

sources for the information that doesn't have them. Remember to repeat

this process every time you look at someone in your family tree.

6. Write a chapter of your personal history. You might pick a specific

time period, such as third grade, or your mission. Or maybe pick a

topic, like favorite family campouts, or how you developed your testimony.

7. Do you have any family histories, ancestors' journals, letters, or

other written history that hasn't been computerized yet? Spend some time

typing it into the computer, then upload it as a Memory. If there is too

much, or you're not a fast typist, consider taking careful scans or

photos of each page.

8. Remember the Bishop's challenge to write in your journal. Write

something at least weekly about how you have seen the Lord's hand in

your life.

9. Get in touch with a relative, in any form of communication available.

Ask them some questions about their life and memories. With their

permission, record or write down significant details.

10. Go to http://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/temples/open-houses to watch the

video that is shown at temple open houses (running time 9:35). How

could your relatives, friends, and neighbors benefit from seeing this video?

11. Index five batches of records. You can find indexing projects at

www.familysearch.org/indexing/projects.

12. The temple is the House of the Lord. He invites everyone to prepare

and visit, again and again. What can you do to prepare? Write a list of

specific things that will help you be ready. See

www.churchofjesuschrist.org/temples/prepare-for-your-temple-visit for

some ideas.

13. Look through the hymn book and/or Children's Songbook for songs

about temple and family history work. Sing, play, or listen to some of

them. Ponder the lyrics.

14. Find a relative who was born in another country, and learn more

about that country.

15. Go to www.relativefinder.org and sign in with your FamilySearch

account to see how you're related to famous Americans, latter-day

prophets, and more. You can use the password "zion" to sign in to the

private groups called "Layton Utah West Stake" and "Park West Ward", and

find church cousins close by! If any of the connections you find seem

suspect, maybe you have some cleanup to do.

16. Go to the list of temples at

www.churchofjesuschrist.org/temples/list. Choose one that interests you,

and look it up. What can you find out about this temple?

17. Pray for help in your own temple and family history work. Ponder

what part you can play in this work, and listen for answers. Write down

what the Spirit prompts you to do.

18. Do you have any photos of deceased relatives? Upload a few as

Memories on FamilySearch. Be as specific as you can about dates and places.

19. Write a story from the life of one of your parents.

20. Watch the video (running time 11:31) of Elder Bednar and Elder

Rasband's virtual tour of the Rome Italy Temple. You can find it at

www.churchofjesuschrist.org/temples/rome-italy-temple-virtual-tour.

Write or discuss your impressions.

21.  Renew your temple recommend if it has expired or if you have never had one.

22.  Read Preparing to enter the Holy Temple by Boyd K. Packer (found in the Gospel Library)

23.  Ponder on the temple covenants you have made and the ordinances you have performed.