December 2022 Newsletter

'Tis the Season

'Tis the season for what?  The season of gladness and cheer.  The season of happiness and joy.  The season of goodwill and love of fellowmen.  The season of thanks for our many blessings.  The season to celebrate the birth of our dear Savior.  As President Nelson has said, "The life of Jesus Christ neither began in Bethlehem nor ended on Calvary's cross.  He was a God before He ever came to this earth.  He was the Jehovah of the Old Testament and became the Christ of the New.  He atoned for the sins and sorrows of all mankind in Gethsemane and completed His ultimate sacrifice on a cross at Calvary.  He rose again the third day in glorious resurrection.  The ending of His mortal life was the beginning of eternal hope and happiness for each of us.  He lives!  And He loves us more than we can comprehend. Jesus the Christ stands ready to help, heal and strengthen each of us in His divinely commissioned way.  At this Christmas season our thoughts turn to this babe born in Bethlehem.  I urge you to seek this Jesus.  He truly is the Prince of Peace.  I invited you to draw closer to Him and experience that joy that envelops all who are willing to follow the Lord Jesus Christ.  As one of His Apostles, I bless you with the ability to receive and feel the infinite love that our Savior and our Heavenly Father have for you."

And how about the season of recording those family stories.  Or the season of gathering the family photos and treasures in those other boxes in our attic or garage as you get out or put away the Christmas décor.  And how about the season in your life to start or continue your family history journey.  To everything in life, there is a time and a season.  Maybe this is your family history season.  Or maybe family history can play a little part in your season now.  

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Great New Year from the Burley Family History Center.  Hope to see you in the Center soon!

Center News: 

We are only having a handful of classes in December, but watch for a full schedule coming again in January.  In December, enjoy the Basic FamilySearch 101 class on Thursday, December 1st, for part one and on Thursday, December 8th, for part two - both at 10:30 a.m.   

And a special children's class …you are invited to add a flower in the garden of Memories at the Burley Family History Center, Sunday, December 11th, from 4-5 p.m., ages 3- 10 (younger are invited with a parent.)  It is a day for GRANDMA!  There will be music, buttons, cheers and smiles.  Bring a show-n-tell about grandma or….bring Grandma and share an interview in the recording studio.  Please call or text Trina Winn at 208-242-6217 with any questions.

Note: We will close early at 5:00 p.m. on December 4th for the First Presidency Devotional. 

Have you heard?  We are having a Family History Expo February 11, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Burley West Stake Center.  We will have a variety of classes for all ability and interest levels, with over 30 classes to choose from throughout the day.  Mark your calendars and watch for more information in next month's newsletter.  

Christmas Gifts and Fun:

If you haven't finished your Christmas shopping yet, consider giving a gift of family history.  Check out these websites for some ideas. 

12 Great Genealogy Gifts- by FamilySearch 

16 Fun Gift Ideas for Genealogists and Family History Buffs -by Join Cake

Best Genealogy Gifts that Go Beyond DNA -by Family Tree Magazine

The BEST Genealogy Gift Guide for 2022 by Lisa Lisson

9 Genealogy Gifts for the Family Historian on Your List by Family History Daily

Share the Nativity Story with your family from ChurchofJesusChrist.org

Did you know there's a visitor's center for the Burley Idaho Temple?

It's in the trailer on the south west corner of the temple building lot.  At this point, they are open by appointment only.  Call either Elder Griffin 208-317-8048 or Sister Griffin 208-232-0722 to schedule your appointment.  And, just recently artist renderings of the inside and outside of the temple have been released.  So, if you're wanting to see the floor plans or the renderings, give them a call and check it out. 

  The Burley Family History Center will be CLOSED:

Wednesday, December 21, 2022 - Tuesday, January 3, 2023

for Christmas!

Be sure to check the calendar for all classes!

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November 2022- Consultant Training- Using the Consultant Planner

Using the Consultant Planner

What is the Consultant Planner?

FamilySearch "The Planner is a tool available for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for helping someone else with his or her family history. Use it to view the FamilySearch Family Tree from the other person's point of view, browse discovery activities, design personalized family history experiences, record notes and build lesson plans." Note: the Consultant Planner is only available on accounts of members of The Church and can only be used when helping of other members of The Church.

How do I access the Consultant Planner?

1- Sign into FamilySearch.org

        2- Click on the Question Mark Icon (near your name in the upper right hand corner)

3- Select "Helper Resources"

What's on the Consultant Planner?

Home page of the helper resources main option- left hand side

• Recent Articles for Latter-Day Saints- link to the latest blog articles pertinent to Latter-Day Saints

• What's New at FamilySearch- learn about the changes and new features at FamilySearch

• FamilySearch Community- a place to ask assistance of others in the FamilySearch Community.  Please note: Anyone can answer the questions posed.  So take the answers with a "grain of salt" and look for those whom link to Knowledge Articles for verification of their answers. 

• Easy Invitations- A great way to introduce members in your ward to FamilySearch providing a quick link for them to learn something.  Do not use the "invite" option as the first contact.  Let them know you will be sending them something so they will look for it and know it is coming.  Then meet with them to follow up on what they found.

Bottom section provides a ton of links for additional helps and options.

                   Highlighting only three

• Personalized Family History Experiences (under Calling Information)- Contains information about how to create Personalized Family History Experiences including some great instructive videos.   

• Family History Network (under Calling Information) -This shows the local family history center, and also the local network of Temple and Family History Consultants- in your ward, stake, area and area office. 

• Family History Activities  (under Quick Links) - A quick link the activities page.   Please note not everyone wants to do things online.  For those looking for non-technology options, use the In-Home Activities.   These In-Home Activities have suggestions for simple non-tech activities as well as digital options. 

Planner -   right hand side

There's an option to access to your own tree to see what it looks like.  And options to send invitations to others to allow you direct access to their account.  

Click on your name to access your planner.

Four Options on the far left hand side

• Discovery Ideas- these each apply to the your account (or the person whom you are helping)

• Family History Activities- quick link to all of the Family History Activities based on the person FamilySearch Family Tree.  Great options to draw on the interest of the person being assisted. 

• Hints- Record Hints needing attached- possibly creating new people or events

• Temple- List of persons within their tree needing temple ordinances completed.  Some persons need more information before being eligible for temple ordinances. And also some persons with possible duplicates.  

• Tree - can view from all of the different fan chart options including research helps and temple ordinances needed

• Notes- Place to record your thoughts, ideas or future research options.

• Plans-  Where to record the research you have done for others and prepare the lesson for assisting others

Where can I learn more about using the Consultant Planner?

How to Use the Planner Blog 

How to Use the Planner Knowledge Article 

How do I Prepare a Lesson Knowledge Article 

 

BYU Family History Tutorial- Using the Consultant Planner -  outdated screen shots, but some great ideas for how to use the Consultant Planner. 

Temple and Family History Planner and Lesson Video Playlist  - this walks one through each step of the personalized family history experiences in short video options. 

Top Ten Websites/ Ideas for November

1-   Alert Note-  Notes now appear on the right hand side of the person page, as well as under the collaboration tab.  For those important notes, an option to add an "alert note"  which will appear just under near the top on person page.  Thanks to Claudette Jones for sharing this new function.

2- Using Goldie May- Software Power Tools for genealogists. Thanks to Dorothea Larson for sharing this option

3-Learning Resources on FamilySearch - Note: some are old options and so the screen shots will not match current screen shots, but a lot of options for those wishing to continue their family history studies. 

4- Interview Questions for Life Histories by Family Tree Magazine. 

5- U S Census Tools  from The Family History Guide- Want to know what was asked on each census or where to find census worksheets. Check out this blog article. 

6-Cemeteries- Finding the Stories by Lisa Louise Cooke  

7- What Does That Mean?  300+ Family History Abbreviations by Family History Daily  

 

8- Exploring the Unindexed Images by Family Search

9-  Personal Digital Archiving by Jermey Myntti 

 

10- New Blog Layout-  Check out the new layout and new options

    There are a set of tabs across the top under the main header.   One of these is the community projects.  We have started working on a number of community projects, information about how to get involved can be found on this tab.  Check back often as projects will continue to be added in the future.