I helped a ward member register on nFS, and the number on his barcoded recommend was wrong. Fortunately, his wife had saved the membership record print out from 2007 (our ward didn't reprint them in 2008), so we got him registered. He attends the Temple every week, and the incorrect number hadn't been caught by the stake clerk, because his recommend works at the Temple. On another note, it had been discussed here how there isn't much extraction going on any more. Today in our Temple almost all the downloaded names that came from Salt Lake were extracted records - the sheets say "Extracted" or "Patron" so maybe the patrons aren't providing enough names. Megan Smith Las Vegas, NV ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jill N. Crandell" <jncrandell@broadweave.net> To: <lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 5:50 PM Subject: Re: [LDS-WC] [Labs_FamilyTree] Guide to using nFS > Stan wrote: > Don't rely on your temple recommend for your membership record #. > Sometimes > it gets copied wrong by a bishop or his counselor. > > Agreed. However, with the new bar coding system for recommends, the stake > clerk would pick up on a membership number error when he matches the > numbers > to verify that you are a member in the stake. The small percentage of > those > errors that aren't caught would make it worth trying the number on the > recommend before you try to track down a ward clerk. Our clerk is a very > busy man, and I suspect most are. :-) > > Have a good weekend, > Jill Crandell > > Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

With the implementation of nFS, I find that getting members (eg other SS & primary teachers) temporarily released from their callings to learn a) how to do research b) how to use research software eg PAF c) how to use nFS for temple submission is getting quite difficult. How are you guys splitting/setting up your SS classes? We are a small ward and trying to get just the married couples to attend, never mind their more techie minded teenagers, is nigh impossible. Secondly, once someone has been through some education, how do you keep them hooked? Terry in South Africa

We are offering classes on Tuesday night in our home because we have wireless internet and others can bring their laptop computers and hook up to it. The classes are very popular. We have a revolving schedule of classes with research, nFS, and PAF as class options. On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 8:31 AM, Terry Turner <turner@thewebsurfer.co.za> wrote: > With the implementation of nFS, I find that getting members (eg other SS & > primary teachers) temporarily released from their callings to learn > > a) how to do research > b) how to use research software eg PAF > c) how to use nFS for temple submission > > is getting quite difficult. How are you guys splitting/setting up your SS > classes? We are a small ward and trying to get just the married couples to > attend, never mind their more techie minded teenagers, is nigh impossible. > > Secondly, once someone has been through some education, how do you keep them > hooked? > > Terry in South Africa > > > Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >