I'll bet they don't want to hear that!!!. It's also true that sometimes a given area does run out of accessible records. While something may be hidden in someone's attic, there are times when nothing else is available for a given time period. On the other hand, wasn't it Brigham Young who promised that the Lord would send angels to the Temples with the records we needed to accomplish the work needed if it was necessary. So my guess is, if we haven't been met by an angel at some point of our Temple service, there's more we can do outside the Temple to do successfully research. Karen In a message dated 6/24/2009 1:37:00 P.M. Central Daylight Time, lemow@email.com writes: Jennifer and others, When someone tells me their work is all done, I ask them the questions listed in an article you can download from my website www.familyhistoryguide.com. Go to that website, click on the free download button and select the other category. Then click on the next set link and look for the howmuch.pdf file. Right click on it to download it to your computer. I also ask them to bring a copy of their data file to the FHC so we can run it through the GenCharts for PAF program and print out a Research Status Chart for them. This chart shows the number of ancestors in each generation, the number identified in their data file, the number of repeat ancestors, the percentage of total ancestors identified, and the birth year range for each generation. This chart gives one a pretty clear picture of where they are at in their research efforts. Lynn Mower in Layton, Utah > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jennifer Pierce" <jopierce@frontiernet.net> > To: "lds-ward-consultant" <lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [LDS-WC] How many members do genealogy > Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:07:43 -0700 > > > I recently used this quote in our bulletin in regards to those who > believe some relative has already done their family: > > "I have heard some members say, "But our family names are all done." It > is all right to say such a thing as long as you realize you are only > joking. Of this, Elder W. Grant Bangerter of the First Quorum of the > Seventy, has said: "Your genealogy has not all been done. My own > grandparents perpformed 'all' the temple work for their deceased > relatives fifty-five years ago. Since that time our family has > discovered sixteen thousand others." (Elder W. Grant Bangerter, General > Conference, April 1982) Later this talk by Elder Bangerter was > mentioned in an article be George Durrant "Genealogy and Temple Work" > > 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 > 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 **************Make your summer sizzle with fast and easy recipes for the grill. (http://food.aol.com/grilling?ncid=emlcntusfood00000006)