On www.FamilySearch.org under What's New is Family History Lesson Series that provides useful Guides. One of the guides addresses this question by offering a way to Perform Descendancy Research. The following is from the website. "Several short lessons covering a variety of Family History topics are available for download in convenient pdf format. The lessons may be used as self-study guides or as class supplements for Family History instructors. To VIEW the lessons: left click the link. To DOWNLOAD the lessons: right click the link and select "Save Target As." Lesson 1: Perform Descendancy Research Lesson 2: Conduct Family History Interviews Lesson 3: Involve Children and Youth in Family History Lesson 4: Write a Personal History Lesson 5: Create a Family History Lesson 6: Involve Your Extended Family in Family History Lesson 7: Use the Internet for Family History Research" sandy_anderson41@earthlink.net Why Wait? Move to EarthLink. > [Original Message] > From: Janet Nielsen <mendgen@yahoo.com> > To: <lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com> > Date: 4/29/2009 1:04:50 PM > Subject: [LDS-WC] (no subject) > > I just finished reading the book God's Greatest Gift by Theodore M. Burton, published in 1977.� He was pretty adamant that our collateral lines should not be worked on.� Does anyone know the Church's policy on this.� I think I read somewhere it was OK to do our collateral lines. > Thanks, Janet > > > > > 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