The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly known as the Mormons) has begun testing their genealogical service for the Internet. This is only a developmental test but is open to Internet access. The site can be found at www.familysearch.org. No special password or clearance is required. Present plans are for the test site to be available over the next few weeks. Due to testing requirements the site may be unavailable at times or experience periods of slow response. The Church believes that once the test is completed and the service is formally launched it will greatly enhance the way people trace their family history. Depending on how many problems they encounter during the test period, full operational service may be launched by this spring or early summer. At that time and NOT until then, detailed explanation will be given of the site and its various elements.