Rain or Shine

They came rain or shine. The weekend of the tropical storm we had four meetings scheduled to register members for new family search. The very first members to sign up for new family search really touched my heart. When I signed up this sweet couple and the man saw his family that he had done the temple work for displayed in an orderly family tree he just cried tears of joy. To those who do not understand what new family search is all about it is an internet program created by the church to simplify the process of taking a name of your ancestor to the temple, reduce duplication of the same person and share family history. All members of the church should register, so we planned a huge sign up party for many of the stakes. We ended up having over 400 come out! We were so excited for the enthusiasm of the members. At one church building we had 9 computers in different rooms with all of us at work helping. Everyone was so excited about the new program. Our temple used the new system this week and one of our French speaking members from Guadeloupe submitted the first name. All worked wonderful with the help of the two Salt Lake employees that came from Peru and Columbia. They are the area authorities of family history over all of Latin America here to help things run smoothly and we are enjoying their spirits. We love meeting with others that love family history as much as us. This is the icing on the cake of our mission and we are soaring high. We are so excited to be a part of this huge weekend. The church has such vision and plans. The Lord has plans to unite his eternal family with the computers and temples as His tools with our help. We feel so blessed to be here now and are humbled to be a part of all of this. It is like we are the team of the first man to set foot on the moon. Great things are happening and many are excited about the new system.