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FamilySearch MEMORIES-With Go-Arounds for the LIVING

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The FamilySearch Tree memories features have great tools for storing, organizing, and sharing our precious memories. Those memories added to the tree are stored in the Granite Mountain Records Vault. Much better than your home, which could be subject to all sorts of disaster, as current events attest. LIVING people are unique to your account so other people will not see what you have added to them. This creates unique issues. For this reason, several go-arounds for the LIVING are presented. This is the PowerPoint :   FamilySearch MEMORIES ALL THE STORIES Web App -Pulls all the story memories from your tree into one place for your perusal. ANCESTOR CHALLENGE- The new DISCOVERY experience on FamilySearch drawing from the photos added to your ancestors. LITTLE FAMILY TREE Mobile App -Lots of fun games using your photo memories, Available in your App Store/Play Store. Prepare your images for uploading by adding good titles and metadata. If the photos are hard-copy t...

FamilySearch Tree APP for Android and iPhone

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Your life is about to change! I LOVE THIS APP! It is a game changer! This PowerPoint shows the App features on the iPhone and Android side-by-side. Tap and follow along on whatever device you have. There are three ways for LDS to find Temple names with the App shown in this PDF which includes the new ORDINANCE READY feature. Family Tree App for LDS Family Tree App for Non-LDS At BYU Education Week 2017, Jim Green from FamilySearch spoke about the emphasis FamilySearch has put into this app. He reported that 65% of individuals in Latin America have cell phones with 50% of those being smartphones. People in developing countries have skipped desktop computers and have gone straight to cell phones and tablets. The trend in the US is going there also. With this in mind, I believe FamilySearch has put their brightest minds on App development. The younger generation uses their cell phones for everything including casting to their TVs, interacting with Alexa, and turni...