annewandering Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 Actual requests received by the Family History Department of the LDS Church. These are extracts from REAL letters: I would like to find out if I have any living relatives or dead relatives or ancestors in my family. He and his daughter are listed as not being born. My Grandfather died at the age of 3. We are sending you 5 children in a separate envelope. The wife of #22 could not be found. Somebody suggested that she might have been stillborn - what do you think? I am mailing you my aunt and uncle and 3 of their children. Enclosed please find my Grandmother. I have worked on her for 30 years without success. Now see what you can do. This family had 7 nephews that I am unable to find. If you know who they are, please add them to the list. We lost our Grandmother, will you please send us a copy? A 14-year-old boy wrote: "I do not want you to do my research for me. Will you please send me all of the material on the Welch line, in the US, England and Scotland countries? I will do the research." Will you please send me the name of my first wife? I have forgotten her name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamas_Girl Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 I think I just found the opening jokes for my county's historical/genealogical society banquet tomorrow night. These are too funny. That'll teach them to put a LDS in as MC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 I've seen these before and I still laugh out loud at them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applepansy Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 · Hidden Hidden The funniest part to me is that they all made perfect sense from a genealogical perspective. LOL Link to comment
NadiaStar Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 The final one is the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhura Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 I know this is an old thread but I just found it and have a qustion. I love the jokes! Can these be printed and shown to (posted?) at the Family History Center? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annewandering Posted April 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 I think I have seen most of them posted there. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhura Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 Guess that is a yes then, since you have seen them posted. They aren't in the one where I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annewandering Posted April 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Ask the person in charge. :) If you are in charge then you get to decide! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhura Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 So you mean in charge there, then right? There is no copyright or anything that I see or place to give sources, unless I am missing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanjones10 Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 There is a tendency, ok much more than that, for anyone with any responsibility in the church to say NO when something is requested. Rather than to risk them seen as approving something that some higher leader might criticize them for. This is at all levels. I see it in missionary work, in publications, etc. I could give examples, but probably the people here don't care that much. My tact is to do my best to determine if i am causing some harm or breaking a law, if not then i do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy740 Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 This is a joke forum. It wasn't serious. But it is old. Thread closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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