Kenvincible Posted December 16, 2017 Report Posted December 16, 2017 Hello Brothers and Sisters, I've been searching for a proper Latter Day Saint forum where I can connect with other members of the church! I want to be a blessing to folks here by maybe being honest with my opinions, and offering friendship and prayer. I am the husband of the most excellent wife in the world, and I love my church so much. For work, i help senior citizens and developmentally disabled Americans, and I'm also an avid author, and philanthropist helping the inner city learn about Genealogy! I look forward to getting to know you all! Kenneth seashmore, my two cents and Sunday21 3 Quote
pam Posted December 16, 2017 Report Posted December 16, 2017 Welcome. But please tell me you aren't a Broncos fan. Quote
my two cents Posted December 16, 2017 Report Posted December 16, 2017 Glad to have you here! I hope you include indexing with genealogy - we need all the help we can get! Quote
Jane_Doe Posted December 16, 2017 Report Posted December 16, 2017 Howdy! I'm an avid genealogist originally from Denver metro too! You're doing great work and I look forward to hearing more come you! (Bytheway, cool handle!) Quote
NeuroTypical Posted December 16, 2017 Report Posted December 16, 2017 Hi and welcome from Colorado Springs Ken! Quote
Vort Posted December 16, 2017 Report Posted December 16, 2017 12 hours ago, Kenvincible said: I am the husband of the most excellent wife in the world Wha...? When did this happen? I heard absolutely nothing about this! I'm going to have to have a word with our wife. mirkwood and zil 2 Quote
Guest Posted December 16, 2017 Report Posted December 16, 2017 13 hours ago, Kenvincible said: I am the husband of the most excellent wife in the world You have the most excellent wife in the world? I have the most wonderful wife in the world. Fancy that. I haven't seen you at the meetings. Quote
Kenvincible Posted December 16, 2017 Author Report Posted December 16, 2017 You guys have cracked me up hard, thank's Vort and Carborendum! To everyone else thank you for your replies and making me feel welcome. I know even more that this is the forum i've been looking for! @Jane_Doe if your ever interested in volunteering some time to mentor some inner-city kids learning genealogy please let me knnow! Jane_Doe and Sunday21 2 Quote
Kenvincible Posted December 16, 2017 Author Report Posted December 16, 2017 9 hours ago, my two cents said: Glad to have you here! I hope you include indexing with genealogy - we need all the help we can get! I love indexing, havent done any since the freedmans project will have to get back into it! my two cents 1 Quote
Jane_Doe Posted December 16, 2017 Report Posted December 16, 2017 24 minutes ago, Kenvincible said: You guys have cracked me up hard, thank's Vort and Carborendum! To everyone else thank you for your replies and making me feel welcome. I know even more that this is the forum i've been looking for! @Jane_Doe if your ever interested in volunteering some time to mentor some inner-city kids learning genealogy please let me knnow! That would be absolutely kick butt! However, I'm now in WY, so that center has dibs on me first. Quote
prisonchaplain Posted December 17, 2017 Report Posted December 17, 2017 18 hours ago, Kenvincible said: Hello Brothers and Sisters, I've been searching for a proper Latter Day Saint forum where I can connect with other members of the church! I want to be a blessing to folks here by maybe being honest with my opinions, and offering friendship and prayer. I am the husband of the most excellent wife in the world, and I love my church so much. For work, i help senior citizens and developmentally disabled Americans, and I'm also an avid author, and philanthropist helping the inner city learn about Genealogy! I look forward to getting to know you all! Kenneth I get that LDS do genealogy so they can offer baptism to ancestors, but what's the draw for us non-members? I'm fearful of the criminal elements I might unearth. Quote
zil Posted December 17, 2017 Report Posted December 17, 2017 5 minutes ago, prisonchaplain said: I'm fearful of the criminal elements I might unearth. As in, you are descended from pirates and outlaws? Or criminals will steal your identity? (If the former - that's more fun; if the latter - I've never heard of identity theft via ancestors. Pretty sure they're focused on other avenues.) As for the draw - well, there are lots of people besides Mormons doing genealogy. You'd have to ask them why. Of the ones whose stories I've heard, they don't know why, they just feel almost compelled to do it. I attribute it to the spirit of Elijah, but don't expect anyone but Mormons to buy that. Sunday21 1 Quote
NeuroTypical Posted December 17, 2017 Report Posted December 17, 2017 (edited) 29 minutes ago, prisonchaplain said: I get that LDS do genealogy so they can offer baptism to ancestors, but what's the draw for us non-members? I'm fearful of the criminal elements I might unearth. There are people who become passionate about fountain pens, there are crazy chicken ladies, and there are people who have caught the genealogy bug. It's a passion that grabs some folks. The genealogy of my family is all done by my non-LDS half-sister, who used to make trips to SLC just to go to "that mormon family library building" before computers. Addictions like this span all religious boundaries: Edited December 17, 2017 by NeuroTypical Sunday21, zil, mirkwood and 1 other 1 3 Quote
Guest MormonGator Posted December 17, 2017 Report Posted December 17, 2017 5 minutes ago, NeuroTypical said: That just made me laugh out loud. Awesome. Quote
Jane_Doe Posted December 17, 2017 Report Posted December 17, 2017 50 minutes ago, prisonchaplain said: I get that LDS do genealogy so they can offer baptism to ancestors, but what's the draw for us non-members? I'm fearful of the criminal elements I might unearth. My grandma has an ancestor that was a native American, who died because a white man shot her. That white man is my grandpa's ancestor. Such is simply part of family history. Sunday21 1 Quote
Kenvincible Posted December 17, 2017 Author Report Posted December 17, 2017 Your talking to a cousin of Clyde Champion Barrow, THE Clyde of Bonnie and Clyde. Am i proud of what he's done, NO! But it is a part of my family history and i think makes it flavorful, i mean all of my ancestors could not have been English lords, Scottish Kings (Robert the Bruce) and African Slaves here in America! @prisonchaplain learning about my family history has acted as a huge motivator to carry that torch and try to do greater works than my family have done, thereby honoring their name! Sunday21 and Jane_Doe 2 Quote
seashmore Posted December 17, 2017 Report Posted December 17, 2017 Welcome @Kenvincible @prisonchaplain some of the non-LDS people I know who do genealogy do it because it helps them feel connected to people or to learn more about why they might be the way they are. These are evidences of what Mormons call "the spirit of Elijah," which is "to turn the hearts of the children to the fathers and the hearts of the fathers to the children." There are also a few who like the puzzle aspect of it. Sunday21 1 Quote
Sunday21 Posted December 17, 2017 Report Posted December 17, 2017 2 hours ago, prisonchaplain said: I get that LDS do genealogy so they can offer baptism to ancestors, but what's the draw for us non-members? I'm fearful of the criminal elements I might unearth. So what? I come from a long line of sheep stealers. Walk tall! Quote
Guest Posted December 17, 2017 Report Posted December 17, 2017 4 hours ago, prisonchaplain said: I get that LDS do genealogy so they can offer baptism to ancestors, but what's the draw for us non-members? I'm fearful of the criminal elements I might unearth. Oh... I see what you did. Quote
zil Posted December 17, 2017 Report Posted December 17, 2017 6 minutes ago, Carborendum said: Oh... I see what you did. Oh, criminal zombies (or is it zombie criminals?). I so missed that. Where's @mirkwood when you need him? mirkwood 1 Quote
anatess2 Posted December 18, 2017 Report Posted December 18, 2017 Welcome! On 12/16/2017 at 8:47 PM, Kenvincible said: Your talking to a cousin of Clyde Champion Barrow, THE Clyde of Bonnie and Clyde. Am i proud of what he's done, NO! But it is a part of my family history and i think makes it flavorful, i mean all of my ancestors could not have been English lords, Scottish Kings (Robert the Bruce) and African Slaves here in America! @prisonchaplain learning about my family history has acted as a huge motivator to carry that torch and try to do greater works than my family have done, thereby honoring their name! I'll see your Clyde and raise you the guy who killed Magellan. Yep, family ancestor of mine. I'm headed to your neck of the woods this Christmas. Spending some time with some people over there in Highland Ranch. Quote
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