Jeremiah 16:16

"Behold,, I will send for many fishersa, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks."

The 16a footnote for the word fishers is to the TG Missionary Work (Topical Guide).
This scripture was illustrated in the early days of the church. 

Fisherman

When we hear the word fisherman this is what we think of.

But this is not what Jeremiah was talking about. This is not how fishing was done in his days. It was done by throwing out big nets where hundreds of fish were caught at the same time. 

Hunter
A hunter looks for one animal at a time. A hunter may spend days looking for a target and may not always find any. It is a long process for just one animal. 

Early church history illustrates this scripture. 

In 1837, Heber C. Kimball was the first missionary sent to England. He opened the mission in July. He, along with others, baptized over 1,500 people in the first year! The first branch in England was organized in Present on 6 August 1837. They were fisherman. 

Now a days missionaries in the England missions are hunters. Those who serve there may or may not see a baptism. Other missions have started out as fishing and turn to hunting missions. Some missions start out as hunting missions and stay there. 

This scripture shows the love that God has for all of us. Hunters are sent to make sure no one is missed.

You are probably wondering what this has to do with genealogy. I like to apply Jeremiah 16:16 to family history as well as missionary work. 

In your genealogical research you may find a whole bunch of names in one book or just handed names of ancestors from a cousin. You can't copy or type in the information in fast enough. You are at that time a fisherman. Has this happened to you?

There are other times or other lines where you are the hunter. You have spent years looking for information on one person and you can't find anything. We call these brick walls. I have an example of this in my own family history. 

I began researching my father's line. My grandmother gave me a piece of paper with her 15 siblings names and birthdates, and her parents' names and wedding date. This was back in the 1980s. To order copies of certificates I had to mail in a request with a form and a cheque. Then I had to wait for them to search for the certificate and mail it back to me, a month of two. I ordered my great grandparents' marriage certificate. it gave me their birthdates and locations. I then order their birth certificates. This gave me the information needed to go back to the previous generation. They always found my family, so I can't complain, but it was slow. I was researching one person or one couple at a time, like a hunter. 

On this line, I was a hunter until my research went back to the mid 1700s. What happened then? I changed from a hunter to a fisher. At this point my line in Quebec was recorded in multiple books and microfilm. The Roman Catholic Church records in Quebec are amazing. Going from one generation to the previous was so easy, even the mother's maiden name is listed. The picture on the left is one of my ancestor's families. There is so much information. Note the number of children. The blue is my direct line. 

Once I had research back far enough, there were lots of records. This is another example of a family record. Part of a database of records to review and gather more information about my family. 

I was a fisherwoman. I could not write down or type the names of my ancestors fast enough.

But I still go back to be a hunter to make sure on every line, I don't miss anyone. 

I will hunt for my ancestors in every archives, and under every website, in every hill of papers and in boxes from cousins. 

I love this part of the scripture because it shows the love God has for all of His children. 

Recently my daughter was heading to the temple so she we went into FamilySearch and grabbed a name. She then showed me to make sure it was one I wouldn't mind her doing. I knew the name and was surprised her work hadn't been done. I looked and found that when I was doing the work in the 1980s her work was not available to do. Now it was.

We need to continually go over the names. we need to do the same for our ancestors so they can be found, and the work done for them. 

I am glad that FamilySearch keeps track of this for us and helps us by sending out reminders - making it so much easier. 

Member’s Guide to Temple and Family History Work

If you have any questions about temple and family history work whether for your calling or just for your own family history and temple work go to the following website. It is the Member's Guide to Temple and Family History Work.

"Family history consultants can use this guide to help individuals and families in their homes. This guide is also the basis for a Temple and Family History course that can be taught during Sunday School, as determined by local priesthood leaders."

Blessings of

"As you participate in temple and family history work, you will be blessed with a stronger testimony of its importance, a greater appreciation of the Lord’s love for His children, and a motivating desire to do temple work for your ancestors. You will have a better understanding of your family origins and an increased love for your ancestors."

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/members-guide-to-temple-and-family-history-work

It contains 

Introduction
Chapter 1: The Purpose of Temple and Family History Work
Chapter 2: Getting Started
Chapter 3: Gathering Information from Home
Chapter 4: Recording Family History Information
Chapter 5: Gathering Information from Family
Chapter 6: Gathering Information from Public Records
Chapter 7: Providing Temple Ordinances

Appendix
A: Forms
B: Questions for Interviewing Family Members
C: Record Selection Table

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Sealing Power

This is my story of how I received a gift I didn't know I needed or wated, while doing something for my mother she had wanted my whole life. 

The link below is to the video of my story on my YouTube channel. 

https://youtu.be/MFTr-nTL6Rw

My Mugshot

This link is to the blog for the day I got my mugshot.
Check out this very well written blog article. Veronica does a great job in writing as well as photography.

http://vmoorephotography.wordpress.com/2013/10/24/get-mugged-day-6/

Historian for Red Deer Catalina Swim Club

I volunteer as historian for the Red Deer Catalina Swim Club.

Jun 2012 was the 60th annual Freeze or Fry swim meet. I wrote a booklet on the history of Catalina and the swim meet.

I am still looking for stories. If you or if you know someone who swam with Catalina, I would love to talk to them. I would like more stories about the team and/or the swim meet.

I also wrote an article for the Red Deer Express. It was a special section titled "The 5 W's of Business."
http://www.reddeerexpress.com/eeditions/?iid=i20120905143211114&pid=p20120309121148491
My article is on page 20.

Musical Campaign Video

Another great video done by my son-in-law Daniel Hiatt for my campaign.

First Nations map in North America

Check out my FNMI blog post for more information on how to research First Nations Metis and Inuit genealogy. 

Source: Click on the link First Nations in North America