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My Family History Calling July 2013   News you need to succeed—for priesthood leaders, consultants, and FamilySearch center directors. Getting Others Excited About Photos and Stories-A Success Story Everyone has a story. In fact, who doesn't love to share an adventure or listen to another's tale--especially if the narrative is about a relative or ancestor? What better way to get to know your ancestors and feel a part of their lives than to read their stories, exploits, trials, failures, and successes? Find out how to get others started in family history today using stories. CEO Corner: Eastern U.S. Archive Visits Productive  Search Gets Major Feature Enhancements Photos and Stories Update: Editing Tags   Indexing Video Gains Acclaim The FamilySearch indexing team recentlyreleased a video that is touching hearts around the world. It might be a perfect fit for a lesson, to kick-off a meeting, or to enjoy with family.   Center Director's News Those of us involved with family history have the wonderful opportunity to help both the living and the dead.  It is a blessed experience to help and assist individuals as their hearts turn to their fathers and their fathers' hearts turn to them. Read the full article for center directors.   Partner News FamilySearch is pleased to announce the first four Tree Share certified applications that are PAF Compatible: Ancestral Quest, Celebrating Family History and Me, Legacy Family Tree, and RootsMagic . RootsMagic is the first Tree Share Plus certified application. TenGenChart is now Tree Access Certified. “Certified” means the product is compatible with FamilySearch.org and has features that conforms to our strict standards of quality. Learn more about our new partners.   Conferencia Iberoamericana de Genealogia The Conferencia Iberoamericana de Genealogia is coming. It is being held at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah on 9-14 September. Presented all in Spanish, the first four days (Monday-Thursday) are for professionals and archivists. However, Friday and Saturday are free and open to the public. For more information and to register, visit http://www.genealogia2013.org. If you speak Spanish and would like to volunteer to help on Friday or Saturday for two hours or more, please contact Debbie Gurtler atDSGurtler@familysearch.org.   FamilySearch.org/ask: A Family History Leader's Best Friend Did you know one of the best helps for your family history calling is just a click away? If you haven't been using http://www.familysearch.org/ask you're missing out on a wealth of help. Whether you're looking for product support, research assistance, getting started, the learning center, or becoming an online volunteer, this landing page has something for everyone, so try it today! Best Practices: What’s Working In Your Little Corner of the Vineyard? As a leader in family history, what are you doing that is working that you could share with others who have your same calling? Click here to go to the blog and tell us your story, or read what others are saying . News and Events: Family History Conferences from around the World The following is a list of selected genealogy and family history conferences throughout the United States and around the world. To view the latest events, click this link.   Why I Do Genealogy It was 1978. I was out shopping and went into a bookstore. While browsing around, I saw a book called Our Family History. It was interesting because the book asked so many questions about the family that piqued my interest so I bought it. When I got home I looked through it. In it I found a two-foot pull-out chart for listing several generations of one's family. Read more about this inspiring story.