My family is growing

Have you heard about the new Church Family History site yet?

I spent an hour and a half in the family history center last night flirting with the librarian, (Diane not Jack though Jack is very nice and we did have some quality moments googling 1957 Pontiac Chieftans). I carry my family history on a flashdrive for moments like this so when the opportunity arose I signed onto the Church's newest web server and found out the first name of my Great Great Great Grandmother as well as being introduced to five more generations of my ancestors.

I have always been excited about my Scot/Irish heritage. This is on my mother's side. My dad had no idea where he came from (genealogically speaking).

So after checking out GGGG Esther Fairchild I starting clicking the arrow indicating more ancestors. Each click took me back another generation in family and time. After a few clicks I found myself in Connecticut in 1631. I was stunned of course but I had still not made the jump over "the pond" to the UK.

Then it happened. One of the Fairchilds was a merchant and was born in.....

OKay, now I'm looking for Dublin but instead I get.....

Andrew, Devon County, yes that's right....England.

Well....That was a stunner. The cool thing is that Devon is very close to Cornwall which is the Southwest tip of Great Britain. The reason for significant coolness is that the people of Cornwall created and maintain the cool pirate accent. Arrr! I'm sure my accent is a direct result of this genetic component. Arrr! Expect more such Arrr!s when next we meet.

So last night my family grew to twice it's former size. Did I mention that many of the new family members were submitted by distant cousins of mine? Many of them listed their email addresses so that I can communicate with them. How about that?

The new website is only available to family history workers, priesthood leaders and consultants within our temple district. It will come online for everyone in weeks. If this really floats your boat I can give you a tip.....there is an announcement for a training meeting that will occur on Saturday, June 28th at 2pm in the Puyallup South stake center for all of the above plus "Interested members". I bet you can get the info to log on if you attend.

It seems like only yesterday that I was getting a security clearance to go to the National Archives in Seattle to see the 1880 census and wondering how I would ever connect to my family. Then the "four generations" program was announced and we were promised that if we could find these four generations that the way would be opened to connect us to the rest of our family.

It would seem to have come to pass.

Doctrine or Falderal part two

Two more to bring the total doctrines to twelve. What do you think?
Justice
Sacrifice

Doctrine or Falderal

Elder David A. Bednar presided at our stake conference months prior to being called as an apostle. In the leadership session he taught that the Church operates under three layers. The layers are
Doctrine,
Principle, and
Practices.
It is important to note that the word doctrine is generally defined as "teachings" which could be applied to anything that is taught. For the purpose of this discussion let us define it, as Elder Bednar did, to be limited to those overarching elements that span these exigencies.

For example,
the "Practice" of ordaining 12 year old men to the office of a deacon is a function of
the "Principle" of Priesthood which is a function of
the "Doctrine" of the Divine Investiture of Authority.

Similarly,
the "Practice" of calling a sister to be the RS President is a function of
The "Principle" of Presidency which is a function of
the "Doctrine" of the Divine Investiture of Authority.

Occasionally we run into "Practices" that are not connected to any Principle or Doctrine. Some have been around for so long that they have achieved "Doctrine" status.

Can you cite the doctrine associated with these beliefs; "Practices"?

Moroni facing East on the Temples.
Taking the Sacrament with the Right hand.
"A call in the hall is no call at all"

He then said, almost as an aside, that there are far fewer "Doctrines" than we think. It is to this remark that I would comment.

I have spent significant time and energy studying, pondering and inquiring about
the number of real "Doctrines", as defined above, that exist.

I have found ten.

All of the "Principles" and "Practices" of the Church, as long as they are not falderal, fall under ten "Doctrines".

They are (not in any particular order):

The Nature of God
The Nature of Man
Obedience
Reverence
Divine Investiture of Authority
Chastity
Faith
Hope
Charity
Agency

Can you name another?
Can you cite a "Principle" or "Practice" that does not fall under any of these "Doctrines?"