There are times when the IGI search engine appears not to be working properly, although not so many these days. The Church has also developed large databases of genealogical information.” The Church provides access to these records through the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and in over 3,000 local family history centres. To help these members in tracing their genealogies, the Church has microfilmed vital records throughout the world that identify hundreds of millions of persons who have died. Members of the Church are taught that they have a religious obligation to trace their own genealogies and perform Temple ordinances for their ancestors. Performing Temple ordinances receives strong emphasis in the Church.
All Temple work is valid only if it is willingly accepted by each individual prior to the Resurrection. Latter-day Saints stand as proxies for their own ancestors in these ceremonies, including baptisms and sealings for husbands and wives and for parents and children. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teaches that all saving ordinances are to be performed on earth on behalf of the dead. Provision must be made, then, for those who have died without that opportunity. Even today, millions live and die without ever hearing the name of Jesus Christ or without accepting the gospel he taught. The Latterday Saints have this to say about their reasons for studying family history: “For the millions of people who lived before the Restoration of Christ's Church, Temple ordinances were not available during their lifetime. It was created for use by the LDS church and its members. It may come as a surprise but most records were not created for the convenience of family historians and the IGI is no different. Take a look at the site statistics they are staggering.
It is already very well known by online genealogists although it has been around only for a few years.
FAMILYSEARCH.ORG IGI FREE
What is the IGI? The acronym comes from “The Church of Latter Day Saints - LDS International Genealogy Index” - IGI © and access is to be found on the Mormon Church site which makes the immodest but undoubtedly true claim to be The largest collection of free family history, family tree and genealogy records in the world.
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