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Step 1.  Login to FamilySearch and take a ''selfie''.  (See below for more information about accounts.)<br>
Step 1.  Login to FamilySearch and take a ''selfie''.  (See below for more information about accounts.)<br>
Step 2.  Take a picture with your group in front of one of several historic or panorama backdrops.  (At the end of your visit this picture will be emailed to you.  Be sure your email address in FamilySearch is correct.)<br>
Step 2.  Take a picture with your group in front of one of several historic or panorama backdrops.  (At the end of your visit this picture will be emailed to you.  Be sure your email address in FamilySearch is correct.)<br>
Step 3.  Choose between any or all of the Discovery Experiences presented on the large touch-screen displays. Here you can learn about the year you were born and the times that your ancestors lived.  (Be sure your FamilySearch account is linked to your ancestors before you come.)<br>
Step 3.  Choose between any or all of the Discovery Experiences presented on the large touch-screen displays.<br>


===Discovery Experiences===
===Discovery Experiences===
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===Tips for Leaders===
===Tips for Leaders===
*Visitors already linked to ancestors in FamilySearch will enjoy a unique and personal experience.<br>
*Visitors already linked to ancestors in FamilySearch will enjoy a unique and personal experience.<br>
*Even without an account or a previously entered list of ancestors, visitors can enjoy the historical displays and cultural information.  They can also share the experiences of the others in the group.
*You don't have to be a member of the LDS Church to have a FamilySearch account.
*You don't have to be a member of the LDS Church to have a FamilySearch account.
*A FamilySearch account is the same as an LDS account.<br>
*A FamilySearch account is the same as an LDS account.<br>
*FamilySearch accounts are free but are best set up at home before visiting the Discovery Center.  Those without an account or who have forgotten their account name or passwords can arrive 30 minutes before their scheduled visit for assistance.<br>
*FamilySearch accounts are free but are best set up at home before visiting the Discovery Center.  Those without an account or who have forgotten their account username or password should arrive 30 minutes before their scheduled visit for assistance in recovering this information.<br>
*At the conclusion of the visit photos and other links from the experience will be emailed to each participant.  Make sure their email address in FamilySearch is correct.<br>
*At the conclusion of the visit photos and other links from the experience will be emailed to each participant.  Make sure their email address in FamilySearch is correct.<br>


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*The email address associated with the account and the ability to access the email while at the Center.
*The email address associated with the account and the ability to access the email while at the Center.
*The phone number associated with the account and the ability to access that phone and receive text messages while at the Center.
*The phone number associated with the account and the ability to access that phone and receive text messages while at the Center.
*LDS members can login using their Membership Record Number (MRN).  (Leaders might consider bringing a list of MRN's for the members in their group.)
*LDS members can use their Membership Record Number (MRN) to recover their username and password.  (Leaders might consider bringing a list of MRN's for the youth who are in their group.)


====Connecting to Ancestors====
====Connecting to Ancestors====
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