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==== The importance of getting our information into a computer  ====
==== The importance of getting our information into a computer  ====
The Prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has asked all families to enter their information onto a computer data base. This is because–
*Information can be copied easily and more accurately from the computer and re-used many times without re-typing it. We can get paper printouts from the computer when we want them.


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*Our information must be on a computer in order to prepare names for LDS temples (using TempleReady). This is because the Official Temple Record is a computer database.<br><br>You can use the computers without charge at a Family History Center and in some ward meetinghouses worldwide. If you need help in using a computer, you can ask a staff member to help you.
You can use the computers without charge at a Family History Center and in some LDS ward meetinghouses worldwide. If you need help in using a computer, you can ask a staff member to help you.


Because the information on '''hohoko charts''' is already organized into families and generations, we can refer to them as a guide as we enter the information into the computer. If our information is not already organized into families and linked according to generations, we can write it on paper Oral Genealogy Lineage charts, Pedigree charts and Family Group Records.  
Because the information on '''hohoko charts''' is already organized into families and generations, we can refer to them as a guide as we enter the information into the computer. If our information is not already organized into families and linked according to generations, we can write it on paper Oral Genealogy Lineage charts, Pedigree charts and Family Group Records.


==== Why should I use paper forms for family history and how can I get them?  ====
==== Why should I use paper forms for family history and how can I get them?  ====
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