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== 2. Gather records == | == 2. Gather records == | ||
Begin by looking for records that you may already have around your home. | Begin by looking for records that you may already have around your home. Follow Boyd K. Packer's advice. Get a big box and put in on your couch or your table, someplace that you will always be bumping into it. Then go about your regular life. Whenever you run across a record of your life or of your family's, put it in that box. Here is a list of the types of records that you might find: | ||
*Certificate of births, deaths, and marriages | *Certificate of births, deaths, and marriages | ||
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*Family bibles | *Family bibles | ||
*Journals | *Journals | ||
Then after a few weeks, dump out the box onto your table and examine the records carefully. Many important clues might be found for your ancestors. Remember, the most important information is where they lived in El Salvador. | |||
== 3. Talk with your family == | == 3. Talk with your family == | ||