Good to see someone working on their Greek genealogy. My dad, James C Nackos, was one of the few Greeks in SLC that joined the church about 1939. He had spent his youth in Greece. About 1975-1980 my father and mother were sent to Athens for 3 years by the General Authorities to seek permits from the Greek Gov for the church to be recognized and be able to hold local church services. While there he was able to get the Greek gov. to allow the church to do microfilms of vital family records in various areas of Greece. He also was able to arrange for the permissions for the church to hold meetings in Greece. While in Greece my dad work very hard at gathering family genealogy records but with little success. He was able to go back to his great grandparents. May the Lord bless you in your research.
CaryMarch 22, 2014
From reading Sis. Petranek's articles before, I am sure she approaches all of her projects with considerable spiritual humility. And that comes out in this article as well. All of us who embark on this sacred work of searching and finding our priesthood lineage through our ancestors, with whom we have made solemn and tender covenants, must also have this humility and vision of the sacred service. My experience has been with trying to interpret Swedish records from the 19th and 18th century and often difficult handwriting on fragile records. The best help for this difficult interpretation comes from a heart willing to be humble and praying for help at the beginning and throughout and accepting the guidance that comes. And then prayer of gratitude at the end. It surely helps in coming to realize that these are real people whom you can feel and come to love.
CaryMarch 21, 2014
From reading Sis. Petranek's articles before, I am sure she approaches all of her projects with considerable spiritual humility. And that comes out in this article as well. All of us who embark on this sacred work of searching and finding our priesthood lineage through our ancestors, with whom we have made solemn and tender covenants, must also have this humility and vision of the sacred service. My experience has been with trying to interpret Swedish records from the 19th and 18th century and often difficult handwriting on fragile records. The best help for this difficult interpretation comes from a heart willing to be humble and praying for help at the beginning and throughout and accepting the guidance that comes. And then prayer of gratitude at the end. It surely helps in coming to realize that these are real people whom you can feel and come to love.
RobinMarch 21, 2014
An interesting aspect here is the consideration of the "administration" of a spiritual gift or how a gift can be exhibited in a person's life. Some can speak a language or languages while some can translate the written languages. Some can do both. It seems that one's ability with any spiritual gift is dependent upon how it serves others or the Lord's purposes
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Lou NackosMarch 24, 2014
Good to see someone working on their Greek genealogy. My dad, James C Nackos, was one of the few Greeks in SLC that joined the church about 1939. He had spent his youth in Greece. About 1975-1980 my father and mother were sent to Athens for 3 years by the General Authorities to seek permits from the Greek Gov for the church to be recognized and be able to hold local church services. While there he was able to get the Greek gov. to allow the church to do microfilms of vital family records in various areas of Greece. He also was able to arrange for the permissions for the church to hold meetings in Greece. While in Greece my dad work very hard at gathering family genealogy records but with little success. He was able to go back to his great grandparents. May the Lord bless you in your research.
CaryMarch 22, 2014
From reading Sis. Petranek's articles before, I am sure she approaches all of her projects with considerable spiritual humility. And that comes out in this article as well. All of us who embark on this sacred work of searching and finding our priesthood lineage through our ancestors, with whom we have made solemn and tender covenants, must also have this humility and vision of the sacred service. My experience has been with trying to interpret Swedish records from the 19th and 18th century and often difficult handwriting on fragile records. The best help for this difficult interpretation comes from a heart willing to be humble and praying for help at the beginning and throughout and accepting the guidance that comes. And then prayer of gratitude at the end. It surely helps in coming to realize that these are real people whom you can feel and come to love.
CaryMarch 21, 2014
From reading Sis. Petranek's articles before, I am sure she approaches all of her projects with considerable spiritual humility. And that comes out in this article as well. All of us who embark on this sacred work of searching and finding our priesthood lineage through our ancestors, with whom we have made solemn and tender covenants, must also have this humility and vision of the sacred service. My experience has been with trying to interpret Swedish records from the 19th and 18th century and often difficult handwriting on fragile records. The best help for this difficult interpretation comes from a heart willing to be humble and praying for help at the beginning and throughout and accepting the guidance that comes. And then prayer of gratitude at the end. It surely helps in coming to realize that these are real people whom you can feel and come to love.
RobinMarch 21, 2014
An interesting aspect here is the consideration of the "administration" of a spiritual gift or how a gift can be exhibited in a person's life. Some can speak a language or languages while some can translate the written languages. Some can do both. It seems that one's ability with any spiritual gift is dependent upon how it serves others or the Lord's purposes
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