Today one of our local genealogy enthusiasts pointed out some problems in thinking that one's genealogy work is done. Many LDS people with LDS ancestors think that the genealogy work for their line has been "done" by some ancestor who allegedly researched all the lines of the family tree as far as possible and ensured that temple work was done was done, etc. That may be accurate--or it may be hearsay. If you think that's true, here are a few questions that you might consider:

• Do you and your family have a copy of the data, the stories, and the photographs from all that work?
• Have new tools and updated data sets been applied to extend or correct the work?
• Have you recorded and preserved information from your own family and from your own life? Are your stories recorded, are your photos archived and captioned, and do your family members have copies?

Her comments helped me to realize that just because some of us might have heard that our work is done, there is always more good to be achieved in the precious realm of family history work.

Have you updated your journal recently? Or written up a summary of key events in your life or for the past year? Now that they New Year has just started (according to the Chinese lunar calendar, of course), this would be a good time to take steps toward implementing those family history resolutions you may have made.
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