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O That I Were an Angel

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“O that I were an angel, and could have the wish of mine heart, that I might go forth and speak with the trump of God, with a voice to shake the earth, and cry repentance unto every people! “Yea, I would declare unto every soul…the plan of redemption…that they should repent and come unto our God, that there might not be more sorrow upon all the face of the earth” (Alma29:1-2). For the past year I have been serving a part-time FamilySearch Support mission in the Family History Department.  Most people have no idea what that means.  For me it means helping people do their family history.  Every day 15 hours a week, I sit at a computer taking phone calls, chats, and emails from people with questions about their family trees.  I wear a little missionary nametag to church every week and teach lots of family history lessons.  Sometimes I am really good at what I do.  Sometimes I am really bad at what I do, but it’s a work in progress.  In addition...