sequently about half the members of
the Church are in perfect ignorance
to-day as regards the date of their
blessings, baptisms, confirmations, ordi-
nations, etc., as most of them have
relied on the records that are lost
for this information
In all my travels I have,
both in my private and public in-
structions, endeavored to empress upon
the members of the Church the
necessity of keeping track of their
own baptisms, ordinations, etc., and
have recommended that each family
keep a family record of some kind,
in which to record all important
matters pertaining to the family and
every individual member thereof. These
instructions have generally been well
received, and the necessity of doing
this acknowledged generally, although
many, including men filling prominent
positions in the Church, have said that