My time in the training room was spent figuring out how to improve the Swedish Case Study. My previous mission in Historical Records taught me about way-pointing in online collections, and also about contacting engineers to fix problems. Although I began working on this yesterday, it was not until this morning that I realized there were three way-points in the collection I was accessing that had been done incorrectly. Sometimes it would make no difference, but in these three instances, the index from the previous set of records was the beginning screen for the current set--that had messed me up when I first did this case study 2 months ago, but I had not recognized the problem for what it was.
It was a little amusing that no one I was referred to seemed to understand what I was talking about--nor to whom to talk. I finally learned that I would have to open a case to be sent to the computer engineers, and now I wish I remembered fully how to do that efficiently. That used to be my prime responsibility in my internet mission, but after five years I am very rusty at it. So it will take a while until the improvements I envision for that case study can be put into play.
Being in the training room was a blessing in another way--I learned that one can change a photo to a document and vice versa in Memories without going to the Gallery. In the Details on the Memory page is a box to check to do that. I am grateful to be able to pick up tips like this to make things easier for myself and for others I can teach in preserving the photos and documents that make family history enjoyable for almost everyone.
I figured out this morning that if I put my purse over by the stove, I could risk cooking a batch of wheat this morning. I also learned that in the pressure cooker, I could cook the wheat for just ten minutes and then let it sit for the five hours until lunch and it turned out fine.
I worked twice as Greeter today, two hours on the German desk, and an hour in the training room, which did not leave much time for being a helper. I was able to help a fellow missionary with some challenges in Family Tree before I was asked to help a guest with German research. The real challenge there was that the family had not lived in Germany for at least 100 years before emigrating to the United States in 1952. The guest did not have a lot of time to spend, so I mostly taught her how to use the various tools we have available: indexed searches, image only collection searches, catalog searches, wiki research helps, Learning Center classes, and even a bit on Ancestry. She agreed that she did not have time for a specialist to come with what might be better ideas, and she also named the most important resource--MOM! We consider our time with guests to be successful when they think to involve other members of the family, especially of a previous generation.
I was asked to lead the music in prayer meeting, and the song was one with lots of Alleluias, which I love to sing with exuberance. While I was leading the thought came that maybe I should not sing so loud. Blessedly, the zone leader who was playing the keyboard stopped me later in the day to tell me she appreciated my singing enthusiastically as it helped her to know her playing was in the right time.
After the shift was over I went to the temple. I was glad to be there, but staying awake is simply a struggle that I am continually losing.
Again, a good talk with my Sweetheart was a good way to end the day,
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