Wednesday, November 15, 2017

This is a great day! New LDS Novels are Exciting!

Today is my birthday.  I almost got all my goals completed.  I've now lost 75 pounds since I lived in Newbury Park in 2008 and 6 of my 7 novels (that I wrote in 1988-1990) are up on Https://www.Amazon.com/-/e/B07613P16Y(Karen Meyer's Author Page) .  I got all the videos for the book trailers completed and up on youtube.com (also links are at the bottom here) - I think Private Eye Sloan or the Ocean Adventure are my favorites but it's a toss up - The one being uploaded to Amazon next week called Finding Mormon Treasure may be a close 3rd.  I am happier than I have ever been in my life because I heard from my two inactive kids (of 5) and it was very positive.  The Lord is shining on this day and I'm so grateful for every breath.  I think I'll go to the Temple today and meet my husband - could life get any better?





All of my books are free on Kindle Unlimited because it is more important to me that the world enjoy "clean" reading (no bad language) than to make money.  To have something to hand down to my grandchildren is the best intent for my project.  

PRIVATE EYE SLOAN



Rex Sloan was bullied in High School, and not just by non-members either.  He was driven to intellectual studies and sought a career after his Mission to focus on, instead of marriage, which he put on the back burner.  Having trust issues, he has received a 20 year Reunion invitation which causes some anxiety.  In addition, his identity has been stolen.  He does his own sleuth work and through investigating, finds the culprit, but keeps the mystery going as he does not reveal his
true identity.
Enjoy Private Eye Sloan and find the real thief...the one who stole his heart!


LINKS TO OTHER VIDEO BOOK TRAILERS



UNCHARTED DESTINY


Two teens are in their Senior year and planning their lives.  They quickly learn that when we plan and are not in symphony with what Heavenly Father has planned for us our destiny becomes Uncharted.  They try to get on the path by being more in tune and understanding that Plan B may sometimes just be what He really wanted us to experience.   In the meantime, as you get to know both families, you find that one has a dark past involving World War II Stolen Art pieces.  The current generations are oblivious to this because the Great Grandfather has not documented his family history.  He has it all in his head, hoping to find the clue his cousin left for him to clear the family of any wrongdoing. 

The book is a great tool for parents of youth getting ready to leave home.  

What do they need to know that first year that will help them become positive thinking, assertive young adults?

Under Cover!

(watch for a new video about this soon!)


Andie and Anson are new to the FBI field.  Recently graduated, their first mission is in California.  The job is to unmask Russian Spies who have infiltrated and stolen plans for the newest Stealth Bomber.   The FBI Chief gives them a beautiful home across the street from the spy and his family, allowing Anson to carpool with his neighbor to work.  Their cover is that they are a newlywed Mormon couple.  Now, if you have ever been a convert, you know how easy it is to misunderstand that "different" vernacular of LDS people.  So how would you like to be thrown into an undercover position without a Mormon jargon translation book?  This causes some misunderstandings that have actually happened in convert's lives.  The funniest scene is probably trying to have an intelligent discussion with the Bishop.  Nothing gets past him.





Quest for Peace


Katie McMasters lost her brother in an accident.  Her father always treated him a little better but not because he didn't like her, it was just easier for him to relate to a boy.  Now, the father has lost his testimony, his son, and is badly injured.  Their sheep have to go to market in the fall and moving them to the lake pasture for the summer was always Tom and Pa's job.  Katie takes on the challenge to take care of them all by herself, with the help of Shep her dog, Pepper her horse and whatever knowledge Ma has imparted all these 13 years.  



Harriet Heads for Hollywood


Harriet is a Horse who does not hide her talents under a bushel.  She is the entertainment of the barnyard.  The Farmer does not want her to go off to try to be on Animal Star Search.  He decides to give her some perks of the job.  That's not good enough.  Her friends give her the Farmer's tractor and help her with directions to a little town in California called Newbury Park.  She can stay with the Owl's cousin and his family while she auditions.  The problem is, she never learned to read.  He helps her learn the word N E W so that whenever she sees that, she will stop.  She ends up going all over America in search of her goal, but giving service to others and helping them reach their goals instead.  It's a rewarding life that she is living and it gives her time to rethink what she really wants to do in this life.

This book teaches others about selfless service - it's not just another silly horse story.  Just read it and laugh...then read it to your youth and they will learn.


The Ocean Adventure

Living with someone with a big ego is difficult, especially when he is a workaholic.  Deke has a big family but he is missing out  on their youth because of his passion for his work.  It's his turn to plan the family vacation but he is missing out on their youth because of his passion for his work.  He decides to make it the "Vacation they will never forget!" and plans a one-day ocean excursion, which turns into a comedy of errors, terror and possibly felonies committed.  He learns his lesson, but those with the most integrity will decide if the correct choices were made.  He has lots of options for good.



Finding Mormon Treasure




We are all in search of the treasure of our lives of some kind.  For Tom, it is the treasure of family and the wish to be reunited with them after a tragic accident.  for Summer, it is in finding something that her Great Grandmother left at the property Summer inherited for her when she passed away.  They meet in a comedy and adventure of errors and misjudgments and help the police with a sting operation to capture some notorious drug lords.  This novel is a fun way to learn how to and how not to communicate effectively!  It is a Romantic Comedy, but also a Mystery Adventure at the same time.


This should be released for Amazon e-book, Kindle Unlimited (FREE) and paperback by Dec 1

Saturday, November 11, 2017

Finding Mormon Treasure


Releasing this book on Amazon next week for Thanksgiving.  It will be #7 of #7 books that I had written in 1988-1992 which I never had the courage to publish.  This journey has been a
dream come true.   Amazon makes it so easy to read inexpensively - the Club - is free, the Kindle is about 1.99 and the paperback will be about 6.00.

I hope you enjoy them.  

Thursday, October 12, 2017

New LDS Adventure mystery


UNCHARTED DESTINY
by 
Karen S Meyer

New LDS Adventure Mystery....Thriller!


Join Lexie and Zack as they solve one of the most current International Crime Cases!



Watch this video.  Available on Amazon and Goodreads



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsEJZ61qWLU




Thursday, September 28, 2017

LDS Adventure Novels - Available on Amazon and Good Reads


LDS Mystery Adventure Novels

Dedicated to Clean Reading and the Re-Establishment or Re-enforcement of Family Values in the Home

When I was a younger mother, I wrote many novels and read them to my children.  Friends who were teachers read them to their classes.  It was good clean reading, with a message to learn.

I have begun to have them published and they are available on Amazon.

The first three are:

Under Cover!

Quest for Peace,
To be loved unconditionally by your Father


Harriet the Horse Heads for Hollywood,
Living the life of Service while pursuing your Dreams

By Karen S Meyer

You can read more about them at this link:

Friday, September 22, 2017

What do you need? Maybe we can help



Is Training easy for you to get in your Ward?  Please take this little survey and let's get more training to the people who need it.

The 1st Presidency has made all FH materials obsolete (Turn the Hearts, or the Brown or Green FH Teaching Guide and Manuals for classrooms) with the exception of the Consultant Planner and the concept of Find, Take and Teach on a one on one basis.  No one in the Church told me to ask these questions of you - we are just curious if you are getting the training on the new products.  If you have had no training at all please jot down thefhguide.com - it's amazing! Let us know what you need.




TRAINING SURVEY LINK
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe89uudeF5LPfwoyjIPUj5VDK6th5_Lr-0NSjsbvPBE9ISNmA






Welcome to our site.  We hope this is a "feel good about your future" video!

https://youtu.be/4gLZDB7J7I8

Friday, September 8, 2017

Family History Training - Anyone?

Training, Training, Here Training, There Training!

We get the privilege of training new Consultants and Leaders on the newest training methods and materials that the Church has to offer!  Are you getting what you need to succeed in the search for your Ancestors?

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lWBGb2P8Y3CXVStSL9jDbZqKDT8v1-fXtJdSUr7rK_A/prefill


The most important thing you need to have is the desire to learn.

If you don't know anything at all about family history - go here first:

Thefhguide.com

If I had to start all over again, this is where I would go to:

1. learn more about the computer and how to make it my friend (I know people who think it's their enemy)
2.  Learn about researching and tools.
3.  Learn the Standards, so that we don't create duplicate records.
4.  Learn where to find training materials in English OR Spanish - (read on I have a treat for you!)
5.  Learn what materials are obsolete.
6.  Learn what I should be focusing on.



If you are a Consultant or just learning how to be one go here:

FAMILY HISTORY TRAINING PRESENTATIONS


TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR LEARNING MORE ABOUT FAMILY HISTORY


What in the world is the Consultant Planner?
This is a tool that reaches through the internet, sifts out all the pertinent information just for your family and hands it to you on a platter.  If you are helping someone, no lie, it will make you look like their Hero in 5 minutes - I want this for YOU! (Even though we all know it's really their Angels helping us get this all straight!

Here is an example - Most of these relatives come from the US - so our goal is to fill in the WHITE spaces.  Look to the right - if I click on the first one, she have a name to take to the Temple! - no problems
2nd one - There are 2 which need a birthdate or death date added to the file - EASY!
3rd one - This one has  2 people who need to be merged with a duplicate record then it's all clear to go to the Temple.
4th one - This person has 95 records that have been cyber picked for her relatives - these are records which will clear up any problems she may have.
5th one - Featured Records - These records may be the all coveted Birth Certificates, Death Certificate and Marriages that solidify her ancestor's existence.
6th one - This person has 20 records that will clear up the death records by showing a picture of the headstone.  (Read Below about the value of FindaGrave.com and Billionsofgraves.com)
7th one -  This person who DIDNT think she had ANY Pioneers because she was a convert to the Church.....actually has 17 Pioneers today - tomorrow there may be MORE!
8th one -  Today two of her people actually fought in the War of 1812 to help solidify the Independence of our Great Nation

Don't you feel happy for her?











What if I'm Spanish or helping people who only speak Spanish?


SPANISH FAMILY HISTORY TRAINING SECTION
This is a COMPLETE compliment of every training document we have currently and these are in Spanish!




Why are headstones so important in family history?
There are documents that help and some that do not.   Going to FindaGrave.com and BillionsofGraves.com and finding information about a relative can clear up some vagueness in your research.

Sometimes you will have two dates of death.  Sometimes they are a month apart, sometimes they are only about 5 days apart.  In the Hebrew culture, when a person dies, they must be buried within 24 hours (before the next setting sun) so those are pretty easy to figure out the death date.  But others with a variance sometimes means "This is the day he died" and THIS was the day he was buried, or interred, or entombed which can be 5 days to a month later.  If it is 6 months later, check to see if the person lived in a place where there was snow.  Many times, the body was wrapped for burial and placed in a shed until the ground was soft enough in the spring thaw to bury.  

A picture of a headstone is important because it will say the date of death.  Also, someone the person knew had to be there to help fill out the paperwork so this would be considered more accurate for the DEATH dates.  If the birth date is different than the birth certificate it is because the friend or family member guessed at the birth date or year when filling out the paperwork for the headstone when it was being ordered.

CERTIFICATES WHICH ARE PROBABLY MORE ACCURATE are ones where the person had to be there to answer the question, so in front of a Census taker (Enumerator) they had to swear that the information they gave him/her was indeed accurate to the best of their knowledge.  So Census are considered pretty accurate.  

You must always remember that the Census taker was only human and always motivated by m o n e y.  If they could not get the information from the actual family who lived at the location, they went to a neighbor or talked to people in town which was not exactly honest.  Here is some information about Census takers and how much they made.  It comes from this site:  http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/ask-a-historian/22517

MARRIAGE LICENSES - The person had to be there to answer the questions.
BIRTH CERTIFICATES - right! the person had to be there, but his Parents knew him/her the best and they answered the questions.
DEATH CERTIFICATES - sometimes "iffy" read above.

DATES:  Depending on the time of year the census was taken, you can have a legitimate 2 year variance in age - so don't panic if your dates are a little off.


Hope this helps!  Always ask - if I don't know, I can find out!  genealogymama1@gmail.com



Promised Blessings - A Challenge for every Member in North America South West Area to have their 4 generations by 12/31/2017









Have you Watched the Gatherers in your Ward?





Read the sheet as you watch the ppt/video
Pause when it says to watch the video A SACRIFICE OF TIME




A Sacrafice of time


Families gathering families on both sides of the veil




Promised Blessings of Family HIstory

THIS IS THE LINK TO THE CHURCH PAGE WHICH SHOWS THE POWER POINTS FOR LEADERS, FOR CONSULTANTS AND FOR MEMBERS

THIS IS A VALUABLE STEP IN UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS GREAT WORK

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