Discover the Aims in Your Ancestry

This is one of the Discover BYU Campus Resources activities in the University 101 BYU Foundations for Student Success class. Others may participate in this activity as well. You can complete this activity in about an hour, or you can spend more time if you wish. As you discover their stories, consider the question, “What can I learn from my ancestors that will help me be successful at BYU, and in life ?”

Activity Simple Steps

1. Choose an ancestor you want to learn more about. (May be living or deceased.)
2. Have a short visit with a family history missionary in the BYU Library to search for stories from your ancestor's life that illustrate one or more of the Aims of a BYU Education.
3. Share what you have discovered with someone important to you.
4. If you are in UNIV 101, summarize what you learned on a single PowerPoint slide that you upload to Learning Suite or Canvas.

Find Help at the BYU Library

Friendly missionaries in the BYU Library are available to help you in a short amount of time to find stories, connect them to the Aims, and learn about library resources. There are a few ways to do this:

• Walk in to the BYU Library Family History Center (2250 HBLL) during missionary service hours and ask for a missionary to help you.
• Schedule an appointment for yourself or a group. Contact familyhistorymissionaries@byu.edu or 801-422-3766.
• Visit the Virtual Family History Help Desk.