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Discover stories from your ancestry that illustrate the Aims of a BYU Education.
Discover the Aims in Your Ancestry
This small project is one of the elective tasks in the University 101 BYU Foundations class. Others may complete the assignment as well. It can be done in about an hour, but you can spend more time if you wish.
Steps
Choose an ancestor you want to learn more about. (May be living or deceased.)
Work 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.
Share what you have discovered and learned with someone important to you.
If you are in UNIV 101, summarize what you learned on a single PowerPoint slide you upload to Learning Suite/Canvas.
Getting Missionary Help
Friendly missionaries in the BYU Library are ready to help you find stories, connect them to the Aims, and learn about library resources. There are a few ways to do this: