"My Famous Ancestors" app needs Latin American and other countries connections
The "My Famous Ancestors" app at the Lehi Family History ``Discovery Center" does not populate famous persons for people whose ancestors come from Latin America, also American Samoa. We have guests coming to the Discovery experience at the LFSC regularly who have relatives from both these areas of the world. Several have remarked when they don't see famous relatives, "I must not be very important". That is a big let down for them.
Since the church population is skewing toward more Latin American members, it may prove useful to update the "My Famous Ancestors" app to include famous persons from other countries (i.e. Latin America and others when possible). Most people throughout the world will do the "Discovery" experience on their own computer at home; all the more reason to make this app relevant for them, so that they can feel a fun connection with famous people in their own countries.
We would love to have our brothers and sisters in other countries feel the thrill and enjoyment of seeing a relationship they have with famous people they admire. It is a nice validation for each person who goes through the "Discovery" experience in FamilySearch.
Elder Bruce Barlow
LFSC Service Missionary