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What is the association between KINPOINT and FAMILY SEARCH?

margaret elizabeth jones
margaret elizabeth jones ✭
January 14 edited January 14 in General Questions

I used to have an icon on my iPhone "Take a Name" I thought that this was a Church icon. This icon has disappeared and in it's place is KINPOINT Take a Name. I am reluctant to use this as it doesn't appear to be a Church program. What is KINPOINT and why should Kinpoint access to Family History Temple information. Why isn't "Take a Name" a LDS Church help using an LDS icon?

In this day and age with all the scams on the internet why would KINPOINT access LDS Temple information. If KINPOINT is a legitimate program of the LDS Church, then please issue a statement so that LDS members would know. I looked under Partners on the FamilySearch website and KINPOINT is not named. So what is it?

At the FamilyHistory Library in Salt Lake City today, I asked missionaries about KINPOINT and none of them have ever heard of it. If it is a Church approved site then please let missionaries and members know. I have shown my LDS friends this icon on my phone and none of them know anything about it. I have since deleted this icon from my iPhone.

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  • Áine Ní Donnghaile
    Áine Ní Donnghaile ✭✭✭✭✭
    January 14 Answer ✓

    Kinpoint is described here, in the Solutions Gallery -

    https://partners.familysearch.org/solutionsgallery/s/gallery-profile/a2Rf10000079qpFEAQ/00189

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  • Amy Archibald
    Amy Archibald mod
    January 14 Answer ✓

    @margaret elizabeth jones

    Kinpoint is a partner program with FamilySearch. All this means is they have written software (Take a Name) and gotten approval to use data points in FamilySearch. They are not a Church company nor Church sponsored program.

    FamilySearch / the Church authorizes the use of Ordinances Ready within the FamilySearch software for getting a name for temple ordinances.

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  • margaret elizabeth jones
    margaret elizabeth jones ✭
    January 14

    The icon is not representative of the Church and some people might not feel comfortable using it.

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  • mgbrooks
    mgbrooks ✭
    January 15

    Kinpoint is NOT a church created app. The Take-a-name app is a FamilySearch approved app. Because Kinpoint is NOT the church, they do not use any images that might mislead people into thinking it is. Kinpoint is a non-profit company founded to help people get closer to their ancestors through family history.

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  • AnneLoForteWillson
    AnneLoForteWillson mod
    January 18

    Kinpoint's Take-a-name app is somewhat superseded by FamilySearch's Ordinances Ready tool which can be found both online and in the FamilySearch Tree app.

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