So I have been trying to sort through my genealogy work that my father has mailed to me from China. According to my father's family record, the genealogy work goes back 9 generations. But since all of the writing is in old Chinese characters, and the dates (birth and decease years) are based on the Chinese lunar calendar until after the last imperial dynasty, the only dates that I am able to translate are my four grandparents from both sides of my parents. I called my dad in China and trying to figure out how to decrypt the lunar calendar dates, and he is as clueless as I am. Apparently each lunar year has its own two Chinese characters for the name, and there sure has to be some kind of rules in the naming process, but I cannot figure out. But none the less, I have 4 family names ready for temple work, and have made my appointment with the bishop to renew my temple recommend. So excited!!!
