The purpose of this document is to outline the Temple and Family History activities on a ward and stake basis.
Table of Contents:
Ward Temple and Family History (TFH) Training Materials. 1
Organization 1-6 (date called, name, phone/text, email): 2
Make a list of Resource personnel/specialists (skills, availability) 2
TFH coordination meeting (max 30 min) 2
Items that could be covered in TFH coordination meeting. 2
TFH areas of understanding to be developed. 3
Possible Stake Temple and Family History (TFH) goals. 4
B. Stats (LDS tools, reports and graphs) 5
Stake and Ward reports available. 5
20 Fun ways to be involved with family history. 5
Ward Temple and Family History (TFH) Training Materials
Purpose
*Coordinate Temple work in the ward
Teaching about temple; encourage temple attendance; temple prep class
*Coordinate Family History (FH) work in the ward
Teaching about FH concepts, familysearch, indexing, clearing temple names, adding memories, adding hints (sources), teach about various devices (mobile, tablet, computer)
Organization 1-6 (date called, name, phone/text, email):
Bishop
Elders Quroum President
(Note: ward council oversees TFH in the ward)
- 1. Member of Elders Quorum Presidency over TFH-
- 2. Member of Relief Society Presidency over TFH –
- 3. Ward Temple & Family History leader –
- 4. An assistant in the Priest’s Quorum
- 5. A presidency member of the olderst Young Women’s class
- 6. Ward TFH consultants –
Make a list of Resource personnel/specialists (skills, availability)
sign up familysearch acct, enter 1st 4 generations, add new-editing-merge, indexing, adding sources (hints), clearing temple names, games & activities
TFH coordination meeting (max 30 min)
(in person or remote; can also communicate with texts, phone calls, emails)
Designate someone to take minutes
Meet how often: Regularly
Agenda
Greeting & prayer
Inspirational thought/story
Return and report from previous meeting
Agenda:
How to help specific ward members
Benediction
(Note: report results of TFH coordination meeting to ward council)
Items that could be covered in TFH coordination meeting
(but not every meeting):
(family history)
- Ward TFH plan (25.2.6)
- Review ward FH statistics: # completed 4 gen, # submitted name
- Ward TFH annual goal/program, progress, next activity
- Individuals currently being helped
- Names of individuals that can be helped
- Baptized within the last year
- New move-ins
- Actively taking missionary lessons with elders
(temple)
- Ward annual goal for temple work
- Review ward Temple statistics: # endowed without recommend
- Ward temple day
TFH areas of understanding to be developed.
Learn the doctrine of TFH
Covenants and temple ordinances
Obligations to deceased ancestors
Attending temple regularly
How to support EQ, RS, YW & YM, Primary and their members
Familysearch
- Setting up a new account
- Filling in the first 4 generations
- Tabs on home page
- Editing
- Merging
Clearing temple names
Inspirational Quotes from church leaders
Advertising/Promotional – Ward FB, flyers, posters
Activities: game night with refreshments
TFH in the home
Instruction of ward TFH consultants
Indexing
Ward annual goal (samples)
1. Write in your journal once a week for the year
2. Complete your first 4 generations in familysearch (FS) and also help someone else to do it
3. Submit 10 memories a month to FS (photos, documents, audio tracts, biographies)
4. Play five Family Search games per month (Familyserarch.org – Activities tab)
