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1 Plan ahead and set goals

2 What can you plan for? I believe in goals, but I believe that the individual should set his own. Goals should always be made to a point that will make us reach and strain. Success should not necessarily be gauged by always reaching the goal set, but by progress and attainment. President Spencer W. Kimball line Spencer W. Kimball, Regional Representatives Seminar, April 3, 1975

3 What can you plan for? More will happen when you counsel with priesthood leaders and make definite written plans for the year Even if plans and dates change, progress will take place

4 What can you plan for? Classes to be held Sunday School (6 to 12 weeks) Short training sessions Intro to computers How to use different types of records How to use the internet Intro to PAF

5 What can you plan for? FH Fair/Conference/Open House to be held

6 What can you plan for? Staff meeting schedule Ward projects Getting every family registered on FamilySearch.org PAF 5.2 on each family's computer

7 What can you plan for? Group visits to the Family History Library Extraction projects Indexing Ward family history service projects

8 Questions to discuss How are we doing on our goals? How can we serve/help? Busy young families Singles

9 Questions to discuss Older members without computer skills Youth Auxiliaries Elders/High Priest Quorum

10 Questions to discuss For I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them. 1 Ne. 3:7

11 Examples of goals set in ward Hold three classes per year 100 baptisms per class 100 initiatories per class 25 Endowments per class 100 Sealings per class

12 Examples of goals set in ward 100,000 names extraction per year 500,000 names indexing

13 Examples of goals set in ward Set up weekly program for members to signout and sign-in temple cards Provide quorums and auxiliaries opportunities to participate

14 Examples of goals set in ward Set-up weekly and monthly dates for youth and adult groups to Attend temple for family history work in ward - Have quarterly adult baptisms for dead, initiatory, and sealing sessions - Have quarterly youth baptism for dead

15 Examples of goals set in ward Perform extraction work Assist seniors, less able members of the ward

16 Examples of goals set in ward Have ten new members of ward take Sunday School Family History classes Meet 1st Sunday of month with High Priest Quorum Quarterly with PEC

17 Examples of class schedule and goals Ward temple day to support family temple date: November Fri. 28-Nov : Baptisms for the dead & initiatory Sat. 29-Nov: Endowments & sealing

18 Examples of class schedule and goals Example goal for class participants: Research and clear 5-7 of your family s ancestors for temple ordinances

19 Examples of class schedule and goals Example of goal for ward: Help members of the family history class take 50 names (25 male/25 female) to the temple Completing all ordinance work for each name

20 Example of family history consultant goals Sign-up for family history consultant training and newsletter Take a tour and learn about the resources at the Family History Library and Family History Center

21 Example of family history consultant goals Conduct 15 hours of personal research per month Research ABC Line Conduct IGI search for XYZ Line Attend the temple 2x s per month

22 Example of family history consultant goals Research and learn one new genealogy skill per quarter How to research census records How to use Cyndi s List

23 Example of family history consultant goals How to use Ancestry.com How to use PAF Insight How to Search for Genealogy on the Internet

24 Example of Family History Consultant Goals In a simple statement, the difference between those committed and those who are not is the difference between the words want and will. For example, I want to pay tithing, but our funds are so limited, or I will pay my tithing. I want to go to sacrament meeting if I have time, or I will go to sacrament meeting. I would like to be a good teacher, but the children are so noisy, or I will be a good teacher. Elder Marvin J. Ashton

25 Example of Family History Consultant Goals To reap the full benefits of life, we must fill our days with commitment to worthy goals and principles. There is no other way. As these commitments lead us to action, we will find added growth and dimension which will guide us toward a productive life here on earth and open the door for eternal life with our Father in Heaven. Marvin J. Ashton, The Word is Commitment Conference Report, November 1983

26 Ideas 1-5 to start sharing the joy of family history

27 #1 Invite new members Help them identify ancestors If possible, go to the temple soon after their baptism to be baptized for their ancestors They re more likely to be retained by having a family history and temple experience soon after their own baptism

28 #1 Invite new members The spirit of Elijah can also help in the retention of new converts. When they gather information for their family group sheets and then participate in baptisms for their own ancestors, they receive selfvalidation of the divinity of this work. Elder Russell M. Nelson Russell M. Nelson, Family History A Magnetic Force for Good Missionary Satellite Broadcast, Aug 29, 1997

29 #1 Invite new members Finding members to help church Survey results: Only 23% of converts baptized without an understanding of family history stay active in the Church. 75% of converts who do become involved in family history activities stay active in the Church. *Source: Study of the Influence of Temple and Family History Work in Convert Retention Research Information Division

30 #2 Work with less active members May be reached through family history activities May respond to an invitation to attend a family history class Befriending families in the wards can increase family history by 2 or 3 families a year

31 #3 Set a ward/stake temple card file Family history consultants take extra family file cards to church and make it known for those willing to attend the temple 3-ring binder system Card file at the Bishop s/clerk s office Collect cards the next Sunday

32 #3 Set a ward/stake temple card file Read article in July 2006 Ensign, Finding Ancestors, Uniting a Ward

33 Engage members to use cards Ask ward groups to take cards to the temple Youth have baptism trips Male and female initiatory teams attend the temple Ward sealing teams attend the temple

34 Engage members to use cards Family Home Evening groups attend the temple. Newly baptized or other unendowed adults who qualify for a temple experience but not a full recommend may participate in temple baptisms.

35 #4 Bring redeeming the dead committees to life Meet with Redeeming the Dead Committee Invite committee members to join class

36 #4 Bring redeeming the dead committees to life Recommend ideas for committee Temple days Extraction work for ward members. Sharing a family history CD with ward members through home teaching

37 #4 Bring redeeming the dead committees to life Develop a family history service project documenting grave stones of cemetery Go to the temple with new converts to do baptisms for the dead

38 #5 Work with priesthood and auxiliary leaders Meet with priesthood and auxiliary leaders to share and discuss ideas Develop a CD specifically with resources for group Invite members of bishopric, priesthood and auxiliary presidencies to join a class Meet regularly with high priest group leader

39 #5 Work with priesthood and auxiliary leaders These could be the first families or individuals you assist in your calling Once motivated by a testimony of this work, they will be influential in promoting its success

40 Ideas 6-10 to start sharing the joy of family history

41 #6 Advertise Announce family history class and topics Use announcements. Sign-up sheets. Newsletters. Hand-outs

42 #6 Advertise Role-playing (visiting ancestors in period dress) to publicize your goals Hold a Sacrament Meeting on family history

43 #7 Family history self-help guide Publish a booklet or CD for your ward members that contains How-to checklists. Step-by-step instructions for basic computer internet and research skills. Family home evening lessons

44 #7 Family history self-help guide Articles from conference reports, Ensign, Era, and The Friend Links to family friendly sites List of ward temple dates Ideas for family and personal involvement in family history

45 #8 Involve the youth Set a day for ward baptisms and help the youth and their parents research and prepare names Involve the youth in a FamilySearch Indexing project Stake scout-youth- Primary family history day

46 #8 Involve the youth I believe the youth are not only willing and able to do genealogical research, but they are a good means of giving life to the whole program. Ezra Taft Benson, Family History and Genealogy, The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson, p 163 President Ezra Taft Benson

47 #8 Involve the youth Family history lesson for YM and YW Match the Youth with the Ancestor

48 #8 Involve the youth 200-plus other resources in companion article 25-plus ideas how you can involve the YM and YW 200-plus ideas for families to get involved in all aspects of family history 25-plus ideas for Primary age children.

49 #9 Suggest opportunities to share a lesson Share family history Suggest topics, lessons, ideas, themes that can be communicated by you or others in: Quorum and auxiliary lessons Fifth Sunday presentations Enrichment activities

50 #9 Suggest opportunities to share a lesson Firesides Ward bulletin Sacrament meeting talks In members homes

51 #10 Install PAF program in ward Develop opportunities for ward members to want to have the PAF program installed Include in-home instruction on its use Extraction project for a ward member Teach a youth family history class

52 #10 Install PAF program in ward Prepare a family history lesson for families to learn and use Invite families to join a family history class Develop a ward family history club Computer specialists see that ward members have PAF installed on their computers

53 Ideas to start sharing the joy of family history

54 #11 Family history in primary sharing time Match Game Take photos of new babies and parents in the ward See if children can match babies with parents

55 #11 Family history in primary sharing time Guess Who Obtain baby pictures of some of the ward leaders (bishopric, primary presidency, etc.) Write out clues See if the children can guess the ward leader from the description

56 #11 Family history in primary sharing time Meet my ancestors Obtain copies of ancestral photos for two or three of the children

57 #11 Family history in primary sharing time Have the children tell a little about their ancestors - Where and when were they born? - Did they serve a mission? - Interesting family history story about them - How did they gain a testimony?

58 #11 Family history in primary sharing time - Was there a cookie or bread recipe they liked and bring some to share (i.e., Scottish shortbread, gingerbread, Irish soda bread, etc.) - Tell brief information about the ancestor's spouse and children

59 #11 Family history in primary sharing time Do You Know What This Is? Bring in some old items (or photographs) which the children might not know what they are and talk about the people who might have used them - A vinyl record and portable record player

60 #11 Family history in primary sharing time - An iron which held coals or was heated over a fireplace - An army helmet or other military items from a veteran who served a while ago. - An old-fashioned camera (an old brownie camera for instance)

61 #11 Family history in primary sharing time - An old typewriter - Early telephone (dials, not buttons, etc.) - Early telephone (dials, not buttons, etc.) - An old-fashioned egg beater or other kitchen utensil which we rarely use today - A tape recorder

62 #11 Family history in primary sharing time My Grandma and Grandpa said. Have a class or assign several children to ask a grandparent about something from the grandparent's childhood

63 #11 Family history in primary sharing time Have the children report on their conversation and share what they learned. For example, a grandparent might have - Taken a long train ride across country - Participated in scouts - Entered an animal or item in the county fair

64 #11 Family history in primary sharing time Make a slide show Combine digital photos of families the ward, temple, hymns, and primary songs to introduce families and temple work

65 #12 Celebrate the holidays with ancestors Celebrate Christmas with an ancestor Identify an ancestor to get temple work done for a Christmas present for that ancestor

66 #12 Celebrate the holidays with ancestors Remember an ancestor on Memorial Day Remember legacy by going to the temple the week of Memorial Day Suggest activities that families can do to remember family

67 #12 Celebrate the holidays with ancestors And they Built Temples Our ancestors built temples to serve their ancestors Remember their sacrifice by attending the temple for an ancestor

68 #13 Ward family history conference Focus: Increase the interest and motivation of our ward members toward temple and family history work Providing information and ideas regarding temple and family history work

69 #13 Ward family history conference Help ward members see what is available not become experts in a specific thing or topic. Create areas of interest (Example) Area 1: Temple Relief Society Area 2: Recording our own family history Bishopric and Elders Quorum

70 #13 Ward family history conference Area 3: Recording our ancestors history/genealogy High priests group and ward family history consultants Area 4: Family Activities Young Men, Young Women, and Primary Area 5: Refreshments Activities Committee

71 #14 Family history super Saturday Work with ward activity committee to hold a Ward Family History Super Saturday. Include: Classes and displays Schedule families to come at appointed times for individual goal setting and hands-on training on computers and Internet

72 #14 Family history super Saturday Each family brings their own fivegeneration pedigree chart to use as they practice on the computers

73 #14 Family history super Saturday Families can research their ancestor s pioneer stories and journal entries on Infobase s Pioneer Heritage Library Set-up equipment to scan photos into PAF Organize a file system Find out who is related to whom

74 #15 Ward bulletins and bulletin boards Ward Bulletins 52 Weeks-52 quotes on family history, temple, family

75 #15 Ward bulletins and bulletin boards Bulletin Boards--Pick a theme for each month- For example: - November: Thanksgiving theme with pictures or cut outs of pilgrims then put ideas for sources that you might find some pilgrim ancestors from

76 #15 Ward bulletins and bulletin boards - December -Nativity scene - January: New year's resolutions for genealogists - February: Hearts (love) - Five ideas on ways to find records that prove marriages

77 Ideas to start sharing the joy of family history

78 #16 Family history from a stake perspective Family History Consultants quarterly training/discussion on genealogy topics How to use the IGI What are the resources in Family History Center How to search the IGI How to search the internet

79 #16 Family history from a stake perspective One month a year the High Council speaks on family history/temple in the Wards

80 #16 Family history from a stake perspective Stake family history firesides each quarter. Topics might include: Family History on the Internet new FamilySearch Finding the Lost Ones Finding Joy in the Spirit of Elijah

81 #16 Family history from a stake perspective Family history/temple sacrament meeting in each ward once a year - under the direction of each bishop Talks during stake conference on family history Stake Family History Conference

82 #16 Family history from a stake perspective Stake or Ward Temple Day Prior to the card being placed at the temple: - Youth conduct baptism 3 weeks before temple week - Quorums and Auxiliaries perform initiatory

83 #16 Family history from a stake perspective - Reserve time with the temple for Sealing of names - Set stake and ward goals for completions

84 #17 Family history library research days Schedule a day at the Family History Library in Salt Lake or at BYU where ward members can conduct personal

85 #17 Family history library research days Ward Group Hosting Library orientation slideshow Orientation scavenger hunt Orientation to computer resources

86 #17 Family history library research days Classrooms, including a computer lab (subject to availability) Assistance with research FamilySearch indexing instruction

87 #17 Family history library research days Research Consultation and Assistance One-on-one assistance for those new to family history and or the library Assistance with Personal Ancestral file, FamilySearch.org and new FamilySearch

88 #17 Family history library research days Assistance with using equipment and technology Research assistance at the counters on each floor Hispanic assistance Deaf assistance Temple card printing services

89 #17 Family history library research days Learning opportunities and events Everyday learning opportunities - rch.org/eng/library/e ducation/frameset_e ducatin.asp Registration for Classes - fhlclassreg@ldschur ch.org

90 #18 Meet quarterly with members doing family history Meet with persons who have taken classes or are doing family history quarterly to Talk family history Share experiences Find out where you can be of help

91 #19 Present a Family Home Evening Prepare a Family Home Evening and let ward know you are open to present a family history night for families or share lesson materials for families

92 #20 Family history enrichment night Consider family history mini-classes on Organizing FH files Using the computer Scrap-booking Family heritage books Fun family history activities for families

93 Plan for the day you will be released--keep helpful records

94 Records you may want to keep Who I am working with past and present The results and lessons learned from ward activities Resource guides and forms Direction of priesthood leadership Inspiration as it relates to your calling

95 Genealogy is a process

96 Genealogy process One question at a time Avoid saying or doing things that may cause members to feel - Guilty - Overwhelmed - Discouraged

97 Genealogy process One question at a time Being overwhelmed is a natural and common feeling. Remember Be positive and supportive as you assist individuals in family history

98 Genealogy process One question at a time Patience and encouragement help members experience success as they identify the names of ancestors to take to the temple The key to success is following general principles of the genealogy research process

99 Overwhelmed? Be positive and patient 1. Choose a family or individual to learn about. 2. Write down what you know about the person or family Find out what others may know about these people

100 Overwhelmed? Be positive and patient 1. Decide what you want to learn about your ancestor, such as: Birth or christening information Marriage information

101 Overwhelmed? Be positive and patient Death or burial information Parents names Children or descendants Spouse Other

102 Genealogy process One question at a time 4. Look for most recent records in ancestor s life, and work back in time. Looking for birth or christening information? Try looking for - Birth certificate - Death certificate or obituary - Cemetery record

103 Genealogy process One question at a time 4. Learn something about the area where the ancestor lived. It will be much easier to find records if you know the name of where a person lived. For example: - Village, county, state, parish, diocese where a person lived

104 Genealogy process One question at a time A topographical dictionary or gazetteer is a good place to start learning about an area

105 Genealogy process One question at a time 6. Obtain and search records that may contain information you want to learn Family History Center Local library Archive Online

106 Genealogy process One question at a time 6. Use information you have found Evaluate material by asking questions about how the new information fits with what you already know

107 Genealogy process One question at a time - Did you find the information you were looking for? - Is the information complete? - Does it conflict with information you already have?

108 As a family history consultant you have many resources to help find the answer

109 Learn about the resources you have available Members are directed to the family history consultant for help Many of us say: Who me? I don t know anything I m the one who needs help

110 Learn about the resources you have available Be patient and know that you have many resources to help find the answer

111 Learn about the resources you have available Confer with other consultants - Consult with others who have had experience in resolving similar questions - Ask other family history consultants in the ward or stake

112 Learn about the resources you have available Internet resources

113 Church resources Receive help from Family History Centers The center staff Use Church family history resources Internet connection to access FamilySearch.org

114 Church resources Church Resources The scriptures Talks and articles by General Church leaders Church Handbook of Instructions, Book 2, Section 9, Temple and Family History Work A Member s Guide to Temple and Family History Work

115 Church resources Websites - priesthood.familysearch.org - consultant.familysearch.org - FamilySearch.org New FamilySearch A Guide to Research Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Preach My Gospel (36617)

116 Church resources FamilySearch Indexing FamilySearch Consultants Training FamilySearch Labs FamilySearch Wiki Family History Library

117 Take every opportunity to learn

118 Take every opportunity to learn Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough we must do. Goethe

119 Take every opportunity to learn Continually develop your talents to be more effective instruments in the Lord s hands in building the Kingdom and furthering His work

120 Take every opportunity to learn Opportunities in the Family History Center Using the time for your own work To practice, so you feel more confident helping patrons when they do come Explore many helpful genealogy sites and lessons on the internet

121 Take every opportunity to learn Family History Lessons on the Internet and in Personal Ancestral File Educational resources Resource guides Step-by-step guides Internet Sites for Family History Research

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