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Family History Centers and In-Person Assistance Family History Consultant Training Expo Presentation 2 of 3

Part 1: Family History Centers Part 2: Helping Members Part 3: Action Ideas

Part 1: Family History Centers

FamilySearch Centers Umbrella of FamilySearch Centers FamilySearch Centers also include: Family History Centers The Family History Library FamilySearch Libraries Affiliate Libraries

Importance of Centers 4600+ Centers Worldwide Resource to bless the lives of members Provide a valuable service to the community Unique channel of brick and mortar facilities

Core Functions of Centers 1 2 3 Genealogical Classes and One-on-One Resources Workshops Assistance

Family History Center Staff Family history centers are staffed by individuals who have specific skills in teaching, family history research, and in using FamilySearch technology -Family history center director -Family history consultants -Volunteer members of the community

Branching Out Approximately 70 percent of the patrons who use family history centers are not members "I think the center is just fantastic, and I love having access to the records from Salt Lake City. When I find something, I wish I could say I found it, but it is like God put it there. I m not a Mormon, but one of the things I really do feel in my heart is that this is something that God wants done. Family History Wellspring, Ensign, Aug 1993,

Features on familysearch.org Find a family history center Hours, contact information, directions, services, etc

Features on familysearch.org Online Microfilm Ordering

Family History Center Portal fch.familysearch.org

Part 2: Helping Members

Helping Members Help members, whatever their Church experience or circumstance, to learn the basics. Help them feel the spirit participating successfully in temple and family history work. Help them reap the blessings of that participation in their families. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf 15

Goal: To Turn the Hearts Focus on the temple Help them get started take one name to the temple Early success is important Point them to family history centers for research help 16

What Should Members Expect? FamilySearch Support Standard Friendly Accurate Timely

How Can I Help Members? FamilySearch Support Process Ask Find Teach

How Do I Find People to Help? OTHERS FIND Names received from the High Priests Group Leader in the Ward Council Family History Consultant YOU FIND Pro-actively reaching out to leaders, families, new members, youth

Helping Families A tool to bring families together Meet in their homes Help to create family history goals Provide help with online resources 20

Helping New Members Low hanging fruit on the tree Increases member retention Work with the high priests group leader and the ward council to: Ensure new members are contacted soon after baptism Help them to add deceased relatives to the new.familysearch, print a Family Ordinance Request, and perform ordinances on their behalf in the temple 21

Helping Children Children help motivate parents to go to the temple Work with primary president to plan family history activities: Create a fun four generation pedigree chart Dress up as an ancestor day 22

Helping Youth Unique technical and social networking skills Work with youth leaders to plan family history activities: Use family history as a part of a Duty to God or a Personal Progress project. Introduce family history into activities and conferences 23

Youth and Family History Work 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 24

Part 3: Action Ideas

Action Ideas Consider ways to better leverage Family History Centers to assist patrons Genealogical resources, Classes, One-on-one help Proactively reach out to individuals and families in their homes to help them discover the joy of temple and family history work Help them find one ancestor to take to the temple How can you involve youth more with temple and family history work?