Please write or call Area Temple and Family History Advisers Bill and Jo Fankhauser with questions or comments:
Bill: fank4815@gmail.com 402-312-3926
Jo: fank4815@hotmail.com 402-457-4808
TFH plan article in the familysearch blog:
https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/getting-started-with-a-ward-temple-and-family-history-plan
Leaders can start by considering the needs in their ward.What do ward members need to do to help them progress along the covenant path? How can temple and family history service help meet the needs of ward members?
Example of a plan involving youth, with recommendations for in-home teaching and helping involving parents and siblings. Includes handout with steps for gaining and maintaining interest.
https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/learned-family-history-fun-youth/
This article was submitted by Taylor H. Giles who serves as a Family History Consultant in his ward.
Https://Familysearch.org/campaign/calendar
Calendar of events - ancestor birthdays
Https://www.familysearch.org/campaign/memorial
Ancestor headstones
Person search site
https://www.familysearch.org/campaign/keepsakes#4
Family tree posters with your family in the branches - up to: 1) self & spouse; 2) your children; 3) your parents; 4) you grandparents
Rootstech sessions:
FHAR explained:
https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/family-history-activity-report-fhar-guide
Moving Family History Forward in the Ward or Stake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HTjs0zCqrM
Solomon’s temple:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt6lQAe8ues&ab_channel=MessagesofChrist
Amy Johnson, CG:
https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/beginning-genealogy-how-to-get-started-the-right-way
Providing in the Lord’s way:
FamilySearch campaigns (apps):
http://familysearch.org/campaign/pioneers
http://familysearch.org/campaign/missionary
http://familysearch.org/campaign/nauvoo
https://www.familysearch.org/campaign/keepsakes
BYU family history apps:
http://familytech.byu.edu/ (including Geneopardy, Wheel of Family Fortune, etc.)
Music and the Spoken Word transcripts:
https://musicandthespokenword.com/viewers-listeners/spoken-word-messages/
Bible.com - scriptures (2857 versions in 1908 languages)
Tips on interviewing for oral histories (Rhonda Lauritzen)
Resource for transcription of audio files: “Notta” (https://www.notta.ai/en/tools/audio-to-text-converter)
Up to 120 minutes is free
Scripture citation index (Stephen W. Liddle & Richard C. Galbraith)
Statistical analysis of words contained in general conference talks: https://www.lds-general-conference.org/
Interactive bible maps (Stephen W. Liddle & Taylor Halverson)
https://scriptures.byu.edu/mapscrip/
Preview of Donald Parry book “175 Temple Symbols and Their Meanings:” https://www.ldsliving.com/sunday-on-monday/bonus-temple-symbols-and-their-meanings-with-donald-parry
Temple Light YouTube video on symbols of Christ in the Temple: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue52V4z15rU
1997 Carlos Asay Ensign article on wearing the temple garment, “An Outward Expression of an Inward Commitment:” https://emp.byui.edu/satterfieldb/PDF/TempleGarment.pdf
Jenet Erickson BYU Devional “Designed For Covenant Relationships:” https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/jenet-erickson/designed-for-covenant-relationships/
Illuminating the Sermon at the Temple & the Sermon on the Mount. Book by John W. Welch (1999): https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/archive-files/pdf/welch/2017-12-04/illuminating_the_sermon_at_the_temple.pdf
Rootstech - Research 101 - basic training on FamilySearch app
https://cms-b-assets.familysearch.org/86/fc/6df7187f42e13ed03681f03d1c12/research101-syllabus.pdf
TFH Leader slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_f_zFcdauxbCe7wJymqHPoitmSDh0pfXcj4wy8jyZkE/edit?usp=sharing
Nurturing Those New and Tender in the Gospel (video - Elder Renlund)
BYU New Rendition (BYUNR) - scholarly translation of selected books in the New Testament translated in light of the Joseph Smith transalation of the Bible, and in light of new developments in the scholarship of ancient Greek sacred texts, including the Dead Sea Scrolls: https://www.byunewtestamentcommentary.com/publications/new-rendition-ebooks/
Videos and other training materials to help with members with new TFH callings (from the church website): https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/for-priesthood-leaders/calling-temple-and-family-history-consultants?lang=eng
YouTube channel videos related to scriptural references that may be obscure to modern readers of the Bible:
https://www.youtube.com/@messagesofChrist
General Conference Corpus -- searchable text of talks from general conferences from 1850 - today
https://www.lds-general-conference.org/
Leadership training on work of salvation and exaltation at stake and ward level - interaction of councils in trust and simplicity. Rootstech session 2023 with RS President Camille N. Johnson and Seventy Randall K. Bennett and EQ and RS presidents: https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/session/how-can-relief-society-and-elders-quorum-presidencies-counsel-together-to-plan-and-implement
FamilySearch Center Operations Guide: https://www.familysearch.org/en/fieldops/article/familysearch-center-fsc-operations-guide
Area TFH Adviser training from RootsTech 2023: https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/area-temple-and-family-history-advisers-ministering-to-the-stakes
2024 Leadership Instruction from RootsTech: https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/search?f.language=en-US&f.text=leadership%20instruction&p.index=0
Ordinance Preparation: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/tools/help/ordinance-preparation-system-help-documentation?lang=eng . This is the new feature in LCR that allows bishops and stake presidents to track administrative tasks associated with temple ordinances. It has not yet been implemented in the Winter Quarters Temple district.
The following three link categories contain links to training/instructional resources provided by FamilySearch:
Ordinances Ready Resources
https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/ordinances-ready-ministering
Family Name Assist Resources
https://www.familysearch.org/temple/guide-me/leader-preview
https://www.familysearch.org/temple/guide-me/helper-preview
https://www.familysearch.org/temple/guide-me/member-preview
Help and Access Resources
https://www.familysearch.org/help/helper/
Additional support for Family Name Assist:
https://www.familysearch.org/en/temple/guide-me/family-name-assist (overview and demo)
https://www.familysearch.org/temple/guide-me/assist (on baptistry experience)
https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/purpose-of-family-name-assist (how to use)
https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/family-name-assist-tool (preparing names)
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/2024-temple-and-family-history-efforts-to-help-those-new-to-temple-attendance (report on leadership instruction panel video from Rootstech 2024 led by Elder Gong and Elder Anderson )
https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2024/03/28/family-name-assist-members-gather-info-temple-baptisms/ (Church News article report on the video listed immediately above)
Given that our desire is to edify in all that we do, we would like to recommend that the use of "He Was a Blacksmith" be generally discontinued. Brother Adamz gave us this URL: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media/collection/for-leaders-and-temple-and-family-history-callings?lang=eng.
It has lots of good candidates for the replacement.
He also sent this link: https://www.familysearch.org/en/fieldops/familysearch-center-workers-and-volunteers-learning-resources.
It has resources for Family Search training.
The BYU print plant has materials available that can enhance the TFH Fair experience: https://fscmaterials.byu.edu/#/home
Note: a budget is required.
FamilySearch Centers are available for community use: https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/outreach-for-family-history-centers
If the FamilySearch Center has been moved or if the stake president has determined to close a FamilySearch Center, the following link contains information for the correct procedure. https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/what-is-the-procedure-for-closing-or-relocating-a-family-history-center
FamilySearch Center Coordinators can use the following link to view training for accessing and updating the FamilySearch Center Tools: https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/support-instruction-center-tools
Resources for new FamilySearch center coordinators: https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/resources-for-new-familysearch-center-coordinators
FamilySearch ideas for all leaders: https://www.familysearch.org/en/church/leaders
FamilySearch collection of resources for leaders (and members): https://www.familysearch.org/en/united-states-canada/member_resources
Third-party article on full-text search and AI: https://genealogybargains.com/familysearch-full-text-search/#:~:text=How%20to%20Access%20the%20Full,the%20Full%2DText%20Search%20experiment.