Family Search Consultant Resources & Training

A new approach to family history consulting

BYU - Ward Consultant Training Videos.

These training videos were prepared by Kathryn Grant, a service missionary with the BYU library , family history support center. The process that she teaches has been tested and proven to be an inspired way to create spiritual experiences for people being introduced to their family history through family search. Creating a spiritual experience is key to this instruction method.

The spirit of the holy ghost converts and inspires people to take that next step beyond logging into family search to make the effort to help their ancestors, and find purpose and meaning in their efforts.

Church Consultant Training #1 Using The Discovery Experience.

Church Consultant Training #2 Using The Discovery Experience.

Church Consultant Training #3 Using The Discovery Experience.

Combining Missionary Work

with Family History

2014 Elder Bednar: Combining missionary, family history and temple work

https://www.familysearch.org/the-power-of-family-history-in-missionary-work

Work with your full time missionaries to teach part of lesson #4 Becoming lifelong deciples of Jesus Christ /Temple and Family History Work for Deceased Ancestors . Read more here: Click here to read the preach my gospel lesson

Ward Responsibilities

Ward Temple and Family History Meeting Participants. This meeting is lead by the counselor in the elders quorum presidency or by the ward family history leader under the direction of the Elders Quorum Presidency's Counselor. These meetings should be held at least monthly and can be held over the phone or by video conference.

Information on serving-as-a-ward-temple-and-family-history-consultant

Notes from the 2019, Rootstech, Church Leadership Training Session.

Creating a Ward Plan and Holding Coordination Meetings

"Elder Renlund then talked to leaders about the importance of creating a temple and family history plan and holding coordination meetings. The ward council is responsible for creating the plan, which would be approved by the bishop. It could focus on any number of things, including the following:

When coordination meetings are held, the ward temple and family history leader would conduct the meeting. Ward consultants would attend, along with a counselor from both the Relief Society and elders quorum presidencies. On occasion, even full-time missionaries could be invited.

Elder Renlund cautioned, “The goal is not to hold a meeting. The goal is to coordinate temple and family history work. Text messages, emails, and phone calls can oftentimes accomplish the needed coordination.”

Here is guidance on how to prepare a ward family history plan: https://www.familysearch.org/blog/ward-temple-and-family-history-plan

Family Search Consultant Resources & Training

A new approach to family history consulting

BYU - Ward Consultant Training Videos.

The spirit of the holy ghost converts and inspires people to take that next step beyond logging into family search to make the effort to help their ancestors, and find purpose and meaning in their efforts.

Church Consultant Training #1 Using The Discovery Experience.

Church Consultant Training #2 Using The Discovery Experience.

Church Consultant Training #3 Using The Discovery Experience.

Combining Missionary Work

with Family History

2014 Elder Bednar: Combining missionary, family history and temple work

https://www.familysearch.org/the-power-of-family-history-in-missionary-work

Work with your full time missionaries to teach part of lesson #4 Becoming lifelong deciples of Jesus Christ /Temple and Family History Work for Deceased Ancestors . Read more here: Click here to read the preach my gospel lesson

Ward Responsibilities

Information on serving-as-a-ward-temple-and-family-history-consultant

Notes from the 2019, Rootstech, Church Leadership Training Session.

Creating a Ward Plan and Holding Coordination Meetings

"Elder Renlund then talked to leaders about the importance of creating a temple and family history plan and holding coordination meetings. The ward council is responsible for creating the plan, which would be approved by the bishop. It could focus on any number of things, including the following:

Involving 10- and 11-year-old children in family history work.

Helping youth and new converts obtain limited-use temple recommends to attend the temple within 2 months of being baptized.

Encouraging members to enter at least four generations of their family tree on FamilySearch.org.

Inspiring members to attend the temple more often without establishing a quota or reporting system for temple attendance.

When coordination meetings are held, the ward temple and family history leader would conduct the meeting. Ward consultants would attend, along with a counselor from both the Relief Society and elders quorum presidencies. On occasion, even full-time missionaries could be invited.

Elder Renlund cautioned, “The goal is not to hold a meeting. The goal is to coordinate temple and family history work. Text messages, emails, and phone calls can oftentimes accomplish the needed coordination.”

Here is guidance on how to prepare a ward family history plan: https://www.familysearch.org/blog/ward-temple-and-family-history-plan

Elder Renlund cautioned, “The goal is not to hold a meeting. The goal is to coordinate temple and family history work. Text messages, emails, and phone calls can oftentimes accomplish the needed coordination.”