Ward T&FH Leader
What are the responsibilities of this calling?
Coordinate the ward's temple and family history efforts
Develop and implement Ward plan
Direct the work of helping members prepare for the temple
Coordinate with members of the ward council, the ward mission leader, and the full-time missionaries to provide family history experiences
Conduct the ward’s temple and family history coordination meeting, and direct the work of temple and family history consultants.
True or False: There is literally a page on familysearch.org meant to help others have a spiritual experience doing Family History work
True or False: My only responsibility for this calling is to index in my free time
False
Help others to have their first experience indexing
Minister specifically to those who can't enter the temple
Be the expert in the Ward
Gateway drug to Family History (You're the gatekeeper!)
Who makes the Ward T&FH plan?
"The ward temple and family history plan is developed by the ward council and approved by the bishop."
Fill in the blank:
Temple and family history is not a task. It’s a _________
Temple and family history is not a task. It’s a journey, one that begins in the home, where we learn—perhaps for the first time—the stories of our ancestors, and ends in the temple, where we perform the ordinances of salvation in their behalf.
Who is invited to Ward Coordination meetings?
Attendees include:
With a simple and clear ward temple and family history plan, the coordination meeting should not be long, and those attending can focus on helping people. At times, it might not even be necessary to hold the meeting in person. Coordination can also happen through text messages, emails, phone calls, and other means.
What are the four "fundamental gospel principles will help you succeed in your temple and family history calling" according to the website?
1. Prayer
2. Prepare
3. Minister One-on-One
4. Invite
True or False: I can see anyone in the Ward who has ever indexed and see reports on the Ward's indexing efforts on familysearch.org
True
If the overly detailed question didn't give it away then you don't deserve the points.
Fill in the blank: It is intended to be ______
"It is intended to be brief and simple"
What temple district are we assigned to?
Provo City Center Temple District
True or False: This calling has always existed and is just now being re-emphasized by the Church
False
What is a personalized Family History experience?
"A personalized family history experience is a meeting between a temple and family history consultant and an individual or family where the consultant shares an activity or family history information prepared especially for that meeting. This can take place in a home or another convenient location that is conducive to the Spirit."
FREE POINTS
What would be better: Chasing numbers or working to finish a certain project?
Working to finish a certain project! Duhhhh
Projects can be adopted and worked on as a Ward. This is a lot more rewarding and motivating than chasing a number.
Fill in the blank:
Use the plan to set goals for temple and family history work for the year without ___________________________.
Use the plan to set goals for temple and family history work for the year without establishing quotas or reporting systems for temple attendance.
"Understanding the eternal nature of the temple will draw you to your family; understanding the eternal nature of the family will draw you to the temple,"
Elder Gary E. Stevenson
Who should the Ward T&FH leader rely on to carry help others have spiritual experiences with T&FH work?
The consultants.
Or Jesus.
What does the website say about having group Family History events?
"Sometimes meeting in a group setting can be helpful, such as when participants need to use technology at the Church meetinghouse. However, group meetings should still maintain the one-on-one pattern for personalized experiences. One helper should be assigned to each participant."
What is my relationship to the other consultants?
Work with them to identify who could benefit the most from an experience indexing and how they (the indexing consultants) can work with the other consultants to bring about the Ward plan.
What should the plan be based off of?
The Ward vision
Which is based off of the Stake vision
Who is the High Councilor assigned to Temple and Family History work in our stake?
Brother
Under whom's keys do we serve?
The Elders Quorum President
List at least 3 resources on familysearch.org that will help you be successful in your calling
Helper Resources
The Planner
FamilySearch community pages
What’s New at FamilySearch
Literally anything on https://www.familysearch.org/help/helper
What is special about your calling that the other two callings can't do?
Involve people of other skill sets and cultures to help in a very specific way.
I.e. recruiting someone to help with a foreign language batch
When do we talk about the T&FH plan and COORDINATE on how to bring it about?
Duhhhhhhh
The Temple and Family History department is one of three departments within the Church that is based off of the experience written in D&C 110. What are the other two departments?
Priesthood and Family Department
Missionary Department